/// <summary>
/// Send a drag and drop message to the named pipe.
/// Write a drag and drop message out to the pipe.
/// Todo: add abstraction, handle more operators.
/// </summary>
public string sendMessage(IMessage message)
{
string reply = "";
lock (_sync)
{
if (!_isLocked)
{
try
{
sw.WriteLine(message.Construct());
sw.Flush();
_server.WaitForPipeDrain();
reply = sr.ReadLine();
_server.WaitForPipeDrain();
}
catch (IOException ex)
{
//Catch broken pipe exception
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Broken Pipe" + ex.ToString());
//Lock the server, a new pipe must be used.
_isLocked = true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
//Catch other (unexpected) exceptions
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Unknown pipe error" + ex.ToString());
//Lock the server, a new pipe (probably) must be used.
_isLocked = true;
}
}
return reply;
}
}