PlayerServer.py

"""
PlayerServer interfaces between the PlayerGui and the remotely accessible Player
class.
"""
import sys
from time import sleep
from socket import gethostbyname, gethostname

import Pyro.core
import Pyro.naming

from PyQt4.QtCore import *

from Server import Server
from Player import Player

class PlayerServer(Server):

    playerConnected = pyqtSignal()
    playerStatusChanged = pyqtSignal(str)
    
    gameStarted = pyqtSignal()
    buzzDisabled = pyqtSignal()
    
    buttonClicked = pyqtSignal(int) ####################

    """
       ***REIMPLEMENTED METHODS FROM BASECLASS***
    """
    def __init__(self, gui, name, parent=None):
        Server.__init__(self, gui, name)
        ns = Pyro.naming.NameServerLocator().getNS()
        self.game = Pyro.core.getProxyForURI(ns.resolve('jeopardy'))
        #    'PYRONAME://' + 'jeopardy')
        self.running = False

        self.name = name
        #self.ip = gethostbyname(gethostname())

    def run(self):
        self.running = True
        Server.run(self)

    def setupSignals(self):
        self.serverStarted.connect(self.connect)
        self.gameStarted.connect(self.gui.startGame)


    def setupGuiSignals(self):
        Server.setupGuiSignals(self)
        self.playerStatusChanged.connect(self.gui.updateStatus)
        self.buzzDisabled.connect(self.gui.disableBuzz)
        self.gui.getGrid().buttonClicked.connect(self.pickQuestion)############

    def connectDaemon(self):
        self.uri = self.daemon.connectPersistent(Player(self), str(hash(self.name))) ######

    """
       ***GAME FUNCTIONS*** 
    """
    def startGame(self):
        self.setupGuiSignals()

    # registers with server after having reserved the nickname via the canConnect method
    def connect(self):
        self.log('Connecting to server')
        self.game.connect(self.name)
        self.playerConnected.emit()

    # sets the player's name; used if the name the user initially selected is taken
    def setName(self, name):
        if not self.running:
            self.name = name

    # buzzes the game server (could have been called in the gui, but need name)
    def buzz(self):
        self.game.buzz(self.name)

    ###################
    def pickQuestion(self, i):
        print 'question picked is', i
        self.game.acceptQuestion(i)