public override Packet CreatePacket()
{
var packet = new Packet();
WriteHeaders(packet);
// Construct the byte flag representing which packets are included
// in this update
ushort dataPacketIdFlag = 0;
// Keep track of value of current bit
ushort currentTypeValue = 1;
/*
* foreach (var item in DataPacketIds)
* {
* Logger.Info(this,$"creating packet with {Enum.GetName(typeof(ServerPacketId), item)}");
* }
*/
for (var i = 0; i < Enum.GetNames(typeof(ServerPacketId)).Length; i++)
{
// Cast the current index of the loop to a ServerPacketId and check if it is
// contained in the update type list, if so, we add the current bit to the flag
if (DataPacketIds.Contains((ServerPacketId)i))
{
dataPacketIdFlag |= currentTypeValue;
}
currentTypeValue *= 2;
}
packet.Write(dataPacketIdFlag);
// TODO: this is a mess, we have an interface that exposes a write and read method
// to packets, but we don't really use the abstraction since we still need to
// write and read in a specific order to ensure consistency
// The same holds then for determining whether this packet contains reliable data
// and finding a way to elegantly copy reliable data to a new packet
if (DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.HelloServer))
{
HelloServer.WriteData(packet);
}
if (DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.PlayerUpdate))
{
PlayerUpdate.WriteData(packet);
}
if (DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.EntityUpdate))
{
EntityUpdates.WriteData(packet);
}
if (DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.PlayerEnterScene))
{
PlayerEnterScene.WriteData(packet);
}
if (DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.PlayerTeamUpdate))
{
PlayerTeamUpdate.WriteData(packet);
}
if (DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.PlayerSkinUpdate))
{
PlayerSkinUpdate.WriteData(packet);
}
if (DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.PlayerEmoteUpdate))
{
PlayerEmoteUpdate.WriteData(packet);
}
// Check whether there is reliable data written in this packet
// and set the boolean value accordingly
_containsReliableData = DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.HelloServer) ||
DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.PlayerEnterScene) ||
DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.PlayerLeaveScene) ||
DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.PlayerDeath) ||
DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.PlayerTeamUpdate) ||
DataPacketIds.Contains(ServerPacketId.PlayerSkinUpdate);
packet.WriteLength();
return(packet);
}
