// get the object as a byte array
public synchronized byte[] getAsByteArray() {
ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(packet_size);
buffer.order(Constants.NETWORK_BYTEORDER);
buffer.put(Constants.STRUCT_HEADER.getBytes(), 0, 4);
buffer.putInt(Constants.STRUCT_VERSION);
buffer.put(numPlayers);
buffer.put(gameState);
buffer.put(firstHalf);
buffer.put(kickOffTeam);
buffer.put(secGameState);
buffer.put(dropInTeam);
buffer.putShort(dropInTime);
buffer.putInt(estimatedSecs);
for (byte team = 0; team < Constants.NUM_TEAMS; team++) {
buffer.put(getTeamNumber(team));
buffer.put(team);
buffer.put(getGoalColour(team));
buffer.put(getScore(team));
for (byte i = 0; i < Constants.MAX_NUM_PLAYERS; i++) {
RobotInfo robot = teams[team].getPlayer(i);
buffer.putShort(robot.getPenalty());
buffer.putShort(robot.getSecsTillUnpenalised());
}
}
return buffer.array();
}
