very buggy system working, but only works properly with one client at a time due to recv blocking

server/player.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "player.hpp"
+
+Player::Player(int id) : clientID(id) {
+	//
+}
+
+void Player::Update(int delta) {
+	position += motion * delta;
+}

server/player.hpp

@@ -5,18 +5,37 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-//TODO
-
 class Player {
 public:
-	Player();
-	~Player();
+	Player(int id);
+	~Player() = default;
 
 	void Update(int);
 
-	Vector2 GetPosition();
+	int GetClientID() const {
+		return clientID;
+	}
+
+	Vector2 SetPosition(Vector2 v) {
+		return position = v;
+	}
+	Vector2 GetPosition() const {
+		return position;
+	}
+	Vector2 SetMotion(Vector2 v) {
+		return motion = v;
+	}
+	Vector2 GetMotion() const {
+		return motion;
+	}
+	std::string SetAvatarName(std::string s) {
+		return avatarName = s;
+	}
+	std::string GetAvatarName() {
+		return avatarName;
+	}
 private:
-	int clientID;
+	const int clientID;
 	Vector2 position;
 	Vector2 motion;
 	std::string avatarName;

server/player_manager.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "player_manager.hpp"
+

server/player_manager.hpp

@@ -1,4 +1,23 @@
 #ifndef PLAYERMANAGER_H_
 #define PLAYERMANAGER_H_
 
+#include "player.hpp"
+
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
+class PlayerManager {
+public:
+	PlayerManager() = default;
+	~PlayerManager() = default;
+private:
+	//utilities
+	typedef std::map<std::string, Player*> PlayerMap;
+
+	//members
+	PlayerMap playerMap;
+	int maxPlayers;
+	int ticker;
+};
+
 #endif

server/server.cpp

@@ -2,17 +2,10 @@
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 using namespace std;
 
-Server::Server() {
-	running = false;
-}
-
-Server::~Server() {
-	//
-}
-
 void Server::Init() {
 	NetworkInit();
 
@@ -34,7 +27,7 @@ void Server::Proc() {
 }
 
 void Server::Quit() {
-	for (auto it : sockVec) {
+	for (auto it : socketList) {
 		it->Close();
 		delete it;
 	}
@@ -46,12 +39,25 @@ void Server::HandleInput() {
 	//accept new connections
 	TCPSocket* sock = new TCPSocket;
 	if (servSock.Accept(sock)) {
-		sockVec.push_back(sock);
+		socketList.push_back(sock);
+	}
+	else {
+		delete sock;
 	}
 	//accept updates from the clients
-	//...
+	string input;
+	for_each(socketList.begin(), socketList.end(), [&input](TCPSocket* sock){ //why use for_each & lamdas?? to give logan a brain hemorrhage
+		char buffer[512];
+		memset(buffer, 0, 512);
+		sock->Recv(buffer, 512);
+		input += buffer;
+	});
 	//read the updates from the clients into internal containers
-	//...
+	if (input.size()) {
+		cout << "dumping input from the network" << endl;
+		cout << input << endl;
+		input.clear();
+	}
 }
 
 void Server::UpdateWorld() {
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ void Server::HandleOutput() {
 	//...
 	//selective updates to existing connectons
 	string s = "hello world";
-	for (auto it : sockVec) {
+	for (auto it : socketList) {
 		it->Send(s.c_str(), s.length());
 	}
 }

server/server.hpp

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 #include "config_utility.hpp"
 #include "network.hpp"
 
-#include <vector>
+#include <list>
 
 class Server {
 public:
-	Server();
-	~Server();
+	Server() = default;
+	~Server() = default;
 
 	void Init();
 	void Proc();
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ public:
 	void UpdateWorld();
 	void HandleOutput();
 private:
-	bool running;
+	bool running = false;
 	ConfigUtility config;
 	TCPServerSocket servSock;
-	std::vector<TCPSocket*> sockVec;
+	std::list<TCPSocket*> socketList;
 };
 
 #endif