private void writeMessageToStream(NetworkStream networkStream, TcpStreamMessage message)
{
byte[] dataToWrite = prepareMessageBytes(message);
writeMessageLength(networkStream, dataToWrite.Length);
writeMessageData(networkStream, dataToWrite);
}
private byte[] prepareMessageBytes(TcpStreamMessage message)
{
MemoryStream dataStream = new MemoryStream();
byte[] msgType = BitConverter.GetBytes(Convert.ToInt32(message.MessageType));
setByteOrderForEndianMode(ref msgType);
dataStream.Write(msgType, 0, msgType.Length);
// copy the TcpStreamMessage data from the start position
message.DataStream.Position = 0;
byte[] msgData = message.DataStream.ToArray();
setByteOrderForEndianMode(ref msgData);
dataStream.Write(msgData, 0, msgData.Length);
return(dataStream.ToArray());
}
/// <summary>
/// sends a tcp stream message
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message"></param>
public bool SendMessage(TcpStreamMessage message)
{
bool success = true;
try
{
TcpClient tcpClient = createTcpClient(message);
NetworkStream networkStream = tcpClient.GetStream();
writeMessageToStream(networkStream, message);
networkStream.Close();
}
catch
{
//todo: log the exception
success = false;
}
return(success);
}
private TcpClient createTcpClient(TcpStreamMessage message)
{
return(new TcpClient(message.IpAddress.ToString(), message.PortNumber));
}