Added Tests project, Callback functions are in progress, NetworkBuffer is done, Network Message is WIP but already has a lot of code, Serializer is done (subject to change), Utility classes are being made, and TcpClientWindows is WIP.

Every single piece of code wrote today may or not change, but it will probably change because ill find a better way to do it xD

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TestsVS/Tests/Release/Tests.tlog/Tests.lastbuildstate

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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+Release|Win32|F:\VoidNet\VoidNetVS\|

TestsVS/Tests/Tests.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#include "Utility.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main()
+{
+	byte *bytes = Utility::BitConverter::FromUint8(20);
+	std::cout << Utility::BitConverter::ToUint8(bytes, 0) << std::endl;
+	getchar();
+	return 0;
+}
+

TestsVS/Tests/Tests.vcxproj

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+    <ClCompile>
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+      <PrecompiledHeader>
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TestsVS/Tests/Tests.vcxproj.filters

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
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+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ClCompile Include="Tests.cpp" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>

VoidNetVS/VoidNetVS.sln

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ VisualStudioVersion = 14.0.25123.0
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
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 EndProject
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+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
@@ -21,6 +23,14 @@ Global
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 		{5172321E-CCB0-4A77-9F3D-FAAF0084F434}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
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+		{41663B22-3949-4570-9AB5-309363EAD56F}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE

VoidNetVS/VoidNetVS/Release/VoidNetVS.tlog/VoidNetVS.lastbuildstate

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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+Release|Win32|F:\VoidNet\VoidNetVS\|

VoidNetVS/VoidNetVS/VoidNetVS.vcxproj

@@ -19,18 +19,25 @@
     </ProjectConfiguration>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\Callbacks.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\Config.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\Defs.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\Init.hpp" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\NetworkBuffer.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\NetworkMessage.hpp" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\Serializer.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\TcpClient.hpp" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\Utility.hpp" />
-    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\VoidNet.hpp" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\VoidNetClient.hpp" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\VoidNetServer.hpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\Config.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\Init.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\InitWindows.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\NetworkBuffer.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\NetworkMessage.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\Serializer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\TcpClient.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\TcpClientWindows.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\Utility.cpp" />

VoidNetVS/VoidNetVS/VoidNetVS.vcxproj.filters

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\Defs.hpp">
       <Filter>include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\VoidNet.hpp">
-      <Filter>include</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\TcpClient.hpp">
       <Filter>include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
@@ -30,6 +27,21 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\NetworkMessage.hpp">
       <Filter>include</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\VoidNetClient.hpp">
+      <Filter>include</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\VoidNetServer.hpp">
+      <Filter>include</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\NetworkBuffer.hpp">
+      <Filter>include</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\Serializer.hpp">
+      <Filter>include</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\include\Callbacks.hpp">
+      <Filter>include</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\Init.cpp">
@@ -50,6 +62,15 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\Config.cpp">
       <Filter>src</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\NetworkBuffer.cpp">
+      <Filter>src</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\Serializer.cpp">
+      <Filter>src</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\src\NetworkMessage.cpp">
+      <Filter>src</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Text Include="..\..\TODO" />

include/Callbacks.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef CALLBACKS_HPP
+#define CALLBACKS_HPP
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include "Defs.hpp"
+#include "Serializer.hpp"
+
+void OnMessage(byte sender, byte tag, uint16 subject, byte *data);
+
+void OnDisconnect(byte id);
+
+void OnConnect(byte id);
+
+#endif

include/Defs.hpp

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma once
-#endif
-
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #define _WINSOCKAPI_
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -185,4 +182,14 @@ enum VoidCode
 	VOID_COULDNT_CONNECT,
 };
 
+enum DistributionType
+{
+	All,
+	Server,
+	Others,
+	ID,
+	Reply,
+	Custom,
+}
+
 #endif // DEFS_HPP

include/NetworkBuffer.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef NETWORK_BUFFER_HPP
+#define NETWORK_BUFFER_HPP
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include "Defs.hpp"
+
+struct NetworkBuffer
+{
+	NetworkBuffer();
+	~NetworkBuffer();
+
+	int body_size;
+	byte *body = nullptr;
+};
+
+#endif

include/NetworkMessage.hpp

@@ -5,12 +5,30 @@
 #pragma once
 #endif
 
-class NetworkMessage
+#include "Defs.hpp"
-{
+#include "NetworkBuffer.hpp"
-public:
-	NetworkMessage();
 
