Develop Reference

C# Socket connection can't receive more than once

I have a server in C that send message to unity. In Unity, I can receive data once, but when the server sends a new message, unity receives nothing.
For example: Unity can connect to server, receive the first message that said "move right" and move the camera of Unity to the right but then if the server send "move left" or anything else unity is block in the function receive which calls BeginReceive:
client.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, StateObject.BufferSize, 0,
new AsyncCallback(ReceiveCallback), state);
Code of my server:
void connectToUnity() {
SOCKADDR_IN sin;
WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 0), &WSAData);
sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
sin.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.1");
sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
sin.sin_port = htons(53660);
bind(sock, (SOCKADDR*)&sin, sizeof(sin));
listen(sock, 0);
printf("Connexion to unity\n");
}
void sendDataToUnity(const char * mouvement) {
SOCKET csock;
while (1)
{
int sinsize = sizeof(csin);
if ((csock = accept(sock, (SOCKADDR*)&csin, &sinsize)) != INVALID_SOCKET)
{
send(csock, mouvement, 14, 0);
printf("Donnees envoyees \n");
return;
}
else {
printf("Rien n'a ete envoye");
}
}
}
Code in Unity:
public bool ConnectToServer(string hostAdd, int port)
{
//connect the socket to the server
try
{
//create end point to connect
conn = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Parse(hostAdd), port);
//connect to server
clientSocket.BeginConnect(conn, new AsyncCallback(ConnectCallback), clientSocket);
socketReady = true;
connectDone.WaitOne();
Debug.Log("Client socket ready: " + socketReady);
// Receive the response from the remote device.
Receive(clientSocket);
//receiveDone.WaitOne();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.Log("socket error: " + ex.Message);
}
return socketReady;
}
//async call to connect
static void ConnectCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
try
{
// Retrieve the socket
Socket client = (Socket)ar.AsyncState;
// Complete the connection
client.EndConnect(ar);
Debug.Log("Client Socket connected to: " + client.RemoteEndPoint);
connectDone.Set();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Debug.Log("Error connecting: " + e);
}
}
private static void Receive(Socket client)
{
try
{
Debug.Log("Try to receive");
// Create the state object.
StateObject state = new StateObject();
state.workSocket = client;
// Begin receiving the data from the remote device.
client.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, StateObject.BufferSize, 0,
new AsyncCallback(ReceiveCallback), state);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Debug.Log(e);
}
}
static void ReceiveCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
try
{
//Read data from the remote device.
Debug.Log("receive callback");
StateObject state = (StateObject)ar.AsyncState;
Socket client = state.workSocket;
int bytesRead = client.EndReceive(ar);
if (bytesRead > 0)
{
Debug.Log("Il y a une réponse");
state.sb.Append(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(state.buffer, 0, bytesRead));
client.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, StateObject.BufferSize, 0,
new AsyncCallback(ReceiveCallback), state);
response = state.sb.ToString();
Debug.Log(response);
//client.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
}
else
{
if(state.sb.Length > 1)
{
response = state.sb.ToString();
Debug.Log(response);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.Log("Error: " + ex.Message);
}
}
The function receive is called once in the function ConnectToServer, then I tried to call again in the update like this:
void Update()
{
if (response.Contains("right"))
{
Debug.Log("Move to the right ");
float x = Camera.main.transform.localEulerAngles.x;
float y = Camera.main.transform.localEulerAngles.y;
DeplacementCamera.moveRight(x, y);
response = "";
Receive(clientSocket);
}
}
I have already see this post but without success or maybe I tried it in the wrong way:
Why does BeginReceive() not return for more than one read?
Edit: In the function ReceiveCallback the else is never reached.

