BALL::Client Class Reference
[Object Persistence.]

#include <BALL/CONCEPT/client.h>

Classes
class	InvalidClient
class	NoPersistentObject
Public Types
enum	Command { COMMAND__UNKOWN = 0, COMMAND__SEND_OBJECT = 1, NUMBER_OF_COMMANDS }
Public Member Functions
Constructors

	Client ()
	Client (const String &host, int port=20000)
Destructors

virtual	~Client ()
virtual void	clear ()
Accessors: inspectors and mutators

void	connect (const String &host, int port=20000)
void	insert (Composite &composite)
debuggers and diagnostics

virtual bool	isValid () const
virtual void	dump (std::ostream &s=std::cout, Size depth=0) const
Private Attributes
String	host_
int	port_
TextPersistenceManager	pm_

Detailed Description

Client class. The class Client introduces a rudimentary interface for sending Composite objects to the visualization. In this version only the one way direction from this client to the visualization is possible. In the future there is also a bidirectional data exchange intended. If a Composite is sent two times than the graphical representation of the first one will be replaced through the new graphical representation of the second one. For example if the structure of the Composite is continually changed by a program so the visualization of this Composite changes as well. The Client class connects to the Server class that is part of the VIEW library. See Server for further information.

See also:: Server

Definition at line 47 of file client.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum BALL::Client::Command

Command enums for the Client and Server. These enums specify the commands the server is able to understand (at the moment).

See also:: Server; Client

Enumerator:

COMMAND__UNKOWN	unknown command.
COMMAND__SEND_OBJECT	sent command. This command will be used for indicating a new object that is about to be received
NUMBER_OF_COMMANDS	next free command.

Definition at line 57 of file client.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

BALL::Client::Client ( )

Default Constructor. Constructs new client. The client will have no working connection yet.

Returns:: Client new constructed client

See also:: connect

BALL::Client::Client	(	const String &	host,
		int	port = `20000`
	)

Detailed state initializing constructor. Constructs new client. The state of this client is:

host is host
port is port (Default = 20000

Parameters:

host the host to connect to

port the port of the host to connect to

Returns:
Client new constructed client

See also:
connect

virtual BALL::Client::~Client ( ) [virtual]

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

virtual void BALL::Client::clear ( ) [virtual]

Explicit default initialization. Empty for further purpose.

void BALL::Client::connect	(	const String &	host,
		int	port = `20000`
	)

Connects to a specified host and port. This method connects this client to a specified host and port. Must be called before any other methodes!

Parameters:

	host	the host (a string) to connect to
	port	the port number of the host

virtual void BALL::Client::dump	(	std::ostream &	s = `std::cout`,
		Size	depth = `0`
	)			const `[virtual]`

Internal value dump. Dumps the current host and port of this client to the output ostream s with dumping depth depth.

Parameters:

	s	output stream where to output the host and port of this client
	depth	the dumping depth

void BALL::Client::insert ( Composite & composite )

Adds a new composite. Inserts a new Composite to this client. With this method Composite's can be added to the visualization. If the same Composite was already added before it will be replaced by the new representation of composite. The Composite will be put into the TextPersistenceManager that has a connection to a socket stream connected to the given host and port. The TextPersistenceManager will then use that socket stream to write the Composite into.

Parameters:

composite

the Composite to be added to the client (visualization)

See also:: TextPersistenceManager::TextPersistenceManager

Exceptions:

	InvalidClient	if the client has no connection to a server
	NoPersistentObject	if the composite is not a PersistentObject

virtual bool BALL::Client::isValid ( ) const [virtual]

Internal state and consistency self-validation. Initiates self-validation of the internal state of this client. If the this client has a connection to a server than true is returned, false otherwise.