A problem with my host: it dosn't work. Help requested.

ID:266369
 
Feb 2 2002, 9:07 am
I am currently using this code to implement and test a host variable that I can use ingame:
var/HOST/host
HOST
    var/global
        client = null
        key = ""
        IP = 0
        application = ""
        found = 0
world
    New()
        ..()
        host = new /HOST
        var/hostcheck_mobs = 0
        for(var/mob/M in world)
            if(M.client)
                hostcheck_mobs += 1
        world << hostcheck_mobs
        if(hostcheck_mobs != 0)
            host.client = new /client
            host.key = ""
            host.IP = world.address
            host.application = "Dream Daemon"
            host.found = 1
client
    New()
        ..()
        if(!host.found)
            if(src.address == world.address)
                host.client = src
                host.key = src.key
                host.IP = world.address
                host.application = "Dream Seeker"
                host.found = 1
    verb/WhoHost()
        world << "Host key: [host.key]"
        world << "Host IP: [host.IP]"
        world << "Your IP: [src.address]"
        world << "Host Application: [host.application]"
        world << "Found? [host.found]"


I get no runtime errors or compiled errors, but the host simply isn't defined on world.New() or client.New(). Seems strange to me, but I am probably missing something. Thank you for your time!

-Lord of Water
Feb 3 2002, 8:55 am
Lord of Water wrote:
I am currently using this code to implement and test a host variable that I can use ingame:
> var/HOST/host
> HOST
>   var/global
>       client = null
>       key = ""
>       IP = 0
>       application = ""
>       found = 0
> world
>   New()
>       ..()
>       host = new /HOST
>       var/hostcheck_mobs = 0
>       for(var/mob/M in world)
>           if(M.client)
>               hostcheck_mobs += 1
>       world << hostcheck_mobs
>       if(hostcheck_mobs != 0)
>           host.client = new /client
>           host.key = ""
>           host.IP = world.address
>           host.application = "Dream Daemon"
>           host.found = 1


I could be wrong, but I'm not so sure that any mobs would be connected to their clients yet when world/New() is run. Regardless, this check is unnecessary since it'll always happen below in client/New().
> client
>   New()
>       ..()
>       if(!host.found)
>           if(src.address == world.address)
>               host.client = src
>               host.key = src.key
>               host.IP = world.address
>               host.application = "Dream Seeker"
>               host.found = 1

There are three possibilities you have to check. If src.address is null, then the client is the host using DreamSeeker. If src.address == world.address, the client is the host using DreamDaemon. Also if src.address == "127.0.0.1" then the client is also host using DreamDaemon.

My example works for me.