-private:
+struct NetworkMessage
+{
+	NetworkMessage();
+	NetworkMessage(uint16 sender, byte distribution_mode, uint16 destination_id, byte tag, uint16 subject, NetworkBuffer buffer);
+	~NetworkMessage();
+
+	const NetworkMessage &EncodeMessage();
+	
+	const NetworkMessage &NetworkMessage::DecodeMessage(const NetworkBuffer &buffer);
+	const NetworkMessage &NetworkMessage::DecodeMessageHeader(const NetworkBuffer &buffer);
+	void *DecodeMessageData(const NetworkBuffer &buffer);
+
+	uint16 sender;
+	uint16 destination_id;
+	byte distribution_mode;
+	uint16 tag;
+	uint16 subject;
+
+	void *data;
+
+	NetworkBuffer buffer;
 };
 
 #endif

include/Serializer.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef SERIALIZER_HPP
+#define SERIALIZER_HPP
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include "Defs.hpp"
+
+#include <array>
+
+class Serializer
+{
+	template<typename T> std::array<byte, sizeof(T)> to_bytes(const T& object);
+	template<typename T> T& from_bytes(const std::array<byte, sizeof(T)> &bytes, T& object);
+};
+
+#endif

include/TcpClient.hpp

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
 	uint16 GetPort();
 	void SetPort(uint16 port);
 
-	VoidCode Connect(); // this function is used if Initialize was not called
+	VoidCode Connect();
 
 	char *ReceiveDataArray();
 	const NetworkMessage &ReceiveData();

include/Utility.hpp

@@ -5,10 +5,24 @@
 #pragma once
 #endif
 
+#include "Defs.hpp"
+
+#include <streambuf>
+#include <istream>
+
 struct Utility
 {
 	static void Delete(void *pointer);
 	static void DeleteArray(void *pointer);
+
+	struct BitConverter
+	{
+		static byte *FromUint8(uint8 number);
+		static uint8 ToUint8(byte *bytes, uint16 start_index);
+
+		static byte *FromUint16(uint16 number);
+		static uint16 ToUint16(byte *bytes, uint16 start_index);
+	};
 };
 
 #endif

include/VoidNet.hpp

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef VOID_NET_HPP
-#define VOID_NET_HPP
-
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma once
-#endif
-
-#include <Defs.hpp>
-#include <Init.hpp>
-
-#endif

include/VoidNetClient.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef VOID_NET_HPP
+#define VOID_NET_HPP
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma once
+#endif
+
+#include "Defs.hpp"
+#include "Init.hpp"
+#include "TcpClient.hpp"
+#include "Callbacks.hpp"
+#include "NetworkBuffer.hpp"
+#include "NetworkMessage.hpp"
+
+#endif

include/VoidNetServer.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef VOID_NET_SERVER_HPP
+#define VOID_NET_SERVER_HPP
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma once
+#endif
+
+#endif

src/NetworkBuffer.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "NetworkBuffer.hpp"
+#include "Utility.hpp"
+
+NetworkBuffer::NetworkBuffer()
+{
+}
+
+NetworkBuffer::~NetworkBuffer()
+{
+	Utility::DeleteArray(body);
+}

src/NetworkMessage.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include "NetworkMessage.hpp"
+#include "Utility.hpp"
+#include "Serializer.hpp"
+
+NetworkMessage::NetworkMessage()
+{
+}
+
+NetworkMessage::NetworkMessage(uint16 sender, byte distribution_mode, uint16 destination_id, byte tag, uint16 subject, NetworkBuffer buffer) :
+	sender(sender), distribution_mode(distribution_mode), destination_id(destination_id), tag(tag), subject(subject), buffer(buffer)
+{
+}
+
+NetworkMessage::~NetworkMessage()
+{
+}
+
+const NetworkMessage &NetworkMessage::EncodeMessage()
+{
+	return NetworkMessage();
+}
+
+const NetworkMessage & NetworkMessage::DecodeMessage(const NetworkBuffer &buffer)
+{
+	NetworkMessage message = DecodeMessageHeader(buffer);
+	message.data = DecodeMessageData(buffer);
+	return message;
+}
+
+void *NetworkMessage::DecodeMessageData(const NetworkBuffer &buffer)
+{
+	if (buffer.body_size < 9)
+		return nullptr;
+	byte version = buffer.body[0];
+	switch (version)
+	{
+	case 0:
+	{
+		break;
+	}
+	default:
+	{
+		//version nor supported
+		return nullptr;// WORKING HERE!!!!!!!!!!!
+	}
+	}
+}
+
+const NetworkMessage &NetworkMessage::DecodeMessageHeader(const NetworkBuffer &buffer)
+{
+	return NetworkMessage(Utility::BitConverter::ToUint16(buffer.body, 1), buffer.body[3], Utility::BitConverter::ToUint16(buffer.body, 4),
+		buffer.body[6], Utility::BitConverter::ToUint16(buffer.body, 7), buffer);
+}