you may change your method
private void SetupReceiveCallback(Socket sock)
{
try
{
DataBuffer = new byte[BufferSize];
AsyncCallback recieveData = new AsyncCallback(OnRecievedData);
sock.BeginReceive(DataBuffer, 0, DataBuffer.Length, SocketFlags.None, recieveData, _socket);
}
catch (Exception E)
{
}
}
private void OnRecievedData(IAsyncResult ar)
{
Socket sock = (Socket)ar.AsyncState;
try
{
if (sock.Connected)
{
int nBytesRec = sock.EndReceive(ar);
if (nBytesRec > 0)
{
string Data = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(DataBuffer);
if (Data.Length != 4)
{
string JsonString = Data;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(JsonString))
{
try
{
//Add you code processing here
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
}
}
BufferSize = 4;
}
else
{
BufferSize = BitConverter.ToInt32(DataBuffer, 0);
}
}
SetupReceiveCallback(sock);
}
else
// on not connected to socket
}
catch (Exception E)
{
}
}
public bool Connect(string IP, int Port)
{
try
{
_socket = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
//if (IsValidIP(IP))
//{
// IPEndPoint epServer = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Parse(IP), Port);
// _socket.Connect(epServer);
//}
//else
//{
// _socket.Connect(IP, Port);
//}
//SetupReceiveCallback(_socket);
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
}
return false;
}

TCP Async Socket - Can not receive the data from the Server

I have a code that sends some commands to the server by using Async messaging. But unfortunately I am unable to receive the data as a string. I mean in the console I get the message that I got a response from the server of 150 bytes. but what I need is to get the data itself in the console. Tried almost everything but was not successful. the code is below :
using System;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
// State object for receiving data from remote device.
public class StateObject
{
// Size of receive buffer.
public const int BufferSize = 256;
// Receive buffer.
public byte[] buffer = new byte[BufferSize];
// Received data string.
public StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
// Client socket.
public Socket workSocket;
}
public class AsynchronousClient
{
// The port number for the remote device.
private const int port = 5002;
// ManualResetEvent instances signal completion.
private static readonly ManualResetEvent connectDone =
new ManualResetEvent(false);
private static readonly ManualResetEvent sendDone =
new ManualResetEvent(false);
private static readonly ManualResetEvent receiveDone =
new ManualResetEvent(false);
// The response from the remote device.
private static string response = string.Empty;
public static void StartClient()
{
// Connect to a remote device.
try
{
// Establish the remote endpoint for the socket.
// The name of the
// remote device is "host.contoso.com".
var ipAddress = IPAddress.Parse("localhost");
var remoteEP = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress, port);
// Create a TCP/IP socket.
var client = new Socket(ipAddress.AddressFamily,
SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
// Connect to the remote endpoint.
client.BeginConnect(remoteEP,
ConnectCallback, client);
connectDone.WaitOne();
var data =
"<XCOM sid=\"A813833FF8E8EF0122B8313265538126\"> <XREQ name=\"NOP\"/> </XCOM>";
data += '\0';
// Send test data to the remote device.
Send(client, data);
sendDone.WaitOne();
// Receive the response from the remote device.
Receive(client);
receiveDone.WaitOne();
// Write the response to the console.
Console.WriteLine("Response received : {0}", response);
// Release the socket.
client.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
client.Close();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
private static void ConnectCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
try
{
// Retrieve the socket from the state object.
var client = (Socket) ar.AsyncState;
// Complete the connection.
client.EndConnect(ar);
Console.WriteLine("Socket connected to {0}",
client.RemoteEndPoint);
// Signal that the connection has been made.
connectDone.Set();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
private static void Receive(Socket client)
{
try
{
// Create the state object.
var state = new StateObject();
state.workSocket = client;
// Begin receiving the data from the remote device.
client.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, StateObject.BufferSize, 0,
ReceiveCallback, state);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
private static void ReceiveCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
try
{
Console.WriteLine("Receieve Call Back Invoked");
StateObject state = (StateObject)ar.AsyncState;
Socket client = state.workSocket;
// Read data from the remote device.
int bytesRead = client.EndReceive(ar);
Console.WriteLine("Receieve End Receieve");
if (bytesRead > 0)
{
// There might be more data, so store the data received so far.
state.sb.Append(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(state.buffer, 0, bytesRead));
Console.WriteLine("Read : " + bytesRead.ToString());
// Get the rest of the data.
client.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, StateObject.BufferSize, 0,
new AsyncCallback(ReceiveCallback), state);
Console.WriteLine("Begin Receieve completed");
}
else
{
// All the data has arrived; put it in response.
if (state.sb.Length > 1)
{
response = state.sb.ToString();
}
Console.WriteLine("Received data from client");
// Signal that all bytes have been received.
receiveDone.Set();
}
Console.WriteLine("completed receive callback");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
private static void Send(Socket client, string data)
{
// Convert the string data to byte data using ASCII encoding.
var byteData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(data);
// Begin sending the data to the remote device.
client.BeginSend(byteData, 0, byteData.Length, 0,
SendCallback, client);
}
private static void SendCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
try
{
// Retrieve the socket from the state object.
var client = (Socket) ar.AsyncState;
// Complete sending the data to the remote device.
var bytesSent = client.EndSend(ar);
Console.WriteLine("Sent {0} bytes to server.", bytesSent);
// Signal that all bytes have been sent.
sendDone.Set();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
}

