Temporary work, trying to get things sorted out.

src/base/bang-com.c

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void free_BANGRequests(BANG_requests *requests) {
 /**
  * \param self The current peer.
  *
- * Closes one of the two peer threads, after the connection has formally stopped
+ * \brief Closes one of the two peer threads, after the connection has formally stopped
  * and the mess has to been cleaned up..
  */
 void peer_self_close(peer *self) {
@@ -177,6 +177,34 @@ void peer_self_close(peer *self) {
 	pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
 
+/**
+ * \param sock An open socket.
+ * \brief Extracts a char* message from the socket per the specifications of all messages.
+ * (unsigned long length)(message of that length)
+ */
+char* extract_message(peer *self) {
+	char *message = NULL;
+	unsigned int length;
+	int check_read, read = 0;
+	char extracting = 1;
+
+	while (extracting) {
+		check_read = read(self->socket,&length,LENGTH_OF_LENGTH);
+
+		if (poll(&(self->pfd),1,-1) != -1 && self->pfd.revents & POLLIN) {
+			if (check_read <= 0) {
+				message = NULL;
+				extracting = 0;
+			} else {
+				extracting = 0;
+			}
+		} else {
+			extracting = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return message;
+}
 
 void peer_respond_hello(peer *self) {
 	char responding = 1;
@@ -185,7 +213,7 @@ void peer_respond_hello(peer *self) {
 
 	while (responding) {
 		if (poll(&(self->pfd),1,-1) != -1 && self->pfd.revents & POLLIN) {
-			check_read = read(self->socket,&version,sizeof(double));
+			check_read = read(self->socket,&version,LENGTH_OF_VERSION);
 			if (check_read <= 0) {
 				responding = 0;
 			} else {
@@ -196,6 +224,7 @@ void peer_respond_hello(peer *self) {
 				} else {
 					/**
 					 * TODO: File a mismatch version request.
+					 * or do something.
 					 */
 					responding = 0;
 				}
@@ -219,7 +248,7 @@ void* BANG_read_peer_thread(void *self_info) {
 
 	while (reading) {
 		if (poll(&(self->pfd),1,-1) != -1 && self->pfd.revents & POLLIN) {
-			check_read = read(self->socket,&header,sizeof(unsigned int));
+			check_read = read(self->socket,&header,LENGTH_OF_HEADERS);
 
 			/**
 			 * Lookup header message and act accordingly.
@@ -354,6 +383,7 @@ void BANG_remove_peer(int peer_id) {
 
 	--current_peers;
 
+
 	peers = (peer**) realloc(peers,current_peers * sizeof(peer*));
 	keys = (int*) realloc(keys,current_peers * sizeof(int));
 

src/base/bang-com.h

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } peer;
 
 /**
- * \brief Intializes the bang-com part of BANG.
+ * \brief Initializes the bang-com part of BANG.
  */
 void BANG_com_init();
 

src/base/bang-types.h

@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ enum BANG_signals {
  * \page The Protocol
  *
  * \brief The protocol is specified, like this:
- *  - First, an unsigned int will be sent specifying what kind of communication it will be
+ *  - First, an unsigned 4 bytes will be sent specifying what kind of communication it will be
  *  - Then, everything else will follow
  *
- *  Following are possible unsigned ints to be sent.
+ *  Following are possible unsigned to be sent.
  *
  *  Communications currently can be done by this:
  *  assuming peer1, peer2
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ enum BANG_signals {
  *
  */
 
+#define LENGTH_OF_HEADER 4
+#define LENGTH_OF_LENGTHS 4
+#define LENGTH_OF_VERSION 8
+
 enum BANG_headers {
 	/**
 	 * message:
@@ -102,20 +106,20 @@ enum BANG_headers {
 	BANG_HELLO,
 	/**
 	 * message:
-	 * 	-BANG_DEBUG_MESSAGE (unsigned int)
-	 * 	-length of message (unsigned int)
+	 * 	-BANG_DEBUG_MESSAGE (unsigned 4 bytes)
+	 * 	-length of message (unsigned 4 bytes)
 	 * 	-message (char*)
 	 */
 	BANG_DEBUG_MESSAGE,
 	/**
 	 * message:
-	 * 	-BANG_MISMATCH_VERSION (unsigned int)
-	 * 	-our version (double)
+	 * 	-BANG_MISMATCH_VERSION (unsigned 4 bytes)
+	 * 	-our version (8 bytes)
 	 */
 	BANG_MISMATCH_VERSION,
 	/**
 	 * message:
-	 * 	-BANG_BYE (unsigned int)
+	 * 	-BANG_BYE (unsigned 4 bytes)
 	 */
 	BANG_BYE,
 	/**