Started working on receiving information about other players

client/in_game.cpp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ InGame::InGame(ConfigUtility* cUtil, SurfaceManager* sMgr, UDPNetworkUtility* nU
 }
 
 InGame::~InGame() {
+	//placeholder disconnect
 	PacketData p;
 	p.type = PacketList::DISCONNECT;
 	p.disconnect.playerID = *playerID;
@@ -44,7 +45,46 @@ void InGame::FrameEnd() {
 }
 
 void InGame::Update() {
-	//
+	Receive();
+}
+
+void InGame::Receive() {
+	PacketData packet;
+	while(netUtil->Receive()) {
+		memcpy(&packet, netUtil->GetInData(), sizeof(PacketData));
+		switch(packet.type) {
+//			case PacketList::NONE:
+//				//
+//			break;
+//			case PacketList::PING:
+//				//
+//			break;
+//			case PacketList::PONG:
+//				//
+//			break;
+//			case PacketList::JOINREQUEST:
+//				//
+//			break;
+//			case PacketList::JOINCONFIRM:
+//				//
+//			break;
+//			case PacketList::DISCONNECT:
+//				//
+//			break;
+//			case PacketList::SYNCHRONIZE:
+//				//
+//			break;
+			case PacketList::NEWPLAYER:
+				cout << "NEWPLAYER triggered" << endl;
+			break;
+//			case PacketList::DELETEPLAYER:
+//				//
+//			break;
+//			case PacketList::MOVEMENT:
+//				//
+//			break;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 void InGame::Render(SDL_Surface* const screen) {

client/in_game.hpp

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ protected:
 	virtual void FrameStart();
 	virtual void FrameEnd();
 	virtual void Update();
+	virtual void Receive();
 	virtual void Render(SDL_Surface* const);
 
 	//Event handlers

client/lobby.cpp

@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ void Lobby::Update() {
 }
 
 void Lobby::Receive() {
-	//dump to the console
 	PacketData packet;
 	while(netUtil->Receive()) {
 		memcpy(&packet, netUtil->GetInData(), sizeof(PacketData));
@@ -80,12 +79,13 @@ void Lobby::Receive() {
 //			case PacketList::JOINREQUEST:
 //				//
 //			break;
-			case PacketList::JOINCONFIRM:
+			case PacketList::JOINCONFIRM: {
 				PacketData p;
 				memcpy(&p, netUtil->GetInData(), sizeof(PacketData));
 				*playerID = p.joinConfirm.playerID;
 				netUtil->Bind(&netUtil->GetInPacket()->address, 0);
 				SetNextScene(SceneList::INGAME);
+			}
 			break;
 //			case PacketList::DISCONNECT:
 //				//
@@ -93,9 +93,12 @@ void Lobby::Receive() {
 //			case PacketList::SYNCHRONIZE:
 //				//
 //			break;
-//			case PacketList::NEWPLAYER:
+#ifdef DEBUG
-//				//
+			//this might not be the end of the world; it only happens when the game ping is too low
-//			break;
+			case PacketList::NEWPLAYER:
+				cout << "WARNING: new player triggered unexpectedly" << endl;
+			break;
+#endif
 //			case PacketList::DELETEPLAYER:
 //				//
 //			break;
@@ -195,6 +198,7 @@ void Lobby::PushServer(PacketData* packet) {
 
 void Lobby::JoinRequest(ServerData* server) {
 	if (!server) {
+		//CAN receive null
 		return;
 	}
 	PacketData p;

common/packet_list.hpp

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct NewPlayer {
 	char handle[PACKET_STRING_SIZE];
 	char avatar[PACKET_STRING_SIZE];
 	Vector2 position;
+	Vector2 motion;
 };
 
