netwar.network
Class NetworkClient

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.rmi.server.RemoteObject
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        +--java.rmi.server.RemoteServer
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              +--java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject
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                    +--netwar.network.NetworkClient

All Implemented Interfaces:

NetworkClientInterface, java.rmi.Remote, java.io.Serializable

public class NetworkClient

extends java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject

implements NetworkClientInterface

The Client network adapter that sends and recieves commands to and from the Netwar Server.

Author:

Group N2-Project Netwar, Jason Komutrattananon

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

int	playerNumber This players number.

Fields inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

ref

Constructor Summary

NetworkClient(java.lang.String ipAddress)
Creates a new instance of NetworkClient

Method Summary

void	clientBroadcastSettings(int callingPlayer, PlayerSettings playerSettings, GlobalSettings globalSettings) Local method used to broadcast settings to all other players through the netwar server RMI type: Client
void	clientRecieveSettings(GameSettings gameSettings) Remote method used to recieve settings and set them locally RMI type: Server
void	send() Sends the pending local command to the server RMI type: Client
void	setCompleteSetOfCommands(Command[] completeSetOfCommands) The Netwar server will send the complete set of commands once it recieves them from every single player using this method RMI type: Server
void	startGame() Signals the local machine that the server wants to start the game.

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject

clone, exportObject, exportObject, exportObject, unexportObject

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteServer

getClientHost, getLog, setLog

Methods inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

equals, getRef, hashCode, toString, toStub

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

playerNumber

public int playerNumber

This players number.

Constructor Detail

NetworkClient

public NetworkClient(java.lang.String ipAddress)
              throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Creates a new instance of NetworkClient

Parameters:

ipAddress - is the ipAddress of the Server

Method Detail

send

public void send()

Sends the pending local command to the server RMI type: Client

setCompleteSetOfCommands

public void setCompleteSetOfCommands(Command[] completeSetOfCommands)
                              throws java.rmi.RemoteException

The Netwar server will send the complete set of commands once it recieves them from every single player using this method RMI type: Server

Specified by:

setCompleteSetOfCommands in interface NetworkClientInterface

Parameters:

completeSetOfCommands - the server sends this Command array which should be the complete set of commands for 1 cycle

startGame

public void startGame()
               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Signals the local machine that the server wants to start the game. RMI type: Server

Specified by:

startGame in interface NetworkClientInterface

clientBroadcastSettings

public void clientBroadcastSettings(int callingPlayer,
                                    PlayerSettings playerSettings,
                                    GlobalSettings globalSettings)

Local method used to broadcast settings to all other players through the netwar server RMI type: Client

Parameters:

callingPlayer - is the playernumber that is calling this method

playerSettings - is the player's settings

globalSettings - is the settings made by player 1

clientRecieveSettings

public void clientRecieveSettings(GameSettings gameSettings)
                           throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Remote method used to recieve settings and set them locally RMI type: Server

Specified by:

clientRecieveSettings in interface NetworkClientInterface

Parameters:

gameSettings - is the game settings that need to be propogated to all the players