tcp socket asynchronous communication

`
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace ServerSocket
{
class Class1
{
public class StateObject
{
// Client socket.
public Socket workSocket = null;
// Size of receive buffer.
public const int BufferSize = 1024;
// Receive buffer.
public byte[] buffer = new byte[BufferSize];
// Received data string.
public StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
}
public class AsynchronousSocketListener
{
// Thread signal.
public static ManualResetEvent allDone = new ManualResetEvent(false);
public AsynchronousSocketListener()
{
}
public static void StartListening()
{
// Data buffer for incoming data.
byte[] bytes = new Byte[1024];
// Establish the local endpoint for the socket.
// The DNS name of the computer
// running the listener is "host.contoso.com".
//IPHostEntry ipHostInfo = Dns.Resolve(Dns.GetHostName());
IPAddress ipAddress = IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.89");
//IPAddress ipAddress = ipHostInfo.AddressList[0];
IPEndPoint localEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress, 8095);
// Create a TCP/IP socket.
Socket listener = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork,
SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
// Bind the socket to the local endpoint and listen for incoming connections.
try
{
listener.Bind(localEndPoint);
listener.Listen(100);
while (true)
{
// Set the event to nonsignaled state.
allDone.Reset();
// Start an asynchronous socket to listen for connections.
MessageBox.Show("Waiting for a connection...");
listener.BeginAccept(
new AsyncCallback(AcceptCallback),
listener);
//TcpListener tcpListener = new TcpListener(ipAddress, 8095);
//tcpListener.Start();
// Wait until a connection is made before continuing.
allDone.WaitOne();
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
MessageBox.Show("\nPress ENTER to continue...");
Console.Read();
}
public static void AcceptCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
// Signal the main thread to continue.
allDone.Set();
// Get the socket that handles the client request.
Socket listener = (Socket)ar.AsyncState;
Socket handler = listener.EndAccept(ar);
// Create the state object.
StateObject state = new StateObject();
state.workSocket = handler;
handler.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, StateObject.BufferSize, 0,
new AsyncCallback(ReadCallback), state);
}
public static void ReadCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
String content = String.Empty;
// Retrieve the state object and the handler socket
// from the asynchronous state object.
StateObject state = (StateObject)ar.AsyncState;
Socket handler = state.workSocket;
// Read data from the client socket.
int bytesRead = handler.EndReceive(ar);
if (bytesRead > 0)
{
// There might be more data, so store the data received so far.
state.sb.Append(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(
state.buffer, 0, bytesRead));
// Check for end-of-file tag. If it is not there, read
// more data.
content = state.sb.ToString();
if (content.IndexOf("<EOF>") > -1)
{
// All the data has been read from the
// client. Display it on the console.
MessageBox.Show(string.Concat("Read bytes from socket. \n Data :",
content.Length, content));
// Echo the data back to the client.
Send(handler, content);
}
else
{
// Not all data received. Get more.
handler.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, StateObject.BufferSize, 0,
new AsyncCallback(ReadCallback), state);
}
}
}
private static void Send(Socket handler, String data)
{
// Convert the string data to byte data using ASCII encoding.
byte[] byteData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(data);
// Begin sending the data to the remote device.
handler.BeginSend(byteData, 0, byteData.Length, 0,
new AsyncCallback(SendCallback), handler);
}
private static void SendCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
try
{
// Retrieve the socket from the state object.
Socket handler = (Socket)ar.AsyncState;
// Complete sending the data to the remote device.
int bytesSent = handler.EndSend(ar);
MessageBox.Show(string.Concat("Sent bytes to client.", bytesSent));
handler.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
handler.Close();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
}
//public static int Main(String[] args)
//{
// StartListening();
// return 0;
//}
}
}
}
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Net;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace ClientSocket
{
class Class1
{
public class StateObject
{
// Client socket.
public Socket workSocket = null;
// Size of receive buffer.
public const int BufferSize = 256;
// Receive buffer.
public byte[] buffer = new byte[BufferSize];
// Received data string.
public StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
}
public class AsynchronousClient
{
// The port number for the remote device.
public const int port = 8095;
// ManualResetEvent instances signal completion.
//set the initial state to signaled
public static ManualResetEvent connectDone =
new ManualResetEvent(false);
public static ManualResetEvent sendDone =
