/**
* Connect to Avatar.
*
* @throws IOException if the connection to Avatar could not be established
*/
private void connect() throws IOException {
// Do nothing if we are already connectd.
if (socket != null) {
return;
}
// Connect to Avatar
if (host == null) {
host = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
}
socket = new DatagramSocket();
socket.connect(host, port);
LOGGER.info("connected to Avatar at '" + host + ":" + port);
feedback = new BMLFeedback(this, feedbackPort);
feedback.start();
}
/**
* Disconnects from Avatar.
*
* @throws IOException if the connection to Avatar could not be disconnected.
*/
private void disconnect() throws IOException {
// Do nothing if we are already disconnected
if (socket == null) {
return;
}
// disconnect.
try {
feedback.interrupt();
feedback = null;
socket.disconnect();
socket.close();
} finally {
socket = null;
feedback = null;
}
LOGGER.info("diconnected from Avatar");
}
