spellcast.ui
Interface NetworkController

public interface NetworkController

This is an interface to allow the GUI to request networking services. All methods are asynchronous. When the network controller has completed the appropriate request the GUI will be notified accordingly.

Author:

Barrie Treloar

Method Summary

void	connect(java.lang.String serverAddress, java.lang.String wizardName, java.lang.String gender) Request the network controller to connect to the specified address and port.
void	disconnect() Request the network controller to disconnect from the existing connection.
void	serverStatus(boolean start) Requests the network controller to start or stop sending server status requests.
void	startServer(java.lang.String bindaddress) Request the network controller to start a server on the specified bindaddress and port.
void	stopServer() Request the network controller to stop the existing server.

Method Detail

serverStatus

void serverStatus(boolean start)

Requests the network controller to start or stop sending server status requests.

connect

void connect(java.lang.String serverAddress,
             java.lang.String wizardName,
             java.lang.String gender)

Request the network controller to connect to the specified address and port.

Parameters:

serverAddress - a server string of the form host[:port]

wizardName - the name of the client's wizard

gender - the gender of the client's wizard

disconnect

void disconnect()

Request the network controller to disconnect from the existing connection.

startServer

void startServer(java.lang.String bindaddress)

Request the network controller to start a server on the specified bindaddress and port.

Parameters:

bindaddress - a server string of the form host[:port]

stopServer

void stopServer()

Request the network controller to stop the existing server.