/// <summary>
/// Initialize a new publisher client for the specified IP and port to test with
/// </summary>
/// <param name="topic">The name of the publisher's topic (created upon starting the publisher client)</param>
private static void StartPublisherClient(string ipAddress, int port, string topic)
{
try
{
// Start the publisher client
PublisherClient client = new PublisherClient(ipAddress, port);
client.StartClient();
Logger.Info("Publisher client started");
// Create a topic
Logger.Info("Requesting creation of topic \"" + topic + "\"...");
client.AddRequest(new CreateTopicRequest(topic));
Thread.Sleep(1000);
// Give subscribers time to subscribe
Logger.Info("Waiting for subscribers...");
Thread.Sleep(5000);
// Publish some random-data messages to the topic
Random rand = new Random();
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
string message = RandomText.Substring(rand.Next(0, RandomText.Length - 21), 20);
Logger.Info("Attempting to publish message: " + message);
client.AddRequest(client.MakePublishRequest(client.OwnedTopics[0], message));
Thread.Sleep(rand.Next(1000, 6000));
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Logger.Error("Publisher client failed to start" + Environment.NewLine + e.Message);
}
}
