public static Packet Read(Connection c)
{
byte[] abHead = new byte[6];
int len = 0;
while (len < 6)
len += c.RetreiveBytes(ref abHead, len);
//if (c.RetreiveBytes(ref abHead) != 6)
// throw new Exception("ouch: malformed head");
int id = readShortFrom(ref abHead, 0);
len = readIntFrom(ref abHead, 2);
if (len < 0) {
Console.WriteLine("Something went wrong: got negative Packet length");
return null;
}
byte[] abData = new byte[len];
len = c.RetreiveBytes(ref abData);
Packet oRet = null;
if (types.ContainsKey(id)) {
oRet = (Packet)Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CreateInstance(types[id].FullName);
oRet.createFromData(ref abData);
} else {
oRet = new PackUnknown();
}
return oRet;
}