new ManualResetEvent(false);
public static ManualResetEvent receiveDone =
new ManualResetEvent(false);
// The response from the remote device.
public static String response = String.Empty;
public static void StartClient(string Msg)
{
// Connect to a remote device.
try
{
// Establish the remote endpoint for the socket.
// The name of the
// remote device is "host.contoso.com".
//IPAddress ipAddress = IPAddress.Parse("127.0.0.1");
IPAddress ipAddress = IPAddress.Parse("192.168.1.89");
//IPHostEntry ipHostInfo = Dns.Resolve("host.contoso.com");
//IPAddress ipAddress = ipHostInfo.AddressList[0];
IPEndPoint remoteEP = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress, port);
// Create a TCP/IP socket.
Socket client = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork,
SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
// Connect to the remote endpoint.
client.BeginConnect(remoteEP,
new AsyncCallback(ConnectCallback), client);
//TcpListener tcpListener = new TcpListener(ipAddress, port);
//tcpListener.Start();
connectDone.WaitOne();//Blocks the current thread until the current System.Threading.WaitHandle receives a signal.
// Send test data to the remote device.
Send(client, Msg + "<EOF>");
sendDone.WaitOne();
// Receive the response from the remote device.
Receive(client);
receiveDone.WaitOne();
// Write the response to the console.
MessageBox.Show("Response received", response);
// Release the socket.
//client.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
//client.Close();
// client.SetSocketOption(SocketOptionLevel.Tcp, SocketOptionName.KeepAlive, true);
}
catch (SocketException e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
}
}
public static void ConnectCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
try
{
// Retrieve the socket from the state object.
Socket client = (Socket)ar.AsyncState;//Gets a user-defined object that qualifies or contains information about an
//asynchronous operation.
// Complete the connection.
client.EndConnect(ar);//Ends a pending asynchronous connection request.
MessageBox.Show(string.Concat("Socket connected to ",
client.RemoteEndPoint.ToString()));
// Signal that the connection has been made.
connectDone.Set();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
}
public static void Receive(Socket client)
{
try
{
// Create the state object.
StateObject state = new StateObject();
state.workSocket = client;
// Begin receiving the data from the remote device.
client.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, StateObject.BufferSize, 0,
new AsyncCallback(ReceiveCallback), state);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
}
public static void ReceiveCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
try
{
// Retrieve the state object and the client socket
// from the asynchronous state object.
MessageBox.Show("Receivecallback");
StateObject state = (StateObject)ar.AsyncState;
Socket client = state.workSocket;
// Read data from the remote device.
int bytesRead = client.EndReceive(ar);
if (bytesRead > 0)
{
// There might be more data, so store the data received so far.
state.sb.Append(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(state.buffer, 0, bytesRead));
// Get the rest of the data.
client.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, StateObject.BufferSize, 0,
new AsyncCallback(ReceiveCallback), state);
}
else
{
// All the data has arrived; put it in response.
if (state.sb.Length > 1)
{
response = state.sb.ToString();
}
// Signal that all bytes have been received.
receiveDone.Set();
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
}
public static void Send(Socket client, String data)
{
// Convert the string data to byte data using ASCII encoding.
byte[] byteData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(data);
// Begin sending the data to the remote device.
client.BeginSend(byteData, 0, byteData.Length, 0,
new AsyncCallback(SendCallback), client);
}
public static void SendCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
try
{
// Retrieve the socket from the state object.
Socket client = (Socket)ar.AsyncState;
// Complete sending the data to the remote device.
int bytesSent = client.EndSend(ar);
MessageBox.Show(string.Concat("Sent bytes to server.", bytesSent.ToString()));
SocketConnected(client);
// Signal that all bytes have been sent.
sendDone.Set();
MessageBox.Show("Send Callback");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
}
}
public static bool SocketConnected(Socket s)
{
bool part1 = s.Poll(1000, SelectMode.SelectRead);
bool part2 = (s.Available == 0);
if (part1 && part2)
return false;
else
return true;
}
//public static int Main(String[] args)
//{
// StartClient();
// return 0;
//}
}
}
}
`
I have tried the Asynchronous Client and Server Communication Pattern with a C# windows Application.
I have tested the Server application from different system and the Client Application on my own system.
Once I run both application same time I can receive the Message. After that I have to restart both application to send another message. But I need it can be send data for all time with out any restarting application.

