/// <summary>
/// This constructor simplifies the process of correctly creating a socket,
/// connecting and creating an instance of TCPConnection, where the stream
/// and other I/O properties are exposed and managed. The constructor simplifies
/// descendents by accepting only one parameter where both the host and port can
/// be specified, allowing the developer to avoid constructor hell.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="aHost">
/// This string parameter can contain both the host and port, or just
/// the host name. When including the port with the host use a ":" to seperate
/// the two, eg "localhost:80".
/// </param>
public TCPClient(string aHost)
{
Socket xSocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
int xPort;
string[] xHostParts = aHost.Split(':');
if (xHostParts.Length == 2)
{
xPort = int.Parse(xHostParts[1]);
}
else
{
xPort = GetDefaultPort();
if (xPort == -1)
{
throw new Exceptions.Exception("No default port specified.");
}
}
xSocket.Connect(new IPEndPoint(ResolveAddress(xHostParts[0]), xPort));
mConnection = new TCPConnection(xSocket);
}
/// <summary>
/// This constructor is here to give the developer more control in the creation
/// of there TCPConnection. Once having created the TCPConnection it is passed
/// as a parameter into the consctuctior.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="aConnection">TCPConnection for the TCPClient</param>
public TCPClient(TCPConnection aConnection)
{
mConnection = aConnection;
}
protected void ConnectionThreadRun(object aSocket)
{
var xConnection = new TCPConnection((Socket)aSocket);
mDoRun(xConnection);
}
