source: code/branches/usability/src/libraries/network/WANDiscovery.h @ 7996

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 *   Author: Fabian 'x3n' Landau (original) Co-authors: Sandro 'smerkli' Merkli
 *   (copied and adapted to WAN)
 *
 */

#ifndef _WANDiscovery_H__
#define _WANDiscovery_H__

#include "NetworkPrereqs.h"
#include "packet/ServerInformation.h"
#include "core/ConfigFileManager.h"
#include "util/Singleton.h"
#include "core/OrxonoxClass.h"
#include "core/ConfigValueIncludes.h"
#include "core/CoreIncludes.h"
#include "MasterServerComm.h"
#include "MasterServerProtocol.h"

#include <vector>

#define WANDISC_MAXTRIES 5

// tolua_begin
namespace orxonox
{

  class _NetworkExport WANDiscovery
// tolua_end
    : public Singleton<WANDiscovery>, public OrxonoxClass
  { // tolua_export
    friend class Singleton<WANDiscovery>;
    public:
      /** constructor */
      WANDiscovery();

      /** destructor */
      ~WANDiscovery();

      /** \return Address of the master server
       * 
       * Get the master server address 
       */
      std::string getMSAddress()
      { return this->msaddress; }

      /** ask server for server list  */
      void discover(); // tolua_export

      /** \param index Index to get the name of 
       * \return The name of the server
       * 
       * Get the name of the server at index index. 
       */
      std::string getServerListItemName( unsigned int index ); // tolua_export

      /** \param index Index to get the IP of 
       * \return The IP of the server
       * 
       * Get the IP of the server at index index. 
       */
      std::string getServerListItemIP( unsigned int index ); // tolua_export

      /** \return an instance of WANDiscovery
       * 
       * Create and return an instance of WANDiscovery.
       */
      static WANDiscovery& getInstance() { return Singleton<WANDiscovery>::getInstance(); } // tolua_export
    
      /* todo: might make this private and use getter/setter methods
       * at some later time. 
       */
      /** game server list */
      std::vector<packet::ServerInformation> servers_;

      /** Function used for the configuration file parameter update */
      void setConfigValues();

      /** Master server communications object */
      MasterServerComm msc;
      
    private:
      /** Singleton pointer */
      static WANDiscovery* singletonPtr_s;

      /** master server address */
      std::string msaddress;

  }; // tolua_export

} // tolua_export

#endif // _WANDiscovery_H__