RakClientInterface Class Reference

Defines the functions used by a game client. More...

#include <RakClientInterface.h>

Inheritance diagram for RakClientInterface:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
virtual	~RakClientInterface ()
	Destructor.
virtual bool	Connect (const char *host, unsigned short serverPort, unsigned short clientPort, unsigned int depreciated, int threadSleepTimer)=0
virtual void	Disconnect (unsigned int blockDuration, unsigned char orderingChannel=0)=0
virtual void	InitializeSecurity (const char *privKeyP, const char *privKeyQ)=0
virtual void	SetPassword (const char *_password)=0
virtual bool	HasPassword (void) const =0
virtual bool	Send (const char *data, const int length, PacketPriority priority, PacketReliability reliability, char orderingChannel)=0
virtual bool	Send (RakNet::BitStream *bitStream, PacketPriority priority, PacketReliability reliability, char orderingChannel)=0
virtual Packet *	Receive (void)=0
virtual void	DeallocatePacket (Packet *packet)=0
virtual void	PingServer (void)=0
	Send a ping to the server.
virtual void	PingServer (const char *host, unsigned short serverPort, unsigned short clientPort, bool onlyReplyOnAcceptingConnections)=0
virtual int	GetAveragePing (void)=0
	Returns the average of all ping times read.
virtual int	GetLastPing (void) const =0
virtual int	GetLowestPing (void) const =0
virtual int	GetPlayerPing (const PlayerID playerId)=0
virtual void	StartOccasionalPing (void)=0
virtual void	StopOccasionalPing (void)=0
virtual bool	IsConnected (void) const =0
virtual unsigned int	GetSynchronizedRandomInteger (void) const =0
virtual bool	GenerateCompressionLayer (unsigned int inputFrequencyTable[256], bool inputLayer)=0
virtual bool	DeleteCompressionLayer (bool inputLayer)=0
virtual void	RegisterAsRemoteProcedureCall (char *uniqueID, void(*functionPointer)(RPCParameters *rpcParms))=0
virtual void	RegisterClassMemberRPC (char *uniqueID, void *functionPointer)=0
virtual void	UnregisterAsRemoteProcedureCall (char *uniqueID)=0
virtual bool	RPC (char *uniqueID, const char *data, unsigned int bitLength, PacketPriority priority, PacketReliability reliability, char orderingChannel, bool shiftTimestamp, NetworkID networkID, RakNet::BitStream *replyFromTarget)=0
virtual bool	RPC (char *uniqueID, RakNet::BitStream *bitStream, PacketPriority priority, PacketReliability reliability, char orderingChannel, bool shiftTimestamp, NetworkID networkID, RakNet::BitStream *replyFromTarget)=0
virtual void	SetTrackFrequencyTable (bool b)=0
virtual bool	GetSendFrequencyTable (unsigned int outputFrequencyTable[256])=0
virtual float	GetCompressionRatio (void) const =0
virtual float	GetDecompressionRatio (void) const =0
virtual void	AttachPlugin (PluginInterface *messageHandler)=0
virtual void	DetachPlugin (PluginInterface *messageHandler)=0
virtual RakNet::BitStream *	GetStaticServerData (void)=0
virtual void	SetStaticServerData (const char *data, const int length)=0
virtual RakNet::BitStream *	GetStaticClientData (const PlayerID playerId)=0
virtual void	SetStaticClientData (const PlayerID playerId, const char *data, const int length)=0
virtual void	SendStaticClientDataToServer (void)=0
virtual PlayerID	GetServerID (void) const =0
virtual PlayerID	GetPlayerID (void) const =0
virtual PlayerID	GetInternalID (void) const =0
	Return the unique address identifier that represents you on the the network and is based on your local IP / portNote that unlike in previous versions, this is a struct and is not sequential.
virtual const char *	PlayerIDToDottedIP (const PlayerID playerId) const =0
virtual void	PushBackPacket (Packet *packet, bool pushAtHead)=0
virtual void	SetRouterInterface (RouterInterface *routerInterface)=0
	For internal use only.
virtual void	RemoveRouterInterface (RouterInterface *routerInterface)=0
	For internal use only.
virtual void	SetTimeoutTime (RakNetTime timeMS)=0
virtual bool	SetMTUSize (int size)=0
virtual int	GetMTUSize (void) const =0
virtual void	AllowConnectionResponseIPMigration (bool allow)=0
virtual void	AdvertiseSystem (const char *host, unsigned short remotePort, const char *data, int dataLength)=0
virtual RakNetStatisticsStruct *const	GetStatistics (void)=0
virtual void	ApplyNetworkSimulator (double maxSendBPS, unsigned short minExtraPing, unsigned short extraPingVariance)=0
virtual bool	IsNetworkSimulatorActive (void)=0
virtual PlayerIndex	GetPlayerIndex (void)=0

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Detailed Description

Defines the functions used by a game client.