src/Serializer.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#include "Serializer.hpp"
+
+template<typename T> std::array<byte, sizeof(T)> Serializer::to_bytes(const T& object)
+{
+	std::array<byte, sizeof(T)> bytes;
+
+	const byte *begin = reinterpret_cast<const byte*>(std::addressof(object));
+	const byte *end = begin + sizeof(T);
+	std::copy(begin, end, std::begin(bytes));
+
+	return bytes;
+}
+
+template<typename T> T& Serializer::from_bytes(const std::array<byte, sizeof(T)> &bytes, T& object)
+{
+	static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable<T>::value, "not a TriviallyCopyable type");
+
+	byte *begin_object = reinterpret_cast<byte*>(std::addressof(object));
+	std::copy(std::begin(bytes), std::end(bytes), begin_object);
+
+	return object;
+}

src/TcpClientWindows.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "TcpClient.hpp"
 #include "Utility.hpp"
 #include "Config.hpp"
+#include "NetworkBuffer.hpp"
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -62,16 +63,16 @@ const std::string & TcpClient::GetIP()
 	return ip;
 }
 
-void TcpClient::SetIP(const std::string & ip)
-{
-	this->ip = ip;
-}
-
 uint16 TcpClient::GetPort()
 {
 	return port;
 }
 
+void TcpClient::SetIP(const std::string & ip)
+{
+	this->ip = ip;
+}
+
 void TcpClient::SetPort(uint16 port)
 {
 	this->port = port;
@@ -96,20 +97,21 @@ VoidCode TcpClient::Connect()
 
 char *TcpClient::ReceiveDataArray()
 {
-	char *header = new char[4]();
+	NetworkBuffer buffer;
 
-	int remote_buffer_size;
+	if (recv(socket, reinterpret_cast<char*>(buffer.body_size), 4, 0) != 4 || WSAGetLastError() != 0)
-	do
 	{
-		remote_buffer_size = recv(socket, header, 4, 0);
+		// there was a problem receiving the body size of the message
+		return nullptr;
+	}
 
-		if (WSAGetLastError() != 0)
+	buffer.body = new byte[buffer.body_size]();
+	if (recv(socket, reinterpret_cast<char*>(buffer.body), buffer.body_size, 0) != buffer.body_size || WSAGetLastError() != 0)
 	{
-			// there was a problem receiving
+		//there was a problem receiving the body of the message
+		return nullptr;
 	}
 }
-	while (remote_buffer_size > 0);
-}
 
 const NetworkMessage &TcpClient::ReceiveData()
 {

src/Utility.cpp

@@ -15,3 +15,31 @@ void Utility::DeleteArray(void *pointer)
 	delete[] pointer;
 	pointer = nullptr;
 }
+
+byte *Utility::BitConverter::FromUint8(uint8 number)
+{
+	if (number == 0)
+		return nullptr;
+	return reinterpret_cast<byte*>(number);
+}
+
+uint8 Utility::BitConverter::ToUint8(byte *bytes, uint16 start_index)
+{
+	if (bytes == nullptr)
+		return 0;
+	return reinterpret_cast<uint8>(&bytes[start_index]);
+}
+
+byte *Utility::BitConverter::FromUint16(uint16 number)
+{
+	if (number == 0)
+		return nullptr;
+	return reinterpret_cast<byte*>(number);
+}
+
+uint16 Utility::BitConverter::ToUint16(byte *bytes, uint16 start_index)
+{
+	if (bytes == nullptr)
+		return 0;
+	return reinterpret_cast<uint16>(&bytes[start_index]);
+}