/*
 * MulticastSendingThreaed.java
 */

package boondock.holdem.Server;

import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
import boondock.holdem.Network.*;

/**
 * Class for delivering outgoing messages via datagrams packets
 *
 * @author  Jonathan O'Keefe
 * @author  Scott Semonian
 * @author  Matt Brinza
 * @author  Hamid R. Tahsildoost
 *
 * @author	The Boondock Saints
 * @author No Limit Texas Holdem
 */
public class MulticastSendingThread extends Thread {

  private byte[] messageBytes;

 /**
  * Constructor which invokes super class and stores bytes
  *
  * @param bytes Bytes to be sent across the thread.
  */
  public MulticastSendingThread(byte[] bytes){
    super("MulticastSendingThread");
    messageBytes = bytes;
  }

 /**
  * Deliver message to MUTLICAST_ADDRESS, which is in the constants class, over DatagramSocket
  */
  public synchronized void run(){
    try {
      DatagramSocket socket = new DatagramSocket(constants.MULTICAST_SENDING_PORT);
      InetAddress group     = InetAddress.getByName(constants.MULTICAST_ADDRESS);
      DatagramPacket packet = new DatagramPacket(messageBytes, messageBytes.length, group,constants.MULTICAST_LISTENING_PORT);
      socket.send(packet);
      socket.close();
    }
    catch (IOException ioException) {
		try {
			wait(500);
		}
		catch(Exception e) {
		}
//		String errorMessage = "ERROR_MESSAGE" + constants.MESSAGE_SEPARATOR + "Unable to bind address. You may need to retry your last action.";
//		new MulticastSendingThread(errorMessage.getBytes()).start();
      //ioException.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

}//end of MulticastSendingThread class