//This Function outputs the transmission
public static bool BroadcastMessage(BroadcastModel Channel)
{
using (System.IO.StreamWriter file = new System.IO.StreamWriter(@"C:\Users\Gabriel J. Gerdes\Documents\GitHub\SystemLogger\SentMessages.txt", true))
{
Boolean exception_thrown = false;
string text_to_send = ($"Message Start: {Channel.Message}");
byte[] send_buffer = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(text_to_send);
file.WriteLine("*********************************************");
file.WriteLine($"Broadcast Name: { Channel.BroadcastName}, Itteration: {Channel.MessageNumber}");
file.WriteLine($"Sending to address: {Channel.Address}:{Channel.Port}");
try
{
Channel.SendingSocket.SendTo(send_buffer, Channel.SendingEndPoint);
}
catch (Exception send_exception)
{
exception_thrown = true;
file.WriteLine($" Exception {send_exception.Message}");
}
if (exception_thrown == false)
{
file.WriteLine("Message has been sent.");
Channel.MessageNumber = Channel.MessageNumber + 1;
}
else
{
exception_thrown = false;
file.WriteLine("The exception indicates the message was not sent.\n");
}
return(exception_thrown);
}
}
//Overload used when the user wishes it create a Broadcast with a spcific Address and port.
//Returns a string declaring if the addition was successful or not.
public string AddBroadcastModel(string name, string IPAddress, int port)
{
string _returnMessage;
//Checks to see if the desired name is alread used.
//This is only used if the UI requests userinput instead of a list when deleting or editing the Broadcasts.
if (BroadcastModels.Find(x => x.BroadcastName == name) == null)
{
var _newBroadcastModel = new BroadcastModel(name);
_newBroadcastModel.AddIPAddress(IPAddress);
_newBroadcastModel.AddPort(port);
BroadcastModels.Add(_newBroadcastModel);
_returnMessage = "Channel Added.";
}
else
{
_returnMessage = "Failed to add Channel.";
}
return(_returnMessage);
}
