common
Class AbstractThread

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Thread
      common.AbstractThread

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ClientThread, ServerThread

public abstract class AbstractThread
extends java.lang.Thread

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Thread

java.lang.Thread.State, java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String

player

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

AbstractThread(java.net.Socket connection, int initNum)
This constructor initializes the server thread by setting up all Object I/O to be used to communicate back and forth with a client.

Method Summary

void	destroyThread() Kills this thread.
abstract void	disconnect() An abstract disconnect method to be filled in by the concrete server or client thread.
int	getID() Gets the ID of the client connected to this thread.
java.lang.String	getPlayerName() Returns the String representation of the Player associated with this thread.
boolean	isConnected() Returns whether or not this thread has an active connection.
abstract void	passData(NetworkObject incoming) An abstract passData method to be filled in by the concrete server or client thread.
void	run() Receives incoming NetworkObjects, determines if connection still exists.
void	send(NetworkObject outgoing) Sends a NetworkObject message to the client connected to this thread.
void	setID(int id) Sets the ID of the client connected by this thread to the specified ID.
void	setPlayerName(java.lang.String p) Sets the String representation of the Player associated with this thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getAllStackTraces, getContextClassLoader, getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, getId, getName, getPriority, getStackTrace, getState, getThreadGroup, getUncaughtExceptionHandler, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, setName, setPriority, setUncaughtExceptionHandler, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

player

protected java.lang.String player

Constructor Detail

AbstractThread

public AbstractThread(java.net.Socket connection,
                      int initNum)

This constructor initializes the server thread by setting up all Object I/O to be used to communicate back and forth with a client.

Parameters:

connection - - socket that is connected to a client

initNum - - the player number of the client that will be communicated with by this thread

Method Detail

send

public void send(NetworkObject outgoing)

Sends a NetworkObject message to the client connected to this thread. In the event of their disconnection, an IOException is thrown.

Parameters:

outgoing - The Network Object to be written to the ObjectOutputStream.

setID

public void setID(int id)

Sets the ID of the client connected by this thread to the specified ID.

Parameters:

id - The id number to set to this client.

getID

public int getID()

Gets the ID of the client connected to this thread.

Returns:

The ID number of the client connected to this thread.

run

public void run()

Receives incoming NetworkObjects, determines if connection still exists.

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread

destroyThread

public void destroyThread()

Kills this thread.

setPlayerName

public void setPlayerName(java.lang.String p)

Sets the String representation of the Player associated with this thread.

Parameters:

p - String representing the Player associated with this thread.

getPlayerName

public java.lang.String getPlayerName()

Returns the String representation of the Player associated with this thread.

Returns:

String representation of the Player associated with this thread.

isConnected

public boolean isConnected()

Returns whether or not this thread has an active connection.

Returns:

boolean

disconnect

public abstract void disconnect()

An abstract disconnect method to be filled in by the concrete server or client thread.

passData

public abstract void passData(NetworkObject incoming)

An abstract passData method to be filled in by the concrete server or client thread.

Parameters:

incoming - The NetworkObject received.