Module com.example.brickpaint

Package com.example.brickpaint

Class Client

java.lang.Object

com.example.brickpaint.Client

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class Client
extends Object
implements Runnable

[WORK IN PROGRESS] Handles creation of a client connection to a corresponding server

Author:

matde

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Client(int port, InetAddress address, ButtonManager manager1)	Client constructor that initializes a socket with the specified params

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static InetAddress	discoverServer(int port)	Helper function that begins the discovery process and returns the designated Inetaddress of an application server if one is found, else it will throw an appropriate error
void	run()	Thread method that initializes the client handler for this client
void	sendImageToServer(BufferedImage image)	Sends an image to the connected server
void	stop()	Helper function that closes the client socket and handler thread

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Client

public Client(int port,
 InetAddress address,
 ButtonManager manager1)

Client constructor that initializes a socket with the specified params

Parameters:

port - The port the client should run on

address - The Inetaddress the client should use

manager1 - The UI Controller for the application

Method Details

discoverServer

public static InetAddress discoverServer(int port)
                                  throws IOException

Helper function that begins the discovery process and returns the designated Inetaddress of an application server if one is found, else it will throw an appropriate error

Parameters:

port - The port to look for a server on

Returns:

The Inetaddress of the first server found

Throws:

IOException - Error changes based on why the task failed

stop

public void stop()

Helper function that closes the client socket and handler thread

sendImageToServer

public void sendImageToServer(BufferedImage image)

Sends an image to the connected server

Parameters:

image - The image that gets sent to the server

run

public void run()

Thread method that initializes the client handler for this client

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable