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Client/Server - which target/which module?

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StoneFaceEXE(Posted 2014) [#1]
Hey monkeys!

I have my TCPserver that runs on my windows (written with blitzPlus)
Now I want my android/iphone to connect to it, not just other windows'
(Desktop target communicates with my server perfectly)
Which module does utilize theese functions? Is there an example of how to use internet access to connect to my server via TCP? I mean from what I understand only desktop and stdcpp targets have this. What about UDP? Do I have to migrate to UDP protocols to get it working?

Additional:
It goes like this:
-I create a socket class
-I connect it to my server
-It works fine
-But only with desktop (


Xaron(Posted 2014) [#2]
TCP works for almost all targets: http://www.monkey-x.com/Community/posts.php?topic=7698


StoneFaceEXE(Posted 2014) [#3]
Import monkey
Import os
Import mojo
Import brl

Global Client:TcpStream



Class Exec Extends App

	Method OnCreate()
		SetUpdateRate(30)
		Client = New TcpStream()
		Client.Connect(IP ADRESS HERE,41337)

		If Client
			Print "Connected!"
		Else
			Print "Failure!"
		Endif
	End Method

	
	Method OnUpdate()
		If KeyHit(KEY_BACK) Then ExitApp(1)
	End Method
	
	Method OnRender()
		Cls()
	End Method
	
End Class

Function Main:Int() ; New Exec ; Return 0 ; End Function


This only works for desktop. Other targets return "Native os module not implemented".
I'll look for an answer in your link but it would be great to understand the nature of a problem )

UPD: It does the same thing with that code in that link. Desktop only


nikoniko(Posted 2014) [#4]
StoneFaceEXE wrote:
Other targets return "Native os module not implemented".



Don't use OS module.


StoneFaceEXE(Posted 2014) [#5]
Oh hey! It worked. Well that was silly of me, that was really obvious.
Shame that it doesn't work with html5, that would speed up the debug process.
Thank you everyone!


nikoniko(Posted 2014) [#6]
You may create new communication class based on WebSocket to debug purposes or even for release. Some Http(s)/SPDY servers are enough fast now for many tasks. And easy to implementation and debug.


StoneFaceEXE(Posted 2014) [#7]
That sounds too advanced for me)

BTW:
If I
TCP_Stream.Connect("ipadress",port)
it returns true, even though the server is down - is that a normal behaviour?


nikoniko(Posted 2014) [#8]
StoneFaceEXE wrote:
TCP_Stream.Connect("ipadress",port)
it returns true, even though the server is down - is that a normal behaviour?


It's not normal. What is target it happens? Try async method to connection.


StoneFaceEXE(Posted 2014) [#9]
I'm so silly, I checked if client connected with
 If TCP_Stream then Print "Connected"

Obviously, with TCP_Stream being a new instance of TcpStream class it always returned True since I called New() construction on it.
So I changed it to
If TCP_Stream.Connect("ip",port) then Print "Connected"

And now it is idetified correctly.
I wonder though why doesn't...
If TCP_Stream.IsConnected then Print "Connected"

...why can't I access IsConnected, since TcpStream class extends Socket class. Shouldn't it inherit Socket's properties?
This goes to TCP_Stream.ConnectAsync as well. I can't access socket methods(


nikoniko(Posted 2014) [#10]
StoneFaceEXE wrote:
Shouldn't it inherit Socket's properties?


It should. Look to source generated monkey for your target.


StoneFaceEXE(Posted 2014) [#11]
Dang. I'm no good with native sources (


StoneFaceEXE(Posted 2014) [#12]
Oh wait. TcpStream extends stream, not socket.

UPD: Gah, it's so confusing(


nikoniko(Posted 2014) [#13]
StoneFaceEXE wrote:
TcpStream extends stream, not socket.


Anyway you haven't access to private field. But it is not hard task to create a new class with public socket field.