kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient Class Reference

A class that runs network thread and acts as a bridge between the server and clients. More...

#include <network_listener_client.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient:

Classes
class	Observer
	Observer for network state changes. More...

Public Member Functions
void	addObserver (Observer *observer)
	Add observer to listen for network events. More...
string	getAdapterParameter (const string &parameter)
	Retrieve parameter of currently used adapter. More...
string	getAdapterState (const string &parameter)
	Retrieve state of currently used adapter. More...
string	getAdapterType ()
	Retrieve currently used adapter type. More...
	NetworkListenerClient ()
	Constructor. More...
MessageArray	receive ()
	Retrieves incoming data packet from server. More...
void	registerConnectionAdapterProvider (ConnectionAdapterProvider *provider)
void	removeObserver (Observer *observer)
	Remove observer. More...
void	start (const string &type, const ClientConnectionAdapter::Parameters &parameters, Client *client=nullptr)
	Starts connecting to server using given network adapter and parameters. More...
void	stop ()
	Stops networking activities and tears down the networking thread. More...
bool	transmit (const MessagePackage &message)
	Sends a data packet to server. More...
virtual	~NetworkListenerClient ()
	Destructor. More...

Protected Member Functions
void	notifyConnected ()
	Notify observers about connection. More...
void	notifyDisconnected ()
	Notify observers about loss of network connection. More...
void	notifyFailedToConnect ()
	Notify observers about failed connection. More...
void	notifyReceive ()
	Notify observers about received data. More...
void	run ()
	Thread function. More...
void	wait (int ms=-1)
	Wait for network events to occur. More...

Detailed Description

A class that runs network thread and acts as a bridge between the server and clients.

This class initializes connection adapter according to given parameters and starts a network thread. It is responsible of transmitting & receiving data through message translators and maintains connection to the server.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

NetworkListenerClient()

kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::NetworkListenerClient ( )

explicit

Constructor.

~NetworkListenerClient()

virtual kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::~NetworkListenerClient ( )

virtual

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

addObserver()

void kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::addObserver

(

Observer *

observer

)

Add observer to listen for network events.

This method must not be called from any of the observer callback methods or a deadlock will occur.

Parameters

observer

Observer to add.

getAdapterParameter()

string kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::getAdapterParameter

(

const string &

parameter

)

Retrieve parameter of currently used adapter.

Parameters

parameter

Parameter to retrieve from adapter.

Returns

State of given parameter.

getAdapterState()

string kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::getAdapterState

(

const string &

parameter

)

Retrieve state of currently used adapter.

Parameters

parameter

Parameter to retrieve from adapter.

Returns

State of given parameter.

getAdapterType()

string kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::getAdapterType

(

)

Retrieve currently used adapter type.

Returns

Adapter type.

notifyConnected()

void kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::notifyConnected ( )

protected

Notify observers about connection.

notifyDisconnected()

void kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::notifyDisconnected ( )

protected

Notify observers about loss of network connection.

notifyFailedToConnect()

void kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::notifyFailedToConnect ( )

protected

Notify observers about failed connection.

notifyReceive()

void kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::notifyReceive ( )

protected

Notify observers about received data.

receive()

MessageArray kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::receive

(

)

Retrieves incoming data packet from server.

Returns

Messages that were received from the server.

registerConnectionAdapterProvider()

void kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::registerConnectionAdapterProvider ( ConnectionAdapterProvider *  provider )

inline

removeObserver()

void kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::removeObserver

(

Observer *

observer

)

Remove observer.

This method must not be called from any of the observer callback methods or a deadlock will occur.

Parameters

observer

Observer to remove.

run()

void kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::run ( )

protected

Thread function.

start()

void kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::start	(	const string &	type,
		const ClientConnectionAdapter::Parameters &	parameters,
		Client *	client = nullptr
	)

Starts connecting to server using given network adapter and parameters.

Parameters

type	Type of the network adapter.
parameters	Parameters for the network adapter.
client	Optional pointer to Client instance.

stop()

void kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::stop

(

)

Stops networking activities and tears down the networking thread.

transmit()

bool kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::transmit

(

const MessagePackage &

message

)

Sends a data packet to server.

Parameters

message

Message to be sent.

wait()

void kanzi::connect::NetworkListenerClient::wait ( int  ms = -1 )

protected

Wait for network events to occur.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• connect/network_listener_client.hpp