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diff --git a/MCServer/Plugins/APIDump/Classes/Network.lua b/MCServer/Plugins/APIDump/Classes/Network.lua index 2f1880a52..065a743d8 100644 --- a/MCServer/Plugins/APIDump/Classes/Network.lua +++ b/MCServer/Plugins/APIDump/Classes/Network.lua @@ -126,6 +126,143 @@ local ListenCallbacks = </pre></p> ]], }, + + { + Header = "Example client connection", + Contents = + [[ + The following example, adapted from the NetworkTest plugin, shows a simple example of a client + connection using the cNetwork API. It connects to www.google.com on port 80 (http) and sends a http + request for the front page. It dumps the received data to the console.</p> + <p> + First, the callbacks are defined in a table. The OnConnected() callback takes care of sending the http + request once the socket is connected. The OnReceivedData() callback sends all data to the console. The + OnError() callback logs any errors. Then, the connection is initiated using the cNetwork::Connect() API + function.</p> + <p> +<pre class="prettyprint lang-lua"> +-- Define the callbacks to use for the client connection: +local ConnectCallbacks = +{ + OnConnected = function (a_Link) + -- Connection succeeded, send the http request: + a_Link:Send("GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: www.google.com\r\n\r\n") + end, + + OnError = function (a_Link, a_ErrorCode, a_ErrorMsg) + -- Log the error to console: + LOG("An error has occurred while talking to google.com: " .. a_ErrorCode .. " (" .. a_ErrorMsg .. ")") + end, + + OnReceivedData = function (a_Link, a_Data) + -- Log the received data to console: + LOG("Incoming http data:\r\n" .. a_Data) + end, + + OnRemoteClosed = function (a_Link) + -- Log the event into the console: + LOG("Connection to www.google.com closed") + end, +} + +-- Connect: +if not(cNetwork:Connect("www.google.com", 80, ConnectCallbacks)) then + -- Highly unlikely, but better check for errors + LOG("Cannot queue connection to www.google.com") +end +-- Note that the connection is being made on the background, +-- there's no guarantee that it's already connected at this point in code +</pre> + ]], + }, + + { + Header = "Example server implementation", + Contents = + [[ + The following example, adapted from the NetworkTest plugin, shows a simple example of creating a + server listening on a TCP port using the cNetwork API. The server listens on port 9876 and for + each incoming connection it sends a welcome message and then echoes back whatever the client has + sent ("echo server").</p> + <p> + First, the callbacks for the listening server are defined. The most important of those is the + OnIncomingConnection() callback that must return the LinkCallbacks that will be used for the new + connection. In our simple scenario each connection uses the same callbacks, so a predefined + callbacks table is returned; it is, however, possible to define different callbacks for each + connection. This allows the callbacks to be "personalised", for example by the remote IP or the + time of connection. The OnAccepted() and OnError() callbacks only log that they occurred, there's + no processing needed for them.</p> + <p> + Finally, the cNetwork:Listen() API function is used to create the listening server. The status of + the server is checked and if it is successfully listening, it is stored in a global variable, so + that Lua doesn't garbage-collect it until we actually want the server closed.</p> + <p> +<pre class="prettyprint lang-lua"> +-- Define the callbacks used for the incoming connections: +local EchoLinkCallbacks = +{ + OnConnected = function (a_Link) + -- This will not be called for a server connection, ever + assert(false, "Unexpected Connect callback call") + end, + + OnError = function (a_Link, a_ErrorCode, a_ErrorMsg) + -- Log the error to console: + local RemoteName = "'" .. a_Link:GetRemoteIP() .. ":" .. a_Link:GetRemotePort() .. "'" + LOG("An error has occurred while talking to " .. RemoteName .. ": " .. a_ErrorCode .. " (" .. a_ErrorMsg .. ")") + end, + + OnReceivedData = function (a_Link, a_Data) + -- Send the received data back to the remote peer + a_Link:Send(Data) + end, + + OnRemoteClosed = function (a_Link) + -- Log the event into the console: + local RemoteName = "'" .. a_Link:GetRemoteIP() .. ":" .. a_Link:GetRemotePort() .. "'" + LOG("Connection to '" .. RemoteName .. "' closed") + end, +} + +-- Define the callbacks used by the server: +local ListenCallbacks = +{ + OnAccepted = function (a_Link) + -- No processing needed, just log that this happened: + LOG("OnAccepted callback called") + end, + + OnError = function (a_ErrorCode, a_ErrorMsg) + -- An error has occured while listening for incoming connections, log it: + LOG("Cannot listen, error " .. a_ErrorCode .. " (" .. a_ErrorMsg .. ")" + end, + + OnIncomingConnection = function (a_RemoteIP, a_RemotePort, a_LocalPort) + -- A new connection is being accepted, give it the EchoCallbacks + return EchoLinkCallbacks + end, +} + +-- Start the server: +local Server = cNetwork:Listen(9876, ListenCallbacks) +if not(Server:IsListening()) then + -- The error has been already printed in the OnError() callbacks + -- Just bail out + return; +end + +-- Store the server globally, so that it stays open: +g_Server = Server + +... + +-- Elsewhere in the code, when terminating: +-- Close the server and let it be garbage-collected: +g_Server:Close() +g_Server = nil +</pre> + ]], + }, }, -- AdditionalInfo Functions = |