// This method connects us to the server.
// Winsock is very optimistic about connecting to the server.
// It will not tell you, for instance, if the server actually accepted the connection. It assumes that it did.
public bool Connect(string cmdstring)
{
Exceptionthrown = false;
if (!CreateSocket(cmdstring))
{
return(false);
}
try
{
var parameters = OsUtil.ParseParams(cmdstring);
if (parameters.Count > 1)
{
// This will succeed as long as some server is listening on this IP and port
var connectendpoint = CreateIpEndPoint(parameters[0], Convert.ToInt32(parameters[1]));
Connectionsocket.Connect(Connectionendpoint);
return(true);
}
Lasterror = "Server and Port not specified on client connection.";
return(false);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Exceptionthrown = true;
Lasterror = ex.ToString();
return(false);
}
}
// This method is used to send a message to the server
public bool Send(string cmdstring)
{
Exceptionthrown = false;
var parameters = OsUtil.ParseParams(cmdstring);
if (parameters.Count > 0)
{
try
{
// We need a connection to the server to send a message
if (!Connectionsocket.Connected)
{
return(false);
}
var byData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(parameters[0]);
Connectionsocket.Send(byData);
return(true);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Lasterror = ex.ToString();
return(false);
}
}
Lasterror = "No message provided for Send.";
return(false);
}
