Package com.jme3.network

Interface Client

All Superinterfaces:
MessageConnection
All Known Subinterfaces:
NetworkClient
All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultClient, Network.NetworkClientImpl
public interface Client extends MessageConnection
Represents a remote connection to a server that can be used for sending and receiving messages.

  • Method Details

    • start

      void start()
      Starts the client allowing it to begin processing incoming messages and delivering them to listeners.

    • isConnected

      boolean isConnected()
      Returns true if this client is fully connected to the host.

    • isStarted

      boolean isStarted()
      Returns true if this client has been started and is still running.

    • getId

      int getId()
      Returns a unique ID for this client within the remote server or -1 if this client isn't fully connected to the server.

    • getGameName

      String getGameName()
      Returns the 'game name' for servers to which this client should be able to connect. This should match the 'game name' set on the server or this client will be turned away.

    • getVersion

      int getVersion()
      Returns the game-specific version of the server this client should be able to connect to.

    • getServices

      ClientServiceManager getServices()
      Returns the manager for client services. Client services extend the functionality of the client.

    • send

      void send(Message message)
      Sends a message to the server.
      Specified by:
      send in interface MessageConnection

    • send

      void send(int channel, Message message)
      Sends a message to the other end of the connection using the specified alternate channel.
      Specified by:
      send in interface MessageConnection

    • close

      void close()
      Closes this connection to the server.

    • addClientStateListener

      void addClientStateListener(ClientStateListener listener)
      Adds a listener that will be notified about connection state changes.

    • removeClientStateListener

      void removeClientStateListener(ClientStateListener listener)
      Removes a previously registered connection listener.

    • addMessageListener

      void addMessageListener(MessageListener<? super Client> listener)
      Adds a listener that will be notified when any message or object is received from the server.

    • addMessageListener

      void addMessageListener(MessageListener<? super Client> listener, Class... classes)
      Adds a listener that will be notified when messages of the specified types are received.

    • removeMessageListener

      void removeMessageListener(MessageListener<? super Client> listener)
      Removes a previously registered wildcard listener. This does not remove this listener from any type-specific registrations.

    • removeMessageListener

      void removeMessageListener(MessageListener<? super Client> listener, Class... classes)
      Removes a previously registered type-specific listener from the specified types.

    • addErrorListener

      void addErrorListener(ErrorListener<? super Client> listener)
      Adds a listener that will be notified when any connection errors occur. If a client has no error listeners then the default behavior is to close the connection and provide an appropriate DisconnectInfo to any ClientStateListeners. If the application adds its own error listeners then it must take care of closing the connection itself.

    • removeErrorListener

      void removeErrorListener(ErrorListener<? super Client> listener)
      Removes a previously registered error listener.