C#•3mo ago

Socket Console App

Client

using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;

string url = "tcp://6.tcp.eu.ngrok.io:";
Uri serverUri = new Uri(url);
string hostname = serverUri.Host;
IPAddress serverIP = Dns.GetHostEntry(hostname).AddressList[0];
ushort port;
do
{
    Console.Write("Enter port: ");
    if (ushort.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out port))
    {
        Debug.WriteLine("Successfully parsed");
        break;
    }
    else
    {
        Debug.WriteLine("Couldn't parse");
    }
    
} while (true);

Socket clientSocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);

clientSocket.Connect(new IPEndPoint(serverIP, port));
Console.WriteLine("Connected!");

using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;

string url = "tcp://6.tcp.eu.ngrok.io:";
Uri serverUri = new Uri(url);
string hostname = serverUri.Host;
IPAddress serverIP = Dns.GetHostEntry(hostname).AddressList[0];
ushort port;
do
{
    Console.Write("Enter port: ");
    if (ushort.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out port))
    {
        Debug.WriteLine("Successfully parsed");
        break;
    }
    else
    {
        Debug.WriteLine("Couldn't parse");
    }
    
} while (true);

Socket clientSocket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);

clientSocket.Connect(new IPEndPoint(serverIP, port));
Console.WriteLine("Connected!");

Server

using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Text;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Net;


ushort port;

do
{
    Console.Write("Enter a port to listen: ");
    if (ushort.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out port))
    {
        Debug.WriteLine("Successfully parsed.");
        break;
    }
    else
    {
        Debug.WriteLine("Couldn't parse");
    }
} while (true);



Socket listener = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);

listener.Bind(new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, port));

listener.Listen(10);

Console.WriteLine("Server started on port: " + port);

Socket clientSocket = listener.Accept();

Console.WriteLine("Client connected!");

using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Text;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Net;


ushort port;

do
{
    Console.Write("Enter a port to listen: ");
    if (ushort.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out port))
    {
        Debug.WriteLine("Successfully parsed.");
        break;
    }
    else
    {
        Debug.WriteLine("Couldn't parse");
    }
} while (true);



Socket listener = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);

listener.Bind(new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, port));

listener.Listen(10);

Console.WriteLine("Server started on port: " + port);

Socket clientSocket = listener.Accept();

Console.WriteLine("Client connected!");

How do I handle the possible exceptions and how do I communicate between.

21 Replies

Jimmacle•3mo ago

have you looked at the resources in https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/fundamentals/networking/sockets/socket-services ?

Use Sockets to send and receive data over TCP - .NET

Learn how the Socket class exposes socket network communication functionality in .NET.

naber top•3mo ago

why does the snippet use async

Jimmacle•3mo ago

because you generally should be using async with networking or any kind of IO in general it prevents blocking threads when waiting for IO operations

naber top•3mo ago

await client.ConnectAsync(ipEndPoint); what does this do wait until connection then perform the while loop?

Jimmacle•3mo ago

it works the same as the synchronous Connect, it's just more efficient when you start doing multiple things at once

Jimmacle•3mo ago

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/asynchronous-programming/

Asynchronous programming in C# - C#

An overview of the C# language support for asynchronous programming using async, await, Task, and Task

naber top•3mo ago

_ = await client.SendAsync(messageBytes, SocketFlags.None);

_ = await client.SendAsync(messageBytes, SocketFlags.None);

do I need to use "_" can't I just await client without declaring anything?

Jimmacle•3mo ago

that line doesn't declare anything, it's a way to explicitly show "i know this method returns something but i am ignoring it"

Jimmacle•3mo ago

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/fundamentals/functional/discards

Discards - unassigned discardable variables - C#

Describes C#'s support for discards, which are unassigned, discardable variables, and the ways in which discards can be used.

naber top•3mo ago

what if I don't discard? would that cause me problems?

Jimmacle•3mo ago

no, it's a style choice it doesn't change how the code works if you do it or don't

naber top•3mo ago

Any idea how can I implement usernames

Jimmacle•3mo ago

first you'll need to come up with a way to distinguish chat messages from "control" messages then have some kind of file/database on the server that associates users with their data

naber top•3mo ago

would creating a class for users and a list containing that users work? or should I learn sql-like things

Jimmacle•3mo ago

you can start with something in C# and move to a proper database later if you want to learn it

naber top•3mo ago

do I need to add await in SendAsync if I use it to create a method

Jimmacle•3mo ago

yes, async calls need to be awaited

naber top•3mo ago

void SendMessage(string message)
{
    var eom = "<|EOM|>";
    message += eom;
    byte[] messageBuffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes($"{username}: {message}\n");
    await clientSocket.SendAsync(messageBuffer);
    Console.WriteLine($"Socket client sent message: \"{message.Replace(eom, "")}\"");
}

void SendMessage(string message)
{
    var eom = "<|EOM|>";
    message += eom;
    byte[] messageBuffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes($"{username}: {message}\n");
    await clientSocket.SendAsync(messageBuffer);
    Console.WriteLine($"Socket client sent message: \"{message.Replace(eom, "")}\"");
}

I receieve error when I add await Error CS4033 The 'await' operator can only be used within an async method. Consider marking this method with the 'async' modifier and changing its return type to 'Task'. oh I added async before void and its fixed

Jimmacle•3mo ago

you should avoid async void at all costs if you need to await something, make it async Task

naber top•3mo ago

why

Jimmacle•3mo ago

in this particular case, because you can't await it once you make something async you need to be async all the way up the call chain it also causes problems with handling exceptions

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