One aspect that I see is that the server shuts down the socket connection after sending data to client. This means that the client needs to initiate another round of connect sequence to data exchange ( what you mention as restarting the application). Have the server to retain connection (don't close) on exchanging data.
handler.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
handler.Close();

Network Socket - just the first message always completes

i've got the following problem in a client socket (sync) / server socket (async) environment.
If I send multiple messages from the client to the server, the first one finishs without any problems and will be received by the client without issues. When I send the 2nd message, just a few bytes go through. It doesn't seem to be a client problem, because it looks the client sends the whole message all the time. The crazy thing is, if I completely stop the project on the client and start again the first message completes again, also if the server component runs through all the time.
What I want to do...
Basically, I want to transfer different objects, most xml structured through the network and receive it on the client. Therefore, I do the Serialization/Deserialization.
The basics of the following code are extended msdn examples.
//CLIENT:
class ProgramClient
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string rootNode = "config";
StreamReader configStream = new StreamReader(config);
XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();
xml.Load(configStream);
SynchronousSocketClient socket = new SynchronousSocketClient("192.168.0.1", 40001, "c:\\log", xml);
socket.StartClient();
socket.Dispose();
socket = new SynchronousSocketClient("192.168.0.1", 40001, "c:\\log", xml);
socket.StartClient();
socket.Dispose();
}
}
class SynchronousSocketClient : IDisposable
{
private string ip;
private int port;
private object data;
public StreamWriter log;
public event EventHandler Disposed;
public SynchronousSocketClient(string ip, int port, string logfile, object data)
{
this.ip = ip;
this.port = port;
this.data = data;
openLog(logfile);
}
public void openLog(string logfile)
{
log = new StreamWriter(logfile, true);
}
public void Dispose()
{
log.Close();
if (this.Disposed != null)
this.Disposed(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}
// Convert an object to a byte array
private byte[] Serialize(object obj)
{
Stream stream = new MemoryStream();
BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
bf.Serialize(stream, obj);
byte[] b = null;
b = new byte[stream.Length];
stream.Position = 0;
stream.Read(b, 0, (int)stream.Length);
stream.Close();
return b;
}
public void StartClient()
{
// Data buffer for incoming data.
byte[] bytes = new byte[1024];
// Connect to a remote device.
try {
// Establish the remote endpoint for the socket.
// This example uses port 11000 on the local computer.
IPHostEntry ipHostInfo = Dns.GetHostEntry(ip);
IPAddress ipAddress = ipHostInfo.AddressList[0];
IPEndPoint remoteEP = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress,port);
// Create a TCP/IP socket.
Socket sender = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork,
SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp );
// Connect the socket to the remote endpoint. Catch any errors.
try {
sender.Connect(remoteEP);
log.WriteLine(DateTime.Now+": Socket connected to {0}",
sender.RemoteEndPoint.ToString());
// Encode the data string into a byte array.
byte[] msg = Serialize(data);
// Send the data through the socket.
int bytesSent = sender.Send(msg);
// Receive the response from the remote device.
int bytesRec = sender.Receive(bytes);
log.WriteLine(DateTime.Now + ": {0}",
Encoding.Unicode.GetString(bytes,0,bytesRec));
// Release the socket.
sender.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
sender.Close();
} catch (ArgumentNullException ane) {
log.WriteLine(DateTime.Now + ": ArgumentNullException : {0}", ane.ToString());
} catch (SocketException se) {
log.WriteLine(DateTime.Now + ": SocketException : {0}", se.ToString());
} catch (Exception e) {
log.WriteLine(DateTime.Now + ": Unexpected exception : {0}", e.ToString());
}
} catch (Exception e) {
log.WriteLine(DateTime.Now+": "+e.ToString());
}
}
}
//SERVER:
class ProgramServer
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
