public ServerLoop(IHubContext <GameHub> hubContext, IMapLoader mapLoader)
{
_gameContextList = new List <GameContext>(MaxLobbyCount);
for (var i = 0; i < MaxLobbyCount; i++)
{
_gameContextList.Add(new GameContext(id: i, maps: mapLoader.LoadMaps()));
}
var broadCastLoop = new Timer(BroadcastInterval);
//Every set interval, send lobbies to clients
broadCastLoop.Elapsed += (sender, args) =>
{
Parallel.ForEach(_gameContextList, async context =>
{
GameContext valContext = null;
await context.Update();
//If blocks have not changed, then do not send to frontend to save bandwidth
if (!context.BlocksHaveChanged)
{
//Create new Object to avoid mutating properties
valContext = new GameContext(context.Players, context.Ball, new GameMap(), context.ScoreBoard, context.LobbyState);
}
await hubContext.Clients.Group($"lobby{context.Id}").SendAsync("ReceiveContextUpdate", context.BlocksHaveChanged ? context : valContext);//send to frontend
});
};
broadCastLoop.Start();
}