/// <summary>
/// Makes a connection to the service's remoting channel.
/// </summary>
public void Connect()
{
if (this.isConnected) { return; }
try
{
System.Collections.Hashtable props = new System.Collections.Hashtable();
props["typeFilterLevel"] = "Full";
// Both formatters only use the typeFilterLevel property
BinaryClientFormatterSinkProvider cliFormatter = new BinaryClientFormatterSinkProvider(props, null);
BinaryServerFormatterSinkProvider srvFormatter = new BinaryServerFormatterSinkProvider(props, null);
// The channel requires these to be set that it can found by name by the service
props["name"] = "ConsoleClient";
props["portName"] = "ConsoleClient";
props["authorizedGroup"] = "Everyone";
// Create the channel
channel = new IpcChannel(props, cliFormatter, srvFormatter);
// Register the channel for remoting use
System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.ChannelServices.RegisterChannel(channel, false);
// Create the refence to the service's remoting channel
remoter = (ClientMethods)Activator.GetObject(typeof(ClientMethods), "ipc://SyslogConsole/Server");
// Register the MessageReceivedCallback event on the handler
RemotingConfiguration.RegisterWellKnownServiceType(typeof(MessageReceivedCallbackSink),
"ServerEvents", WellKnownObjectMode.Singleton);
// Setup the event subscription
sink = new MessageReceivedSink();
remoter.MessageHandled += new MessageReceivedCallback(sink.FireMessageReceived);
this.isConnected = true;
}
catch
{
this.isConnected = false;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Raise the message received event for listening clients.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="e">Event data.</param>
private void Listener_MessageReceived(MessageReceivedEventArgs e)
{
ClientMethods.FireNewMessageReceived(e.SyslogMessage);
}