I am implementing the GKSession server/client mode operation in my application on iOS. I found one question related to mine but with no answer. I am trying to allow the server to disconnect any client that is currently connected to the session. I thought that calling disconnectPeerFromAllPeers:(NSString *)peerID would allow me to do this, but is seems to have no effect.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Actually answered via question update ion 01/03/2012, but moved this text to the answer section
I wanted to share how I implemented a disconnect request sent from server to client. All of the code presented below is contained within a class I created to completely encapsulate all the interfacing with a GKSession instance (also implements the GKSessionDelegate methods).
First I have the server send a disconnect request to the client that shall be disconneted. Any data that is sent from client to server or vice versa is contained within a dictionary that also has a key-value pair to specify the type of data that is sent (in this case the data is a disconnect request).
- (void)sendDisconnectRequestToPeer:(NSString *)peer {
//create the data dictionary that includes the disconnect value for the data type key
NSMutableDictionary *dictPrvw = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:[NSNumber numberWithInt:GKSessionDataTypeDisconnect], kDictKeyDataType, nil];
NSData *dataChunk = [[NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:dictPrvw] retain];
//[self printDict:dictPrvw];
NSArray *peers = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:peer, nil];
[self sendData:dataChunk toPeers:peers];
[dataChunk release];
[dictPrvw release];
}
The client receives the data, casts it into a dictionary and examines the key-value pair that specifies what type of data was sent. If it's a disconnect request, my "GKSessionManager" class then implements a disconnect.
- (void)recievedAllDataChunksInSession:(GKSession *)session fromPeer:(NSString *)peer context:(void *)context {
//The chunk was packaged by the other user using an NSKeyedArchiver,
//so unpackage it here with our NSKeyedUnArchiver
NSMutableDictionary *responseDictionary = (NSMutableDictionary *)[[NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithData:self.recievedPackets] mutableCopyWithZone:NULL];
//[self printDict:responseDictionary];
//get the enumerator value for the data type
NSNumber *gkSessDataType = [responseDictionary objectForKey:kDictKeyDataType];
int intDataType = [gkSessDataType intValue];
UIAlertView *anAlrtVw;
switch (intDataType) {
case GKSessionDataTypeMessageData:
[self sessionManager:self recievedDataDictionary:responseDictionary];
break;
case GKSessionDataTypePreviewRequest:
if (sess.sessionMode == GKSessionModeServer) {
[self sendMsgPreviewToPeer:peer];
}
break;
case GKSessionDataTypePreviewSend:
//[self sessionManager:self recievedDataDictionary:responseDictionary];
[self sessionManager:self connectedWithPrelimData:responseDictionary];
break;
case GKSessionDataTypeDisconnect:
anAlrtVw = [[UIAlertView alloc]
initWithTitle:nil
message:@"The server has disconnect you."
delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:@"OK"
otherButtonTitles:nil];
[anAlrtVw show];
[anAlrtVw release];
[self closeSession];
[self disconnectedByServer];
default:
break;
}
}
- (void)closeSession {
[sess disconnectFromAllPeers];
[sess setDataReceiveHandler: nil withContext: NULL];
sess.available = NO;
sess.delegate = nil;
self.sess = nil;
self.serverId = nil;
self.rqstPeerId = nil;
serverIsConnecting = NO;
}
The user never sees the disconnect request and so has no control over whether or not to deny it.
Hope this information helps. I realize what I wrote my not be entirely clear and I have left a lot of other code out (on purpose) so feel free to comment or ask questions.