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examples/Base/IPC/AdvancedClientServerExample/ThreadClient/src/threadclient.cpp

// Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
// All rights reserved.
// This component and the accompanying materials are made available
// under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
// which accompanies this distribution, and is available
// at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
//
// Initial Contributors:
// Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
//
// Contributors:
//
// Description:
//

#include "threadclient.h"
#include "threadserver.h"
#include "threadclientserver.h"
#include<e32debug.h>

#define KMaxServerNameLength 256

static const TUid KUidThreadServer = {0x10283039}; // Thread Server UID
const TInt KCreateSessionRetryCount = 2;                        //CreateSession retry count
const TInt KServerDefaultMessageSlots = 2;                      //default async message slots

static TInt StartServer()
        {
        const TUidType serverUid(KNullUid,KNullUid,KUidThreadServer);
        TThreadFunction serverFunc = CThreadServer::StartThread;
        RThread server;
        
        //create a new thread
        TInt r = server.Create(_L(""), serverFunc, KThreadServerStackSize,
        #ifdef SYMBIAN_USE_SEPARATE_HEAPS
                                KThreadServerInitHeapSize, KThreadServerMaxHeapSize,
        #else
                                                &User::Heap(), //shared heap is now default
        #endif
                                NULL,EOwnerProcess);
        
        if (r!=KErrNone)
                return r;
        TRequestStatus stat;
        server.Rendezvous(stat);
        
        if (stat!=KRequestPending)
                server.Kill(KErrCouldNotConnect);               // abort startup
        else
                server.Resume();        // logon OK - start the server
        
        User::WaitForRequest(stat);             // wait for start or death
        // The server exit type may be a panic value and a panic value can be zero, which is the same value as KErrNone. 
        // So, the exit type is tested for a panic before being returned.
        r=(server.ExitType()==EExitPanic) ? KErrServerTerminated : stat.Int();
        server.Close();
        return r;
        }
EXPORT_C TInt RThreadClient::Connect()
        {
        TInt retry=KCreateSessionRetryCount;
        FOREVER
                {
                // try to create a session with the server which has KServerDefaultMessageSlots async message slots
                TInt r=CreateSession(KThreadServerName,
                                                         TVersion(KThreadServerVersion,
                                                                          KThreadServerMinorVersionNumber,
                                                                          KThreadServerBuildVersionNumber),
                                                         KServerDefaultMessageSlots);
                if (r!=KErrNotFound && r!=KErrServerTerminated)
                        return r;
                if (--retry==0)
                        return r;
                r=StartServer();
                if (r!=KErrNone && r!=KErrAlreadyExists)
                        return r;
                // 1. r=KErrNone means Server starts up successfully
                // 2. r=KErrAlreadyExists means duplicate server was trying to start up 
                //              Note: if there are other functions called before CServer2::StartL() during construction,
                //              other errors might happen when the duplicate server is trying to start
                //              therefore, we recommend CServer2::StartL() is the first function in server construction
                //              see CThreadServer::ConstructL()
        
                // NOTE: If users would like to retry start up server after other scenarios happened, e.g. panic,then go 
                //               through the following steps:
                //                1. Increase the value of KCreateSessionRetryCount (only start up server once in this example)
                //                2. Need another variable, e.g. TExitType, together with error code returned in StartServer()
                //                      to distinguish these scenarios
                //                3. modify the third if statement to stop exit when the required scenarios happens.
                //           
                }
        }
EXPORT_C TInt RThreadClient::OpenDriver()
        {
        return SendReceive(EThreadServerOpenDriver);
        }
EXPORT_C void RThreadClient::Send(const TDesC8& aBuf, TRequestStatus& aStatus)
        {
        SendReceive(EThreadServerSendData, TIpcArgs(&aBuf), aStatus);
        }
EXPORT_C void RThreadClient::SendCancel()
        {
        SendReceive(EThreadServerSendDataCancel);
        }
EXPORT_C TInt RThreadClient::UnloadDeviceDriver()
        {
        return SendReceive(EThreadServerUnloadDeviceDriver);
        }
EXPORT_C TInt RThreadClient::LoadDeviceDriver()
        {
        return SendReceive(EThreadServerLoadDeviceDriver);
        }

//EOF

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