netwar.network
Class NetworkServer

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.NetworkServer

All Implemented Interfaces:

NetworkServerInterface, java.rmi.Remote, java.io.Serializable

public class NetworkServer

extends java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject

implements NetworkServerInterface

NetworkServer. The central server object that takes commands from players (local or remote) and broadcasts them to all players.

Author:

Group N2-Project Netwar, Jason Komutrattananon

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static NetworkServer

server Global Server object so server can be referenced on the local "host" machine

Fields inherited from class java.rmi.server.RemoteObject

ref

Constructor Summary

NetworkServer()
Creates a new instance of NetworkServer which is binded to "Netwar Server" in the RMI Registry.

Method Summary

void	broadcastSettings(int callingPlayer, PlayerSettings playerSettings, GlobalSettings globalSettings) Sends the settings the player made to the server.
int	callerID(NetworkClientInterface client) Sends the networkClientInterface to the server so the server can talk back to the client without the host user having to input the ip address of the client RMI type: Server
void	setCommand(int playerNumber, Command remotePlayersCommand) Sends the command the player made to the server RMI type: Server
void	startGame() Sends the signal to start the game to every client.

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

server

public static NetworkServer server

Global Server object so server can be referenced on the local "host" machine

Constructor Detail

NetworkServer

public NetworkServer()
              throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Creates a new instance of NetworkServer which is binded to "Netwar Server" in the RMI Registry.

Method Detail

setCommand

public void setCommand(int playerNumber,
                       Command remotePlayersCommand)
                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sends the command the player made to the server RMI type: Server

Specified by:

setCommand in interface NetworkServerInterface

Parameters:

playerNumber - The number of the player that set the command.

remotePlayersCommand - The command the player made that needs to be broadcast to the server.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the case of not being able to connect or send data to the remote computer.

callerID

public int callerID(NetworkClientInterface client)
             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sends the networkClientInterface to the server so the server can talk back to the client without the host user having to input the ip address of the client RMI type: Server

Specified by:

callerID in interface NetworkServerInterface

Parameters:

Client - The number of the player that set the command.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the case of not being able to connect or send data to the remote computer.

startGame

public void startGame()

Sends the signal to start the game to every client. RMI type: Client

broadcastSettings

public void broadcastSettings(int callingPlayer,
                              PlayerSettings playerSettings,
                              GlobalSettings globalSettings)
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sends the settings the player made to the server. RMI type: Server

Specified by:

broadcastSettings in interface NetworkServerInterface

Parameters:

callingPlayer - The number of the player that called the method.

playerSettings - The player's settings that will be sent to the server.

GlobalSettings - The global settings that will be sent to the server.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the case of not being able to connect or send data to the remote computer.