void waitForOtherPlayers() throws IOException {
Global.log("Waiting for other players to register...");
int n = Integer.parseInt(mainServer.readLine());
playerNames = new String[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
String info = mainServer.readLine();
playerNames[i] = info;
}
// ping back to server for an OK
mainServer.println();
mainServer.flush();
Global.log("List of Players:");
for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) Global.log("\t" + (i + 1) + ": " + playerNames[i]);
// get player ID
for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
if (name.equals(playerNames[i])) {
playerID = i;
break;
}
}
Global.log("Player ID: " + (playerID + 1));
}
@Override
public void startTheGame() {
gameType = "";
try {
// receive ping from server
gameType = mainServer.readLine();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.err.println("Could not communicate with server: " + ex);
Global.onException();
}
super.startTheGame();
for (FixedTimer timer : timers) timer.start();
startMarquee(getGameType(), 1000);
startMarquee("3");
startMarquee("2");
startMarquee("1");
// receive ping that the game is starting
try {
// ping back that client is ready
mainServer.println();
mainServer.flush();
// wait for if server is ready
mainServer.readLine();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.err.println("Could not communicate with server: " + ex);
Global.onException();
}
turnOnEndGameReceiver();
startMarquee("START!");
}
void registerName() throws IOException, ClientNameException {
// send name of player to main server
Global.log("Sending player information [" + name + "]...");
mainServer.out.println(name);
mainServer.out.flush();
Global.log("Checking if name already exists...");
// check if registered
String s = mainServer.readLine();
if (!s.equals("OK")) {
Global.log("Error! Name already exists. ClientNameException thrown.");
throw new ClientNameException("Client name [" + name + "] already exists in server");
}
Global.log("Successfully registered as [" + name + "]");
}