/// <summary>
/// This function is referenced by the BeginConnect method above and is "called" by the OS when the socket connects to the server. The "state_in_an_ar_object" object contains a field "AsyncState" which contains the "state" object saved away in the above function.
/// Once a connection is established the "saved away" callback function needs to called. Additionally, the network connection should "BeginReceive" expecting more data to arrive(and provide the ReceiveCallback function for this purpose)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="state_in_an_ar_object"></param>
static void Connected_to_Server(IAsyncResult ar)
{
Preserved_State state = (Preserved_State)ar.AsyncState;
//Call the first callback, which resets some info in the state
state.GUI_Callback(ar);
state.buffer = new byte[BUFFER_SIZE];
if (state.socket.Connected)
{
state.socket.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, state.buffer.Length, SocketFlags.None, new AsyncCallback(ReceiveCallback), state);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// The ReceiveCallback method is called by the OS when new data arrives. This method should check to see how much data has arrived. If 0, the connection has been closed (presumably by the server). On greater than zero data, this method should call the callback function provided above.
/// For our purposes, this function should not request more data.It is up to the code in the callback function above to request more data.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="state_in_an_ar_object"></param>
static void ReceiveCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
Preserved_State state = (Preserved_State)ar.AsyncState;
Socket socket = state.socket;
byte[] buffer = (byte[])state.buffer;
//If the connection was forcibly closed on the server's end, handle that
if (socket.Connected == false)
{
CloseGracefully(socket);
return;
}
//Try to stop receiving this current request
int byte_count = 0;
try {
byte_count = socket.EndReceive(ar);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
//If we couldn't stop the reception, close gracefully
CloseGracefully(socket);
}
if (byte_count == 0)
{
//Connection lost
CloseGracefully(socket);
return;
}
else
{
string the_string = encoding.GetString(buffer, 0, byte_count);
state.sb.Append(the_string);
//If the last character is a newline, we're done receiving, so we can call the callback in the GUI
if (the_string.LastIsNewline())
{
state.GUI_Callback(ar);
}
//If the last character isn't a newline, we know we're not done receiving yet, so we need to ask for more data (after appending to the string builder
else
{
i_want_more_data(ar);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This guy connects to the server.
/// This function should attempt to connect to the server via a provided hostname. It should save the callback function (in a state object) for use when data arrives.
/// It will need to open a socket and then use the BeginConnect method. Note this method takes the "state" object and "regurgitates" it back to you when a connection is made, thus allowing "communication" between this function and the Connected_to_Server function.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="callBack">A function inside the View to be called when a connection is made</param>
/// <param name="hostName">The name of the server to connect to</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Socket Connect_To_Server(AsyncCallback callBack, string hostName)
{
try {
Socket socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
Preserved_State state = new Preserved_State();
state.GUI_Callback = new AsyncCallback(callBack);
state.socket = socket;
socket.BeginConnect(hostName, 11000, new AsyncCallback(Connected_to_Server), state);
return(socket);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// This guy connects to the server.
/// This function should attempt to connect to the server via a provided hostname. It should save the callback function (in a state object) for use when data arrives.
/// It will need to open a socket and then use the BeginConnect method. Note this method takes the "state" object and "regurgitates" it back to you when a connection is made, thus allowing "communication" between this function and the Connected_to_Server function.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="callBack">A function inside the View to be called when a connection is made</param>
/// <param name="hostName">The name of the server to connect to</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Socket Connect_To_Server(AsyncCallback callBack, string hostName)
{
try {
Socket socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
Preserved_State state = new Preserved_State();
state.GUI_Callback = new AsyncCallback(callBack);
state.socket = socket;
socket.BeginConnect(hostName, 11000, new AsyncCallback(Connected_to_Server), state);
return socket;
}
catch(Exception e)
{
}
return null;
}
/// <summary>
/// This is a small helper function that the client View code will call whenever it wants more data. Note: the client will probably want more data every time it gets data.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="state"></param>
public static void i_want_more_data(IAsyncResult ar)
{
Preserved_State state = (Preserved_State)ar.AsyncState;
state.socket.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, state.buffer.Length, SocketFlags.None, new AsyncCallback(ReceiveCallback), state);
}