IClient Interface

Defines a client involved in server-client communication.

Namespace: GSF.Communication
Assembly: GSF.Communication (in GSF.Communication.dll) Version: 2.4.218-beta

Syntax

public interface IClient : ISupportLifecycle, 
	IDisposable, IProvideStatus

Public Interface IClient
	Inherits ISupportLifecycle, IDisposable, IProvideStatus

public interface class IClient : ISupportLifecycle, 
	IDisposable, IProvideStatus

type IClient = 
    interface
        interface ISupportLifecycle
        interface IDisposable
        interface IProvideStatus
    end

GSF.Communication.IClient = function();
GSF.Communication.IClient.createInterface('GSF.Communication.IClient');

The IClient type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ConnectionString	Gets or sets the data required by the client to connect to the server.
	ConnectionTime	Gets the Time for which the client has been connected to the server.
	CurrentState	Gets the current ClientState.
	Enabled	Gets or sets a boolean value that indicates whether the object is enabled. (Inherited from ISupportLifecycle)
	IsDisposed	Gets a flag that indicates whether the object has been disposed. (Inherited from ISupportLifecycle)
	MaxConnectionAttempts	Gets or sets the maximum number of times the client will attempt to connect to the server.
	Name	Gets the name of the object providing status information. (Inherited from IProvideStatus)
	ReceiveBufferSize	Gets or sets the size of the buffer used by the client for receiving data from the server.
	SendBufferSize	Gets or sets the size of the buffer used by the client for receiving data from the server.
	ServerIndex	Gets the current server index, when multiple server end points are defined.
	ServerUri	Gets the server URI.
	Statistics	Gets the TransportStatistics for the client connection.
	Status	Gets the current status details about object providing status information. (Inherited from IProvideStatus)
	TextEncoding	Gets or sets the Encoding to be used for the text sent to the server.
	TransportProtocol	Gets the TransportProtocol used by the client for the transportation of data with the server.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Connect	Connects client to the server synchronously.
	ConnectAsync	Connects client to the server asynchronously.
	Disconnect	Disconnects client from the server synchronously.
	Dispose	Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources. (Inherited from IDisposable)
	Initialize	Initializes the state of the object. (Inherited from ISupportLifecycle)
	Read	Reads a number of bytes from the current received data buffer and writes those bytes into a byte array at the specified offset.
	RequestNextServerIndex	Requests that the client attempt to move to the next ServerIndex.
	Send	Sends data to the server synchronously.
	SendAsync	Sends data to the server asynchronously.

Events

	Name	Description
	ConnectionAttempt	Occurs when client is attempting connection to the server.
	ConnectionEstablished	Occurs when client connection to the server is established.
	ConnectionException	Occurs when an Exception is encountered during connection attempt to the server.
	ConnectionTerminated	Occurs when client connection to the server is terminated.
	Disposed	Raised after the source object has been properly disposed. (Inherited from ISupportLifecycle)
	ReceiveData	Occurs when unprocessed data has been received from the server.
	ReceiveDataComplete	Occurs when data received from the server has been processed and is ready for consumption.
	ReceiveDataException	Occurs when an Exception is encountered when receiving data from the server.
	SendDataComplete	Occurs when the client has successfully sent data to the server.
	SendDataException	Occurs when an Exception is encountered when sending data to the server.
	SendDataStart	Occurs when the client begins sending data to the server.
	UnhandledUserException	Occurs when an Exception is encountered in a user-defined function via an event dispatch.