Network

Overview

The image below displays the basic concept of the Network Engine:

The basic jobs of the Network Engine are:

• Synchronise all objects of the universe between server and clients
• Provide a chatting mechanism
• Transmit all neccessary information about the players (nickname, score, …)

The server and client components manage all the other network components. They call all necessary functions every network tick (not exactly the same as a game tick).

Components

This is a description of the important network components and/or classes:

Component	Description	Classes included
Host	Interface class of the Network Engine	Host, Server, Client, ClientInformation
Gamestate?	Management of the object information to be synchronised	GamestateHandler, GamestateManager, GamestateClient
Packet?	Management of the data to be transmitted	Packet, Acknowledgement, Chat, ClassID, DeleteObjects, Gamestate, Welcome
Connection?	Management of the network connection between server and client	ConnectionManager, ClientConnection
Synchronisable	Interface class for all network objects, that need synchronisation	Synchronisable

External API