NetworkSocket socket = new NetworkSocket(nwsocketport);
socket.Start();
}
}
public class StateObject
{
// Client socket.
public Socket workSocket = null;
// Size of send buffer.
public const int sBufferSize = 1024;
// send buffer.
public byte[] sBuffer = new byte[sBufferSize];
// Received data object;
public object data = null;
// bytes read so far
public int bytesRead;
//receive buffer
public byte[] rBuffer;
}
public class NetworkSocket
{
private int port;
Socket listener;
IPEndPoint localEndPoint;
public NetworkSocket(int port) {
this.port = port;
}
public void Start() {
// Establish the local endpoint for the socket.
IPHostEntry ipHostInfo = Dns.GetHostEntry(Dns.GetHostName());
IPAddress ipAddress = ipHostInfo.AddressList[1];
localEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress, port);
// Create a TCP/IP socket.
listener = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork,
SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp );
//set socket timeouts
listener.SendTimeout = 5000;
listener.ReceiveTimeout = 5000;
// Bind the socket to the local endpoint and listen for incoming connections.
try {
listener.Bind(localEndPoint);
listener.Listen(1);
listener.BeginAccept(new AsyncCallback(AcceptCallback), listener);
} catch (Exception e) {
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
public void AcceptCallback(IAsyncResult ar) {
// Signal the main thread to continue.
//allDone.Set();
// Get the socket that handles the client request.
Socket listener = (Socket) ar.AsyncState;
Socket handler = listener.EndAccept(ar);
// Create the state object.
StateObject state = new StateObject();
// Data buffer for incoming data.
state.rBuffer = new Byte[listener.ReceiveBufferSize];
state.workSocket = handler;
handler.BeginReceive(state.rBuffer, 0, state.rBuffer.Length, 0,
new AsyncCallback(ReadCallback), state);
try
{
listener.BeginAccept(new AsyncCallback(AcceptCallback), listener);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
public void ReadCallback(IAsyncResult ar) {
// Retrieve the state object and the handler socket
// from the asynchronous state object.
StateObject state = (StateObject) ar.AsyncState;
Socket handler = state.workSocket;
//handler.ReceiveTimeout = 2000;
// Read data from the client socket.
state.bytesRead = handler.EndReceive(ar);
Send(handler, "paket successfully tranferred");
state.data = Deserialize(state.rBuffer);
bool xmlDoc = true;
try
{
XDocument.Parse(state.data.ToString());
}
catch
{
xmlDoc = false;
}
if (xmlDoc)
XMLHandler.update(state.data.ToString());
}
private void Send(Socket handler, String data) {
// Convert the string data to byte data using ASCII encoding.
byte[] byteData = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(data);
// Begin sending the data to the remote device.
handler.BeginSend(byteData, 0, byteData.Length, 0,
new AsyncCallback(SendCallback), handler);
}
private void SendCallback(IAsyncResult ar) {
try {
// Retrieve the socket from the state object.
Socket handler = (Socket) ar.AsyncState;
// Complete sending the data to the remote device.
int bytesSent = handler.EndSend(ar);
Console.WriteLine("Sent {0} bytes to client.", bytesSent);
handler.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
handler.Close();
} catch (Exception e) {
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
// Convert a byte array to an Object
private object Deserialize(byte[] b)
{
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(b);
BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
object obj = bf.Deserialize(stream);
stream.Close();
return obj;
}
// convert object to byte array
private byte[] Serialize(object obj)
{
Stream stream = new MemoryStream();
BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
bf.Serialize(stream, obj);
byte[] b = null;
b = new byte[stream.Length];
stream.Position = 0;
stream.Read(b, 0, (int)stream.Length);
stream.Close();
return b;
}
}
Could anybody please help me with my problem? I am not experienced in Socket Programming...

In your ReadCallback you need to start another BeginReceive, just like how you call BeginAccept in the AcceptCallback method.
A more serious issue with your code is that you expect to receive one entire message per ReadCallback. In reality, you could receive half a message, one byte, or three messages.

