netpong/includes/check_input.hpp

#ifndef _CHECK_INPUT_H
#define _CHECK_INPUT_H

#include "includes/sock.hpp"

typedef enum {M_SINGLE, M_CLIENT, M_SERVER} Mode;

/* This struct contains a Mode enum, which indicates the type of game we are
   playing (Single player, client mode or server mode). The netsock parameter is
   a 'Sock' object - Client and Server classes inherit from this object, so this
   parameter can be instantiated to either a client or server, depending on the
   game type. */
typedef struct {
	Mode mode;
	Sock* netsock;
} GameType;

/* This function checks the IP address and port passed to it, and returns a struct,
that contains information about the game mode, and contains the server socket.
It assumes that both ip_text and port_text are non-null.
Any errors are printed using the display_text function, with the given if_type.
TODO - Add better error checking. */
GameType check_server(char* ip_text, char* port_text, const int if_type);

/* NOT IMPLEMENTED YET - This function checks the code given to it, and returns a struct
that contains information about the game mode, and contains the client socket.
Any errors are printed using the display_text function, with the given if_type. */
GameType check_client(char* code, const int if_type);

#endif