This is a user-interface class to act as a game client. All it does is implement some functionality on top of RakPeer. See the individual functions for what the class can do.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual void RakClientInterface::AdvertiseSystem (  const char *  host, unsigned short  remotePort, const char *  data, int  dataLength )  [pure virtual]

Sends a one byte message ID_ADVERTISE_SYSTEM to the remote unconnected system. This will tell the remote system our external IP outside the LAN along with some user data. Precondition: The sender and recipient must already be started via a successful call to Initialize Parameters: [in]  host  Either a dotted IP address or a domain name [in]  remotePort  Which port to connect to on the remote machine. [in]  data  Optional data to append to the packet. [in]  dataLength  length of data in bytes. Use 0 if no data. Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::AllowConnectionResponseIPMigration (  bool  allow  )  [pure virtual]

Allow or disallow connection responses from any IP. Normally this should be false, but may be necessary when connection to servers with multiple IP addresses. Parameters: [in]  allow  - True to allow this behavior, false to not allow. Defaults to false. Value persists between connections Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::ApplyNetworkSimulator (  double  maxSendBPS, unsigned short  minExtraPing, unsigned short  extraPingVariance )  [pure virtual]

Adds simulated ping and packet loss to the outgoing data flow. To simulate bi-directional ping and packet loss, you should call this on both the sender and the recipient, with half the total ping and maxSendBPS value on each. You can exclude network simulator code with the _RELEASE define to decrease code size Parameters: [in]  maxSendBPS  Maximum bits per second to send. Packetloss grows linearly. 0 to disable. [in]  minExtraPing  The minimum time to delay sends. [in]  extraPingVariance  The additional random time to delay sends. Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::AttachPlugin (  PluginInterface *  messageHandler  )  [pure virtual]

Attatches a Plugin interface to run code automatically on message receipt in the Receive call Note: If plugins have dependencies on each other then the order does matter - for example the router plugin should go first because it might route messages for other plugins Parameters: [in]  messageHandler  Pointer to a message handler to attach Implemented in RakClient.

virtual bool RakClientInterface::Connect (  const char *  host, unsigned short  serverPort, unsigned short  clientPort, unsigned int  depreciated, int  threadSleepTimer )  [pure virtual]

Call this to connect the client to the specified host (ip or domain name) and server port. This is a non-blocking connection. You know the connection is successful when IsConnected() returns true or receive gets a packet with the type identifier ID_CONNECTION_REQUEST_ACCEPTED. Parameters: [in]  host  Dotted IP or a domain name [in]  serverPort  The port on which to connect to host [in]  clientPort  The port to use localy [in]  depreciated  Ignore this [in]  threadSleepTimer  How many ms to Sleep each internal update cycle (30 to give the game priority, 0 for regular (recommended), -1 to not Sleep() (may be slower)) Returns: true on successful initiation, false otherwise Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::DeallocatePacket (  Packet *  packet  )  [pure virtual]

Call this to deallocate a packet returned by Receive when you are done handling it. Parameters: [in]  packet  The packet to deallocate. Implemented in RakClient.

virtual bool RakClientInterface::DeleteCompressionLayer (  bool  inputLayer  )  [pure virtual]

Delete the output or input layer as specified. This is not necessary to call and is only valuable for freeing memory. Precondition: You should only call this when disconnected Parameters: [in]  inputLayer  True to mean the inputLayer, false to mean the output layer Returns: false (failure) if connected. Otherwise true (success) Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::DetachPlugin (  PluginInterface *  messageHandler  )  [pure virtual]

Detaches a Plugin interface to run code automatically on message receipt Parameters: [in]  messageHandler  Pointer to a message handler to detach Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::Disconnect (  unsigned int  blockDuration, unsigned char  orderingChannel = 0 )  [pure virtual]

Stops the client, stops synchronized data, and resets all internal data. Does nothing if the client is not connected to begin wit Parameters: [in]  blockDuration  how long you should wait for all remaining packets to go outIf you set it to 0 then the disconnection notification probably won't arrive [in]  orderingChannel  If blockDuration > 0, the disconnect packet will be sent on this channel Implemented in RakClient.

