I have written code for server and multiple client using threads and sockets. Normally the clients exits by sending the 'exit' keyword to server but I want the server to also detect situation when the clients exits forcefully without sending 'exit' keyword to server, for example when user in middle of sending message to server presses cross button of client window. What I want is that server should detect this situation and displays some error code and continue receiving message from other clients connected to it.
Second problem I am facing how can I disconnect server even if multiple clients are connected to it. In my code I am using tcpListener.Stop() but when i use this method error message "server failed to start at ipaddress" is displayed and number of such windows opens is equivalent to number of clients server is listening. For example if server is listening to 1000 clients then 1000 such windows will open showing the earlier mentioned error message which doesn't look good from the point of person using this software. So How can I handle this situation? Also in this situation if clients again starts sending message to the server then is also starts receiving messages even though I have disconnected the server. The server should remain disconnected until the user restarts server.
Following is my code for server.
namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
// Constants IP address of server and maximum number of clients server can connect.
static class Constants
{
public const string IP = "127.0.0.1";
public const int No_Of_Clients = 2;
}
// server port number
int port_number;
static IPAddress ipAddress = IPAddress.Parse(Constants.IP);
TcpListener tcpListener;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
button1.Click += button1_Click;
button2.Click += button2_Click;
//this.FormClosing += Form1_FormClosing;
}
//Socket socketForClient;
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(textBox1.Text.Trim()))
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Port Number Empty", "Error");
}
else
{
port_number = int.Parse(textBox1.Text);
createserver(Constants.No_Of_Clients);
serveripaddress();
infoBox1.Text = string.Format("The server is now listening at port {0} at ip address {1}", port_number, Constants.IP);
infoBox1.Text = infoBox1.Text + "\r\n" + string.Format("The server can listen to maximum {0} number of clients", Constants.No_Of_Clients);
}
}
// this code disconnects the server
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
tcpListener.Stop();
}
catch (Exception f)
{
MessageBox.Show(f.Message);
}
}
public void serveripaddress()
{
serverip.Text = "Server IP : " + Constants.IP;
//serverport.Text = "Port Number : " + port.ToString();
}
// Starts server
private void createserver(int no_of_clients)
{
tcpListener = new TcpListener(ipAddress, port_number);
tcpListener.Start();
for (int i = 0; i < no_of_clients; i++)
{
Thread newThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(Listeners));
newThread.Start();
}
} // end of createserver();
//listen to client receiving messages
public void Listeners()
{
Socket socketForClient;
try
{
socketForClient = tcpListener.AcceptSocket();
}
catch
{
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Server failed to start at {0}:{1}", Constants.IP, port_number), "Error");
return;
}
if (socketForClient.Connected)
{
//System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("hello");
string string1 = string.Format("Client : " + socketForClient.RemoteEndPoint + " is now connected to server.");
infoBox1.Text = infoBox1.Text + "\r\n" + string1;
NetworkStream networkStream = new NetworkStream(socketForClient);
System.IO.StreamWriter streamWriter = new System.IO.StreamWriter(networkStream);
System.IO.StreamReader streamReader = new System.IO.StreamReader(networkStream);
string theString = "";
while (true)
{
try
{
theString = streamReader.ReadLine();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
}
// if (streamReader.ReadLine() == null )
//{
// System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Server failed to start at {0}:{1}", Constants.IP, port_number), "Error");
// }
if (theString != "exit")
{
textBox2.Text = textBox2.Text + "\r\n" + "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------";
string string2 = string.Format("Message recieved from client(" + socketForClient.RemoteEndPoint + ") : " + theString);
textBox2.Text = textBox2.Text + "\r\n" + string2;
// ASCII code for the message from client
string string3 = string.Format("ASCII Code for message is : ");
textBox2.Text = textBox2.Text + "\r\n" + string3;
string string4 = "";
foreach (char c in theString)
{
string4 += string.Format(System.Convert.ToInt32(c) + " ");
}
textBox2.Text = textBox2.Text + string4;
// Hex value of message from client
string hex = "";
foreach (char c in theString)
{
int tmp = c;
hex += String.Format("{0:x2}", (uint)System.Convert.ToUInt32(tmp.ToString()));
}
string string5 = string.Format("Hex Code for the message from client : " + hex);
textBox2.Text = textBox2.Text + "\r\n" + string5;
//sending acknowledgement to client
try
{
socketForClient.Send(new ASCIIEncoding().GetBytes("The string was recieved from Client(" + socketForClient.RemoteEndPoint + ") : " + theString));
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
}
} // end of if loop
// if exit from client
else
{
string string7 = string.Format("Client " + socketForClient.RemoteEndPoint + " has exited");
infoBox1.Text = infoBox1.Text + "\r\n" + string7;
break;
}
} // end of while loop
streamReader.Close();
networkStream.Close();
streamWriter.Close();
} // end of if loop
socketForClient.Close();
}
}
}
