static void Main(string[] args)
{
string response = "yes";
while (response == "yes")
{
Console.Clear();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.WriteLine("This sample application will demonstrate the capabilities\nof this library to easily get set up with a Client and Server");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("The EasyNetwork library uses TCP and UDP sockets to get the best\nof both speed and reliability when transferring data across the network");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Call the .Start(int port) method on an instance of Server to\nbegin listening for Clients. Note that the port must be forwarded on\nTCP & UDP on your network");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Server server = new Server();
server.Start(123); Console.WriteLine("Server started");
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Call the .Connect(string addr) method on a Client instance to\nattempt to connect to a server. The addr parameter may be in any IPV4 format\ne.g.: \"localhost\", \"localhost:123\", \"1.2.3.4\", \"1.2.3.4:123\"");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Client client = new Client();
if (client.Connect("localhost:123"))
{
Console.WriteLine("Client connected to Server");
}
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("The .SendBytes(byte[] outgoing, bool reliable = false) method on the Client\ncan be used to send any given array of bytes to the server over UDP.");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Console.Write("Send an unreliable message to the Server: ");
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
client.SendBytes(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(Console.ReadLine()));
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.WriteLine("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.WriteLine("The Server has some pretty useful properties. .latestMessage returns\nthe most recently received byte[] and the address of the Client sender");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Thread.Sleep(100);
Console.WriteLine("Server's most recently received message is: {0}", Encoding.ASCII.GetString(server.latestMessage.Data));
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Back to the Client, the reliable argument of .SendBytes(...) specifies\nwhether or not to use acknowledgement packets to ensure delivery");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Console.Write("Send a reliable message to the server: ");
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
client.SendBytes(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(Console.ReadLine()));
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.WriteLine("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Thread.Sleep(10);
Console.WriteLine("As well as .latestMessage, a list of all Server messages can be got with\n.receivedMessages");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Console.WriteLine("All Server messages are:");
foreach (Message m in server.receivedMessages)
{
Console.WriteLine(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(m.Data));
}
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("The Server can send a message to an individual Client using the\n.SendBytes(byte[] outgoing, IPEndPoint client) method");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Console.Write("Send a Server message to the Client: ");
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
server.SendBytes(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(Console.ReadLine()), server.connectedClients[0]);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.WriteLine("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Thread.Sleep(10);
Console.WriteLine("Similar to the Server, the Client can retrieve its latest message with the\n.latestMessage property");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Console.WriteLine("Client's most recently received message is: {0}", Encoding.ASCII.GetString(client.latestMessage));
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("If multiple Clients are connected, the Server can send a message to all of\nthem using .SendBytes(byte[] outgoing)");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Console.Write("Send a Server message to all Clients: ");
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
server.SendBytes(Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(Console.ReadLine()));
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.WriteLine("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Thread.Sleep(10);
Console.WriteLine("Similar again to the Server, the Client can retrieve all messages\nwith .receivedMessages property");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Console.WriteLine("All Client messages are:");
foreach (Byte[] m in client.receivedMessages)
{
Console.WriteLine(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(m));
}
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("To force a Server to disconnect, the .ForceStop() method can be called.\nThis terminates all associated threads and disconnects all Clients");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Console.WriteLine("Now disconnecting server...");
server.ForceStop();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.WriteLine("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.WriteLine("A Client's connection status can be got with the .isConnected property");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Console.WriteLine("Client connection status is: {0}", client.isConnected);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("The Client can also be disconnected with the .ForceStop() method");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
client.ForceStop();
server.Start(123); Console.WriteLine("Restarted Server...");
client.Connect("localhost:123");
Console.WriteLine("Re-connected Client...");
Console.WriteLine("Now disconnecting Client with .ForceStop()...");
client.ForceStop();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("A list of all the Server's currently connected Clients can be got with\nthe .connectedClients property");
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
//Thread.Sleep(250); //keepalive are sent every 100ms so make sure the server has a chance to notice it's disconnected
Console.WriteLine("Number of Clients connected to server: {0}", server.connectedClients.Count);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
Console.Write("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ReadLine();
server.ForceStop();
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("That's just about all the most important features to get set up with the\nEasyNetwork library. Other properties exist and can be changed such as\nconnection timeouts and default ports - all of which are fully commented\nand hopefully self-explanatory!");
Console.WriteLine("---------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkCyan;
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Type yes to restart demo or press enter to terminate");
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
response = Console.ReadLine();
}
}