virtual bool RakClientInterface::GenerateCompressionLayer (  unsigned int  inputFrequencyTable[256], bool  inputLayer )  [pure virtual]

This is an optional function to generate the compression layer based on the input frequency table. If you want to use it you should call this twice - once with inputLayer as true and once as false. The frequency table passed here with inputLayer=true should match the frequency table on the recipient with inputLayer=false. Likewise, the frequency table passed here with inputLayer=false should match the frequency table on the recipient with inputLayer=true. Calling this function when there is an existing layer will overwrite the old layer. Precondition: You should only call this when disconnected Parameters: [in]  inputFrequencyTable  A frequency table for your data [in]  inputLayer  Is this the input layer? Returns: false (failure) if connected. Otherwise true (success) See also: Compression.cpp Implemented in RakClient.

virtual float RakClientInterface::GetCompressionRatio (  void   )  const [pure virtual]

Returns the compression ratio. A low compression ratio is good. Compression is for outgoing data Returns: The compression ratio Implemented in RakClient.

virtual float RakClientInterface::GetDecompressionRatio (  void   )  const [pure virtual]

Returns the decompression ratio. A high decompression ratio is good. Decompression is for incoming data Returns: The decompression ratio Implemented in RakClient.

virtual int RakClientInterface::GetLastPing (  void   )  const [pure virtual]

Returns the last ping time read Returns: last ping value Implemented in RakClient.

virtual int RakClientInterface::GetLowestPing (  void   )  const [pure virtual]

Returns the lowest ping time read or -1 if none read yet Returns: lowest ping value Implemented in RakClient.

virtual int RakClientInterface::GetMTUSize (  void   )  const [pure virtual]

Returns the current MTU size Returns: The current MTU size Implemented in RakClient.

virtual PlayerID RakClientInterface::GetPlayerID (  void   )  const [pure virtual]

Return the player number the server has assigned to you. Returns: our player ID Note: that unlike in previous versions, this is a struct and is not sequential Implemented in RakClient.

virtual int RakClientInterface::GetPlayerPing (  const PlayerID  playerId  )  [pure virtual]

Returns the last ping for the specified player. This information is broadcast by the server automatically In order to save bandwidth this information is updated only infrequently and only for the first 32 players Parameters: [in]  playerId  The id of the player you want to have the ping (it might be your id) Returns: the last ping for this player Note: You can read your own ping with this method by passing your own playerId, however for more up-to-date readings you should use one of the three functions above Implemented in RakClient.

virtual bool RakClientInterface::GetSendFrequencyTable (  unsigned int  outputFrequencyTable[256]  )  [pure virtual]

Returns the frequency of outgoing bytes into outputFrequencyTable. This is required to get a frequency table, which is used in GenerateCompressionLayer() The purpose is to save to file as either a master frequency table from a sample game session. Precondition: You should only call this when disconnected Requires that you first enable data frequency tracking by calling SetTrackFrequencyTable(true) Parameters: [out]  outputFrequencyTable  The Frequency Table used in the compression layer Returns: false (failure) if connected or if frequency table tracking is not enabled. Otherwise true (success) Implemented in RakClient.

virtual PlayerID RakClientInterface::GetServerID (  void   )  const [pure virtual]

Return the player number of the server. Returns: the server playerID Implemented in RakClient.

virtual RakNet::BitStream* RakClientInterface::GetStaticClientData (  const PlayerID  playerId  )  [pure virtual]

The client internally maintains a data struct that is automatically sent to the server on connection This is useful to contain data such as the player name. Access that struct with this function. Pass UNASSIGNED_PLAYER_ID for playerId to reference your internal data. A playerId value to access the data of another player. NOTE ** * If you change any data in the struct the server won't reflect this change unless you manually update it Do so by calling SendStaticClientDataToServer The data is entered as an array and stored and returned as a BitStream. Everytime you call GetStaticServerData it resets the read pointer to the start of the bitstream. To do multiple reads without reseting the pointer Maintain a pointer copy to the bitstream as in RakNet::BitStream *copy = ...->GetStaticServerData(...)=0; To store a bitstream, use the GetData() and GetNumberOfBytesUsed() methods of the bitstream for the 2nd and 3rd parameters Implemented in RakClient.

virtual RakNet::BitStream* RakClientInterface::GetStaticServerData (  void   )  [pure virtual]

