Packets

ServerInterconnect supports 2 types of Packets, a default Packet and a JsonPacket. These 2 packets are identical except in the way that they are serialized. A Packet requires the implementing class to specify read and write methods that read/write all relevant information to and from a data stream. A JsonPacket uses the GSON Library to serialize all the fields contained in the packet class into JSON.

Creating a regular packet:

Packet Requirements:

• A default constructor that is public and takes no args
• A readPacketContent(DataInputStream input) method that populates instance variables from a DataInputStream
• A writePacketContent(DataOutputStream output) method that writes instance variables to a DataOutputStream

class NewPacket extends Packet{
    private String testString;

    public NewPacket(){} //MUST be present

    public NewPacket(String testString){
        this.testString = testString;
    }

    @Override
    public void readPacketContent(DataInputStream input) throws IOException {
        testString = Packet.readString(input);
    }

    @Override
    public void writePacketContent(DataOutputStream output) throws IOException {
        Packet.writeString(testString, output);     
    }

    //remember to read/write in the same order!
}