Method sendMessage

libraries/LocalPeer/src/LocalPeer.cpp:159–202

bool LocalPeer::sendMessage(const QByteArray &message, int timeout)
{
    if (!isClient())
        return false;

    QLocalSocket socket;
    bool connOk = false;
    int tries = 2;
    for(int i = 0; i < tries; i++) {
        // Try twice, in case the other instance is just starting up
        socket.connectToServer(socketName);
        connOk = socket.waitForConnected(timeout/2);
        if (!connOk && i < (tries - 1))
        {
            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(250));
        }
    }
    if (!connOk)
    {
        return false;
    }

    QByteArray uMsg(message);
    QDataStream ds(&socket);

    ds.writeBytes(uMsg.constData(), uMsg.size());
    if(!socket.waitForBytesWritten(timeout))
    {
        return false;
    }

    // wait for 'ack'
    if(!socket.waitForReadyRead(timeout))
    {
        return false;
    }

    // make sure we got 'ack'
    if(!(socket.read(qstrlen(ack)) == ack))
    {
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}


void LocalPeer::receiveConnection()