The server internally maintains a data struct that is automatically sent to clients when the connect. This is useful to contain data such as the server name or message of the day. Access that struct with this function. The data is entered as an array and stored and returned as a BitStream. Everytime you call GetStaticServerData it resets the read pointer to the start of the bitstream. To do multiple reads without reseting the pointer Maintain a pointer copy to the bitstream as in RakNet::BitStream *copy = ...->GetStaticServerData(...)=0; To store a bitstream, use the GetData() and GetNumberOfBytesUsed() methods of the bitstream for the 2nd and 3rd parameters Note that the server may change at any time the data contents and/or its length! Returns: a bitstream containing static server data Implemented in RakClient.

virtual RakNetStatisticsStruct* const RakClientInterface::GetStatistics (  void   )  [pure virtual]

Returns a structure containing a large set of network statistics for server You can map this data to a string using the C style StatisticsToString() function See also: RakNetStatistics.h Implemented in RakClient.

virtual unsigned int RakClientInterface::GetSynchronizedRandomInteger (  void   )  const [pure virtual]

Returns a number automatically synchronized between the server and client which randomly changes every 9 seconds. The time it changes is accurate to within a few ms and is best used to seed random number generators that you want to usually return the same output on all systems. Keep in mind thisisn't perfectly accurate as there is always a very small chance the numbers will by out of synch. You should should confine its use to visual effects or functionality that has a backup method to maintain synchronization. If you don't need this functionality and want to save the bandwidth callStopSynchronizedRandomInteger after starting the server Returns: A number, which is probably synchronized among all clients and the server. Implemented in RakClient.

virtual bool RakClientInterface::HasPassword (  void   )  const [pure virtual]

Returns true if a password was set, false otherwise Returns: true if a password has previously been set using SetPassword Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::InitializeSecurity (  const char *  privKeyP, const char *  privKeyQ )  [pure virtual]

Can be called to use specific public RSA keys. (e and n) In order to prevent altered keys. Will return ID_RSA_PUBLIC_KEY_MISMATCH in a packet if a key has been altered. Parameters: [in]  privKeyP  Private keys generated from the RSACrypt class. Can be 0 [in]  privKeyQ  Private keys generated from the RSACrypt class. Can be 0 See also: Encryption.cpp Implemented in RakClient.

virtual bool RakClientInterface::IsConnected (  void   )  const [pure virtual]

Returns true if the client is connected to a responsive server Returns: true if connected to a server Implemented in RakClient.

virtual bool RakClientInterface::IsNetworkSimulatorActive (  void   )  [pure virtual]

Returns if you previously called ApplyNetworkSimulator Returns: If you previously called ApplyNetworkSimulator Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::PingServer (  const char *  host, unsigned short  serverPort, unsigned short  clientPort, bool  onlyReplyOnAcceptingConnections )  [pure virtual]

Sends a ping request to a server we are not connected to. This will also initialize the networking system if it is not already initialized. You can stop the networking system by calling Disconnect() The final ping time will be encoded in the following sizeof(RakNetTime) bytes. (Default is 4 bytes - See __GET_TIME_64BIT in NetworkTypes.h You can specify if the server should only reply if it has an open connection or not This must be true for LAN broadcast server discovery on "255.255.255.255" or you will get replies from clients as well. Parameters: [in]  host  The host to contact [in]  ServerPort  the port used by the server [in]  clientPort  the port used to receive the answer [in]  onlyReplyOnAcceptingConnections  if true the server must be ready to accept incomming connection. Implemented in RakClient.

virtual const char* RakClientInterface::PlayerIDToDottedIP (  const PlayerID  playerId  )  const [pure virtual]

Returns the dotted IP address for the specified playerId Parameters: [in]  playerId  Any player ID other than UNASSIGNED_PLAYER_ID, even if that player is not currently connected Returns: a dotted notation string representation of the address of playerId. Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::PushBackPacket (  Packet *  packet, bool  pushAtHead )  [pure virtual]

Put a packet back at the end of the receive queue in case you don't want to deal with it immediately Parameters: [in]  packet  the packet to delayed [in]  pushAtHead  True to push the packet so that the next receive call returns it. False to push it at the end of the queue (obviously pushing it at the end makes the packets out of order) Implemented in RakClient.

virtual Packet* RakClientInterface::Receive (  void   )  [pure virtual]

Gets a packet from the incoming packet queue. Use DeallocatePacket() to deallocate the packet after you are done with it. User-thread functions, such as RPC calls and the plugin function PluginInterface::Update occur here. Returns: 0 if no packets are waiting to be handled, otherwise a pointer to a packet. Implemented in RakClient.