 struct DeletePlayer {

docs/pseudocode.txt

@@ -50,3 +50,25 @@ Receive:
 		player update:
 			PlayerManager.Update(message)
 end
+
+-------------------------
+
+--send info about the specified client to all clients
+--use this for new connections, movement, etc.
+SendClientData(int playerID):
+	for (clientMap):
+		Send(it.channel, clientMap[playerID])
+	end
+end
+
+NewClientData := SendClientData
+
+
+--send all info about the server to the specified client
+--send this to new connections
+SynchronizeClient(int playerID):
+	for (clientMap):
+		Send(clientMap[playerID].channel, it)
+	end
+end
+

server/client_data.hpp

@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ struct ClientData {
 	std::string avatar;
 	enum class Command {
 		NORMAL,
-		SYNCHRONIZE,
+		CHANGED,
-		PING,
 	}command = Command::NORMAL;
 };
 

server/server_application.cpp

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void ServerApplication::Quit() {
 void ServerApplication::Ping(PacketData* packet) {
 	//respond to pings with the server name
 	if (!packet) {
-		return;
+		throw(runtime_error("Ping() received null"));
 	}
 	packet->type = PacketList::PONG;
 	snprintf(packet->pong.metadata,PACKET_STRING_SIZE, "%s",configUtil.CString("servername"));
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ void ServerApplication::JoinRequest(PacketData* packet) {
 	p.joinConfirm.playerID = clientMap[playerID].playerID;
 	netUtil.Send(clientMap[playerID].channel, &p, sizeof(PacketData));
 
-	//TODO: NewPlayer()
+	//send it out to the clients
+	NewClientData(playerID);
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	cout << "current players: " << clientMap.size() << endl;
@@ -138,12 +139,40 @@ void ServerApplication::Disconnect(int playerID) {
 
 void ServerApplication::Movement(PacketData* packet) {
 	if (!packet) {
-		return;
+		throw(runtime_error("Movement() received null"));
 	}
 	clientMap[packet->movement.playerID].position = packet->movement.position;
 	clientMap[packet->movement.playerID].motion = packet->movement.motion;
 	//simple relay
+	//TODO: SendClientData(packet->movement.playerID);
 	for (auto it : clientMap) {
 		netUtil.Send(it.second.channel, packet, sizeof(PacketData));
 	}
 }
+
+void ServerApplication::NewClientData(int playerID) {
+	if (clientMap.find(playerID) == clientMap.end()) {
+		throw(runtime_error("NewClientData() Failed to find the client"));
+	}
+	//create the packet to send
+	PacketData p;
+	p.type = PacketList::NEWPLAYER;
+	p.newPlayer.playerID = clientMap[playerID].playerID;
+	snprintf(p.newPlayer.handle, PACKET_STRING_SIZE, "%s", clientMap[playerID].handle.c_str());
+	snprintf(p.newPlayer.avatar, PACKET_STRING_SIZE, "%s", clientMap[playerID].avatar.c_str());
+	p.newPlayer.position = clientMap[playerID].position;
+	p.newPlayer.motion = clientMap[playerID].motion;
+
+	//send the packet
+	for (auto it : clientMap) {
+		netUtil.Send(it.second.channel, &p, sizeof(PacketData));
+	}
+}
+
+void ServerApplication::SendClientData(int playerID) {
+	//TODO
+}
+
+void ServerApplication::SynchronizeClient(int playerID) {
+	//TODO
+}

server/server_application.hpp

@@ -27,14 +27,17 @@ private:
 	void Disconnect(int playerID);
 	void Movement(PacketData*);
 
-	bool running = false;
+	void NewClientData(int playerID);
-	Delta delta;
+	void SendClientData(int playerID);
+	void SynchronizeClient(int playerID);
 
 	//globals
 	ConfigUtility configUtil;
 	UDPNetworkUtility netUtil;
 
 	//members
+	bool running = false;
+	Delta delta;
 	std::map<int, ClientData> clientMap;
 	int maxClients = SDLNET_MAX_UDPCHANNELS;
 	int uniqueIndex = 0;