Function CrowdControlThread

DLL/CC/ControlServer.cpp:147–194

Opens a TCP socket on localhost, port 45659 If a socket has been successfully opened, it connects to the effect client (CrowdControl or RSMods GUI) NULL. Loops while the game is open

	/// </summary>
	/// <returns>NULL. Loops while the game is open</returns>
	unsigned WINAPI CrowdControlThread() {
		while (!GameState::GameLoaded)
			Sleep(5000);

		LOG_INFO("Crowd control server starting" << std::endl);

		//Create server address struct
		struct sockaddr_in server_address = {};

		server_address.sin_family = AF_INET;
		server_address.sin_port = htons(45659);

		//Resolve and convert ip address
		if (inet_pton(AF_INET, "127.0.0.1", &server_address.sin_addr) <= 0) {
			LOG_ERROR("Invalid address" << std::endl);
			return -1;
		}

		while (!GameState::GameClosing) {
			LOG_INFO("Trying to connect to crowd control" << std::endl);

			//Open socket
			if ((sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0) {
				LOG_ERROR("Unable to open socket for crowd control" << std::endl);
				return -1;
			}

			//Connect
			int connectErr = connect(sock, (struct sockaddr*)&server_address, sizeof(server_address));
			if (connectErr < 0) {
				LOG_ERROR("Unable to connect to crowd control - " << connectErr << std::endl);
				return -1;
			}
			else
				serverStarted = true;

			LOG_INFO("Connected to crowd control" << std::endl);

			//Do client loop
			ClientLoop();

			LOG_INFO("Disconnected from crowd control" << std::endl);
		}

		LOG_INFO("Crowd control stopping" << std::endl);

		return 0;
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Continously keep the effects running by calling the Run() method in their classes