/**
* This method sends CONNECT packet to server in order to get registered as a player client. In
* this implementation, the first player is registered as the goalie; the communication protocol
* allows making goalie registration even from different application; server must take care of
* getting registered of only one goalie per team
*
* @param transceiver
* @param tmpName
* @param id
* @param side
* @param agentRole
* @param formation
*/
protected void connectToServer(
Transceiver transceiver,
String tmpName,
int id,
char side,
char agentRole,
Formation formation) {
// tell the server on what side this player is, his role, what his
// real home position is and place all this in a data packet
char teamside;
String name;
if (side == 'l') {
teamside = ConnectData.LEFT;
name = teamNameL;
} else {
teamside = ConnectData.RIGHT;
name = teamNameR;
}
// System.out.println("My team : " + name );
ConnectData connectData =
new ConnectData(
ConnectData.PLAYER,
teamside,
agentRole,
WorldData.getRealPosOrVel(teamside, formation.getHome(id)),
name);
Packet connectPacket = new Packet(Packet.CONNECT, connectData, address, port);
// attach sender ID for debug purposes
if (side == 'l') connectPacket.senderIDdebug = -id;
else connectPacket.senderIDdebug = id;
// send CONNECT packet to server
try {
transceiver.send(connectPacket);
// System.out.println(tmpName + " sent connectPacket: "
// + " addr: " + address + " port: " + port + " :::::: "
// + connectPacket.writePacket() );
// wait for the acknowledging INIT message from the server
transceiver.setTimeout(1000);
return;
} catch (IOException e) {
// we get here if things are really bad
System.out.println("player " + tmpName + " fails to send to server.\n" + e);
return;
}
}
