Re: [Drts-devel] Help with NetStation broadcast method

[Joerg 'H. P. <pl...@ha...>]

Ok, stupid me, was a bit tired yesterday ....

Whats missing on the client is a frequent update of the station. This can be accomplished in several 
ways:

1.) add   station.startReceive();   just before enterLoop().
This starts a seperate thread waiting for new tickets from the net. This works totally 
asynchronously then.

2.) in doLoop(), add     station.handleIncoming( true );  to the loop. This blocks your loop until a 
ticket is received and handled.
You could also use station.handleIncoming( false );, which is non-blocking. In this case you should 
throttle that loop with a sleep() or something!
This has the advantage that network handling is synchronized with your loop.


BTW, the additional flush() in the server in fact isn't needed.


Now it works,

- J


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "todd runstein" <tod...@ya...>
To: <drt...@li...>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 8:16 PM
Subject: [Drts-devel] Help with NetStation broadcast method


> I'm trying to understand how to use the Headquarter
> objects and have written a small sample application to
> test my understanding.  Obviously, my understanding is
> lacking.
>
> I've written a server (NetStation constructed with a
> port) and a client (NetStation without a port).  I
> create a line between the client and the server and
> then pass BusTickets over the line.  When a client
> creates a line to the server, or begins to close, I
> have the client send a ticket with a specific identity
> (a NamedIdentity of "simple.connect").  The server
> sees this message and is able to respond, so I'm at
> least on the right track.
>
> The client starts up a GUI that includes a button.
> The action of the button causes a ticket to be created
> and sent to the server.  This ticket has a different
> identity type (a NamedIdentity of "simple.move"), and
> is also seen by the server.
>
> The intent is for the BusTicketListener at the server
> simply to send the ticket back out to it's lines using
> the broadcast and flush methods.  I have a
> BusTicketListener on the client that is supposed to
> pick up messages of identity simple.move.  The client
> is not receiving these tickets.
>
> I've called the add method on the clients NetStation,
> passing the NamedIdentity and my BusTicketListener
> object.  What else do I need to do to get the
> broadcast message to be sent and recieved at the
> client?
>
> I have attached the sample app that I'm using.  If
> anyone has any ideas on what I've done wrong, I'd
> appreciate some help.
>
> Thanks
>
> Todd
>
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