virtual bool RakClientInterface::Send (  RakNet::BitStream *  bitStream, PacketPriority  priority, PacketReliability  reliability, char  orderingChannel )  [pure virtual]

Sends a block of data to the specified system that you are connected to. This function only works while the connected (Use the Connect function). Parameters: [in]  bitStream  The bitstream to send [in]  priority  What priority level to send on. [in]  reliability  How reliability to send this data [in]  orderingChannel  When using ordered or sequenced packets, what channel to order these on.- Packets are only ordered relative to other packets on the same stream Returns: False if we are not connected to the specified recipient. True otherwise Implemented in RakClient.

virtual bool RakClientInterface::Send (  const char *  data, const int  length, PacketPriority  priority, PacketReliability  reliability, char  orderingChannel )  [pure virtual]

Sends a block of data to the specified system that you are connected to. This function only works while the connected (Use the Connect function). Parameters: [in]  data  The block of data to send [in]  length  The size in bytes of the data to send [in]  priority  What priority level to send on. [in]  reliability  How reliability to send this data [in]  orderingChannel  When using ordered or sequenced packets, what channel to order these on.- Packets are only ordered relative to other packets on the same stream Returns: False if we are not connected to the specified recipient. True otherwise Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::SendStaticClientDataToServer (  void   )  [pure virtual]

Send the static server data to the server The only time you need to call this function is to update clients that are already connected when you change the static server data by calling GetStaticServerData and directly modifying the object pointed to. Obviously if the connected clients don't need to know the new data you don't need to update them, so it's up to you The server must be active for this to have meaning Implemented in RakClient.

virtual bool RakClientInterface::SetMTUSize (  int  size  )  [pure virtual]

Set the MTU per datagram. It's important to set this correctly - otherwise packets will be needlessly split, decreasing performance and throughput. Maximum allowed size is MAXIMUM_MTU_SIZE. Too high of a value will cause packets not to arrive at worst and be fragmented at best. Too low of a value will split packets unnecessarily. sa MTUSize.h Precondition: Can only be called when not connected. Returns: false on failure (we are connected), else true Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::SetPassword (  const char *  _password  )  [pure virtual]

Set the password to use when connecting to a server. The password persists between connections. Parameters: [in]  _password  The password to use to connect to a server, or 0 for none. Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::SetStaticClientData (  const PlayerID  playerId, const char *  data, const int  length )  [pure virtual]

Set Local statistical information for playId. Call this function when you receive statistical information from a client. Parameters: [in]  playerId  the player ID [in]  data  the packet data [in]  length  the size of the data Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::SetStaticServerData (  const char *  data, const int  length )  [pure virtual]

The server internally maintains a data struct that is automatically sent to clients when the connect. This is useful to contain data such as the server name or message of the day. Access that struct with this function. The data is entered as an array and stored and returned as a BitStream. Everytime you call GetStaticServerData it resets the read pointer to the start of the bitstream. To do multiple reads without reseting the pointer Maintain a pointer copy to the bitstream as in RakNet::BitStream *copy = ...->GetStaticServerData(...)=0; To store a bitstream, use the GetData() and GetNumberOfBytesUsed() methods of the bitstream for the 2nd and 3rd parameters Note that the server may change at any time the data contents and/or its length! Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::SetTimeoutTime (  RakNetTime  timeMS  )  [pure virtual]

Set the time, in MS, to use before considering ourselves disconnected after not being able to deliver a reliable packet Default time is 10,000 or 10 seconds in release and 30,000 or 30 seconds in debug. Parameters: [in]  timeMS  Time, in MS Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::SetTrackFrequencyTable (  bool  b  )  [pure virtual]

Enables or disables frequency table tracking. This is required to get a frequency table, which is used in GenerateCompressionLayer() This value persists between connect calls and defaults to false (no frequency tracking) Precondition: You can call this at any time - however you SHOULD only call it when disconnected. Otherwise you will only trackpart of the values sent over the network. Parameters: [in]  b  True to enable tracking Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::StartOccasionalPing (  void   )  [pure virtual]

Ping the server every so often. This is on by default. In games where you don't care about ping you can callStopOccasionalPing to save the bandwidth. This can be called anytime. Implemented in RakClient.

virtual void RakClientInterface::StopOccasionalPing (  void   )  [pure virtual]

Stop pinging the server every so often. The server is pinged by default. In games where you don't care about ping you can call this to save the bandwidth This will work anytime Implemented in RakClient.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• C:/RakNet 2.518/Include/RakClientInterface.h

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