/**
* @brief
* Run client
*/
void RunClient()
{
// Create client
ChatClient cClient;
// Create a client connection at host address 'localhost' (our local server) at port '4000'
ChatClientConnection *pConnection = static_cast<ChatClientConnection*>(cClient.Connect("localhost", 4000));
if (pConnection) {
bool bActive = true;
String sMessage;
// Main loop
System::GetInstance()->GetConsole().Print("Input text to send and press 'Enter'\nPress 'ESC' to exit the client\n");
while (bActive) {
// Let the system some time to process other system tasks etc.
// If this isn't done the CPU usage is nearly up to 100%!
System::GetInstance()->Sleep(1);
// Update client
if (pConnection->IsConnected()) {
// Check keys
if (System::GetInstance()->GetConsole().IsKeyHit()) {
// Get key and interpret it as character, not number
const wchar_t nCharacter = static_cast<wchar_t>(System::GetInstance()->GetConsole().GetCharacter());
// Quit
if (nCharacter == 27)
bActive = false;
// Message
else if (nCharacter == 13) {
// New line on the console, please
System::GetInstance()->GetConsole().Print('\n');
// Send the message
pConnection->Send(sMessage, sMessage.GetLength() + 1);
// Clear the message
sMessage = "";
// Character
} else {
// Add character to the message
sMessage += nCharacter;
// Output the character on the console
System::GetInstance()->GetConsole().Print(nCharacter);
}
}
} else {
// Connection broken...
System::GetInstance()->GetConsole().Print("Error: Connection to the server broken... press any key to exit\n");
bActive = false;
// Wait for the 'any key'
System::GetInstance()->GetConsole().GetCharacter();
}
}
// Shutdown our client
pConnection->Disconnect();
} else {
// Error!
System::GetInstance()->GetConsole().Print("Error: Could not connect to server... press any key to exit\n");
// Wait for the 'any key'
System::GetInstance()->GetConsole().GetCharacter();
}
}
