void lmcMessageLog::reloadMessageLog(void) {
initMessageLog(themePath, false);
for(int index = 0; index < messageLog.count(); index++) {
SingleMessage msg = messageLog[index];
appendMessageLog(msg.type, &msg.userId, &msg.userName, &msg.message, true);
}
}
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
memset(&cliopt, 0, sizeof(struct clientopts));
//get the options from command line.
if(!getcliopts(argc, argv, &cliopt)) {
fprintf(stderr, "something failed after getopt()\n");
return 0;
}
//take the options and stuff them in a sockaddr_in
//resolve any addresses on the way
if(!setcliopts(&cliopt, &consockinfo)){
fprintf(stderr, "something failed trying to setup connection socket.\n");
}
//create the socket
sd = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0); //create a tcp/ip socket
if(sd == -1) {
perror("unable to create a socket");
return 0;
}
//TODO: I guess we don't need this in client code, it should use ephemeral ports on client side.
int yes = 1;
setsockopt(sd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &yes, sizeof(yes)); //just reuse the addr even if it looks busy because of a previous connections/binding.
//now let's see if anyone answer on the other side.
if(connect(sd, (struct sockaddr *)&consockinfo, consocklen)) {
perror("Problem connecting to the server");
close(sd);
return 0;
}
if(debug_mode) printf("connected to server\ntrying to read the server log\n");
//let's get what other people wrote to server
initMessageLog(&climsglog, MSG_LOG_LEN);
//when we connect server should start sending us the log
getWholeLog(sd, &climsglog);
//print out what server has sent.
char wholelog[MSG_LOG_LEN];
memset(wholelog, 0 , MSG_LOG_LEN);
readMessageLog(&climsglog, wholelog, 0);
recvDelta = climsglog.end;
//just in case we filled the whole buffer and we don't have a \0 at the end
wholelog[MSG_LOG_LEN-1] = '\0';
printf("server has sent its message log: \n%s\n", wholelog);
if(pthread_create(&send_thread, NULL, &sendThread, &sd)) {
perror("Unable to create send thread: ");
return 0;
}
if(pthread_create(&recv_thread, NULL, &recvThread, &sd)) {
perror("Unable to create receive thread: ");
return 0;
}
pthread_join(send_thread, dummy); //wait indefinitely till thread's job is over.
pthread_join(recv_thread, dummy); //wait indefinitely till thread's job is over.
}