worker
Class MWorker

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Thread
      worker.MWorker

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class MWorker
extends java.lang.Thread

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Thread

java.lang.Thread.State, java.lang.Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

MWorker(int port, java.lang.String serverIP, java.lang.String nic, ClientGUI gui)
The constructor of MWorker..

Method Summary

ClientGUI	accessGUI()
java.lang.String	getIPAdress() BE AWARE! - THIS METHOD SHOULDN'T BE USED ANY LONGER!
javax.swing.DefaultListModel	getListModel()
java.lang.String	getNic()
void	logon() This method just sends a logon-message to the server (ip-adress configured when created new MWorker object!)
void	run() ..
void	sendFile(java.lang.String recipiant, java.io.File file) This is the main file-sending method!
void	sendMessage(java.lang.String recipiant, java.lang.String msg) This method is the main message-sending method!
void	setNewListModel(javax.swing.DefaultListModel dlm) This tiny method updates the userlist in the GUI.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getAllStackTraces, getContextClassLoader, getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, getId, getName, getPriority, getStackTrace, getState, getThreadGroup, getUncaughtExceptionHandler, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler, setName, setPriority, setUncaughtExceptionHandler, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MWorker

public MWorker(int port,
               java.lang.String serverIP,
               java.lang.String nic,
               ClientGUI gui)

The constructor of MWorker..
Creates new Instantce of MWorker!

Parameters:

port - ... the port on which messages will be sent

serverIP - ... the ip-adress of the server you're communicating with

nic - ... the client nickname

gui - ... the ClientGUI

Method Detail

getListModel

public javax.swing.DefaultListModel getListModel()

setNewListModel

public void setNewListModel(javax.swing.DefaultListModel dlm)

This tiny method updates the userlist in the GUI.

Parameters:

dlm - ... the new DefaultListModel (list of available users)

logon

public void logon()

This method just sends a logon-message to the server
(ip-adress configured when created new MWorker object!)

sendMessage

public void sendMessage(java.lang.String recipiant,
                        java.lang.String msg)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

This method is the main message-sending method!

Parameters:

recipiant - ... username of the user you want to send the message to!

msg - ... the message you want to send in form of a String.

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

sendFile

public void sendFile(java.lang.String recipiant,
                     java.io.File file)
              throws java.lang.Exception

This is the main file-sending method!

Parameters:

recipiant - ... username of the user you want to send the message to!

file - ... the File you want to send to a user (java.io.File)

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

run

public void run()

.. the Thread which checks always for incoming data!

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

Overrides:

run in class java.lang.Thread

getIPAdress

public java.lang.String getIPAdress()
                             throws java.lang.Exception

BE AWARE! - THIS METHOD SHOULDN'T BE USED ANY LONGER!

Returns:

the localhost ip-adress (ipV4) .. in form of a String!

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getNic

public java.lang.String getNic()

Returns:

the client-nickname

accessGUI

public ClientGUI accessGUI()

Returns:

the ClientGUI-object the MWorker is working with!