Releasing a TCP port, asynchronous call

I have a TCP server which constantly receives TCP streams from different sources. I have an external event that triggers a stop, and when that happens, the TCP port need to be released. The code below works properly, except for the closure. The close is not releasing the port, and the TCP port is stuck in the listening state. How can I fix this?
using System;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace TestTest
{
public class tcpserver
{
// State object for reading client data asynchronously
public class StateObject
{
// Client socket.
public Socket workSocket = null;
// Size of receive buffer.
public const int BufferSize = 2097152;
// Receive buffer.
public byte[] buffer = new byte[BufferSize];
// Received data string.
public StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
}
public class AsynchronousSocketListener
{
public Form10 m_parent;
Socket parentlistener;
// Incoming data from client.
public static string data = null;
// Thread signal.
public static ManualResetEvent allDone = new ManualResetEvent(false);
public AsynchronousSocketListener()
{
}
public void StartListening(Form10 frm10)
{
m_parent = frm10;
try
{
// Data buffer for incoming data.
byte[] bytes = new Byte[2097152];
int port = Convert.ToInt32(m_parent.textBox2.Text.Trim());
IPAddress ipv4 = IPAddress.Parse(m_parent.comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString().Trim());
IPEndPoint localEndPoint = new IPEndPoint(ipv4, port);
// Create a TCP/IP socket.
parentlistener = new Socket(AddressFamily.InterNetwork, SocketType.Stream, ProtocolType.Tcp);
parentlistener.SetSocketOption(SocketOptionLevel.Socket, SocketOptionName.ReuseAddress, false);
LingerOption lo = new LingerOption(false, 0);
parentlistener.SetSocketOption(SocketOptionLevel.Socket, SocketOptionName.Linger, lo);
// Setting the array to have this ip and port
m_parent.m_parent.setUsedIPport(
m_parent.comboBox1.SelectedItem.ToString().Trim() +
":" + m_parent.textBox2.Text.Trim());
// Bind the socket to the local endpoint and
// listen for incoming connections.
try
{
parentlistener.Bind(localEndPoint); // THIS IS THE PORT I WOULD LIKE
// TO RELEASE ON AN EXTERNAL TRIGGER
parentlistener.Listen(100);
while (m_parent.getStopState() == false)
{
//MessageBox.Show("L");
allDone.Reset();
//// Start an asynchronous socket to listen for connections.
parentlistener.BeginAccept(
new AsyncCallback(AcceptCallback), parentlistener);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
}
catch (Exception) {
MessageBox.Show("Error binding to tcp port", "ERROR"); return;
}
}
public void AcceptCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
try
{
// Signal the main thread to continue.
allDone.Set();
// Get the socket that handles the client request.
Socket listener = (Socket)ar.AsyncState;
Socket handler = listener.EndAccept(ar);
LingerOption lo = new LingerOption(false, 0);
handler.SetSocketOption(SocketOptionLevel.Socket,
SocketOptionName.Linger,
lo);
// Create the state object.
StateObject state = new StateObject();
state.workSocket = handler;
handler.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, StateObject.BufferSize,
0, new AsyncCallback(ReadCallback), state);
}
catch (Exception er) {
//MessageBox.Show(er.ToString());
}
}
public void ReadCallback(IAsyncResult ar)
{
try
{
String line = String.Empty;
// Retrieve the state object and the handler socket
// from the asynchronous state object.
StateObject state = (StateObject)ar.AsyncState;
Socket handler = state.workSocket;
string temporaryString = "";
// Read data from the client socket.
int bytesRead = handler.EndReceive(ar);
if (bytesRead > 0)
{
// There might be more data, so store the data received so far.
state.sb.Append(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(state.buffer, 0, bytesRead));
line = state.sb.ToString(); // This goes into an external
// store, and code is not here
handler.BeginReceive(state.buffer, 0, StateObject.BufferSize,
0, new AsyncCallback(ReadCallback), state);
}
}
}
catch (Exception er) {
//MessageBox.Show(er.ToString());
}
}
public void stopListener()
{
try
{
parentlistener.Shutdown(SocketShutdown.Both);
//parentlistener.Disconnect(true);
parentlistener.Close(); // PROBLEM !!! The code is not releasing
// the port, the tcp port continues to
// remain in the listening state.
parentlistener.Dispose();
}
catch (Exception Ex) {
//MessageBox.Show(Ex.ToString());
}
}
}
}
}

We had this exact problem just a few days ago. In our case we had to set the Linger mode to TRUE (you have it set to false) with a timeout of 0 (which you already have).
It's a bit counter-intuitive, but it worked.