main.cpp

Main example application.

"Hello World" for GizmoDistribution. Illustrates how to set up the distribution manager for local or global distribution.

The source code can also be found in the examples directory of the GizmoDistribution installation.

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//*****************************************************************************
// File         : main.cpp
// Module       : main
// Description  : main (example application)
// Author       : Anders Sandblad       
// Product      : GizmoDistribution
//      
// Copyright © 2004- Saab Training Systems AB, Sweden
//          
// NOTE:    GizmoDistribution is a toolkit used for implementing distributed 
//          objects and events in C++
//
//
// Revision History...                          
//                                  
// Who  Date    Description                     
//                                  
// XAA  040423  Created file    
//
//*****************************************************************************

// Includes
#include "gzBaseLibrary.h"
#include "gzDistLibrary.h"

// Use this define to enable global distribution
//#define GLOBAL


// Application entry point
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    // Setup default message receiver
    gzMessage::setMessageLevel(GZ_MESSAGE_NOTICE);

#ifndef GLOBAL

    // Create the manager and start local distribution
    gzDistManagerPtr manager = gzDistManager::getManager(TRUE);
    manager->start();

    GZMESSAGE(GZ_MESSAGE_NOTICE, "Hello Local GizmoDistribution !!!");

#else

    // To enable global distribution you should
    // provide two channels (with different transports).
    // One channel is used for data distribution and
    // the other is used for server control messages.

    // Create the manager
    gzDistManagerPtr manager = gzDistManager::getManager(TRUE);

    // This is the simplest way to do it. It uses default parameters.
    // See GizmoDistribution online documentation for details.
    manager->start(gzDistCreateDefaultSessionChannel(), gzDistCreateDefaultServerChannel());

/*  *** Note: If you want to specify IP and ports, do as below: ***

    // Setup session channel
    gzDistRemoteChannel* sessionChannel = new gzDistRemoteChannel;
    gzDistTransportUDP* sessionTransport = new gzDistTransportUDP;

!   // For multicast...                                                             \
!   sessionTransport->createMulticast(gzSocketAddress(gzHostAddress(234,56,78,90), 2345));   |
!                                                                                            |
!   // ...or for broadcast                                                                   | NOTE: Use only one of these!
!   sessionTransport->createBroadcast(2345);                                                 |
                                                                                            /
    sessionChannel->setTransport(sessionTransport);
    
    // Setup server channel
    gzDistRemoteChannel* serverChannel = new gzDistRemoteChannel;
    gzDistTransportUDP* serverTransport = new gzDistTransportUDP;

!   // For multicast...                                                             \
!   serverTransport->createMulticast(gzSocketAddress(gzHostAddress(234,56,78,90), 5432));    |
!                                                                                            |
!   // ...or for broadcast:                                                                  | NOTE: Use only one of these!
!   serverTransport->createBroadcast(5432);                                                  |
                                                                                            /
    serverChannel->setTransport(serverTransport);

    // Start manager for global distribution
    manager->start(sessionChannel, serverChannel);
*/
    GZMESSAGE(GZ_MESSAGE_NOTICE, "Hello Global GizmoDistribution !!!");

#endif

    // run a while
    gzSleep(2 * GZ_SLEEP_SECOND);

    // shut down and release manager
    manager->shutDown();
    manager = NULL;

    gzSleep(GZ_SLEEP_SECOND);

    return 0;

}

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