Function StartPeer

Source/Engine/Networking/NetworkManager.cpp:417–459

NetworkManagerService NetworkManagerServiceInstance;

bool StartPeer()
{
    PROFILE_CPU();
    PROFILE_MEM(Networking);
    ASSERT_LOW_LAYER(!NetworkManager::Peer);
    NetworkManager::State = NetworkConnectionState::Connecting;
    NetworkManager::StateChanged();
    const auto& settings = *NetworkSettings::Get();

    // Create Network Peer that will use underlying INetworkDriver to send messages over the network
    NetworkConfig networkConfig;
    if (NetworkManager::Mode == NetworkManagerMode::Client)
    {
        // Client
        networkConfig.Address = settings.Address;
        networkConfig.Port = settings.Port;
        networkConfig.ConnectionsLimit = 1;
    }
    else
    {
        // Server or Host
        networkConfig.Address = TEXT("any");
        networkConfig.Port = settings.Port;
        networkConfig.ConnectionsLimit = (uint16)settings.MaxClients;
    }
    const ScriptingTypeHandle networkDriverType = Scripting::FindScriptingType(settings.NetworkDriver);
    if (!networkDriverType)
    {
        LOG(Error, "Unknown Network Driver type {0}", String(settings.NetworkDriver));
        return true;
    }
    networkConfig.NetworkDriver = ScriptingObject::NewObject(networkDriverType);
    NetworkManager::Peer = NetworkPeer::CreatePeer(networkConfig);
    if (!NetworkManager::Peer)
    {
        LOG(Error, "Failed to create Network Peer at {0}:{1}", networkConfig.Address, networkConfig.Port);
        NetworkManager::State = NetworkConnectionState::Offline;
        return true;
    }
    NetworkManager::Frame = 0;

    return false;
}

void StopPeer()
{