Only send/recieve new unread chat messages instead of spamming entire bandwidth

goonserver

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f9ec811b10bbab54e843199eb68156e9e7c143cc
+Subproject commit c720b668180d46b8eb37747f9c24d2fa1f49de72

network/network.go

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import (
 
 const protoVersion = 1
 
-var serverAddr = "boner.be:6969" // Default server address
+var serverAddr = "boner.be:6969"       // Default server address
+var lastSeenMessageTimestamp int64 = 0 // Track the last message timestamp seen by this client
 
 func SetServerAddr(addr string) {
 	serverAddr = addr
@@ -26,10 +27,32 @@ func SetServerAddr(addr string) {
 }
 
 func ConnectToServer(username, password string, isRegistering bool) (net.Conn, int32, error) {
-	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", serverAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Failed to dial server: %v", err)
-		return nil, 0, err
+	log.Printf("Connecting to server at %s...", serverAddr)
+
+	var err error
+	var conn net.Conn
+
+	// Try connecting with a timeout
+	connChan := make(chan net.Conn, 1)
+	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
+
+	go func() {
+		c, e := net.Dial("tcp", serverAddr)
+		if e != nil {
+			errChan <- e
+			return
+		}
+		connChan <- c
+	}()
+
+	// Wait for connection with timeout
+	select {
+	case conn = <-connChan:
+		// Connection successful, continue
+	case err = <-errChan:
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to dial server: %v", err)
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("connection timeout after 5 seconds")
 	}
 
 	log.Println("Connected to server. Authenticating...")
@@ -54,8 +77,12 @@ func ConnectToServer(username, password string, isRegistering bool) (net.Conn, i
 		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to send auth: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Read server response
+	// Read server response with timeout
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(conn)
+
+	// Set a read deadline for authentication
+	conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second))
+
 	lengthBuf := make([]byte, 4)
 	if _, err := io.ReadFull(reader, lengthBuf); err != nil {
 		conn.Close()
@@ -63,12 +90,21 @@ func ConnectToServer(username, password string, isRegistering bool) (net.Conn, i
 	}
 	messageLength := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(lengthBuf)
 
+	// Sanity check message size
+	if messageLength > 1024*1024 { // 1MB max message size
+		conn.Close()
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("authentication response too large: %d bytes", messageLength)
+	}
+
 	messageBuf := make([]byte, messageLength)
 	if _, err := io.ReadFull(reader, messageBuf); err != nil {
 		conn.Close()
 		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to read auth response body: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// Clear read deadline after authentication
+	conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Time{})
+
 	var response pb.ServerMessage
 	if err := proto.Unmarshal(messageBuf, &response); err != nil {
 		conn.Close()
@@ -88,6 +124,10 @@ func ConnectToServer(username, password string, isRegistering bool) (net.Conn, i
 
 	playerID := response.GetPlayerId()
 	log.Printf("Successfully authenticated with player ID: %d", playerID)
+
+	// Reset the lastSeenMessageTimestamp when reconnecting
+	lastSeenMessageTimestamp = 0
+
 	return conn, playerID, nil
 }
 
@@ -110,6 +150,12 @@ func HandleServerCommunication(conn net.Conn, playerID int32, player *types.Play
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 
+	// Add a heartbeat ticker to detect connection issues
+	heartbeatTicker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+	defer heartbeatTicker.Stop()
+
+	lastMessageTime := time.Now()
+
 	// Start message sending goroutine
 	go func() {
 		defer func() {
@@ -135,15 +181,32 @@ func HandleServerCommunication(conn net.Conn, playerID int32, player *types.Play
 				return
 			case <-done:
 				return
+			case <-heartbeatTicker.C:
+				// If no message has been sent for a while, send a heartbeat
+				timeSinceLastMessage := time.Since(lastMessageTime)
+				if timeSinceLastMessage > 5*time.Second {
+					// Send an empty batch as a heartbeat
+					emptyBatch := &pb.ActionBatch{
+						PlayerId:                 playerID,
+						LastSeenMessageTimestamp: lastSeenMessageTimestamp,
+					}
+					if err := writeMessage(conn, emptyBatch); err != nil {
+						log.Printf("Failed to send heartbeat: %v", err)
+						errChan <- err
+						return
+					}
+					lastMessageTime = time.Now()
+				}
 			case <-actionTicker.C:
 				player.Lock()
 				if len(player.ActionQueue) > 0 {
 					actions := make([]*pb.Action, len(player.ActionQueue))
 					copy(actions, player.ActionQueue)
 					batch := &pb.ActionBatch{
-						PlayerId: playerID,
-						Actions:  actions,
-						Tick:     player.CurrentTick,
+						PlayerId:                 playerID,
+						Actions:                  actions,
+						Tick:                     player.CurrentTick,
+						LastSeenMessageTimestamp: lastSeenMessageTimestamp,
 					}
 					player.ActionQueue = player.ActionQueue[:0]
 					player.Unlock()
@@ -152,6 +215,7 @@ func HandleServerCommunication(conn net.Conn, playerID int32, player *types.Play
 						errChan <- err
 						return
 					}
+					lastMessageTime = time.Now()
 				} else {
 					player.Unlock()
 				}
@@ -260,6 +324,13 @@ func HandleServerCommunication(conn net.Conn, playerID int32, player *types.Play
 				if handler, ok := player.UserData.(types.ChatMessageHandler); ok && len(serverMessage.ChatMessages) > 0 {
 					log.Printf("Received %d chat messages from server", len(serverMessage.ChatMessages))
 					handler.HandleServerMessages(serverMessage.ChatMessages)
+
+					// Update the last seen message timestamp to the most recent message
+					if len(serverMessage.ChatMessages) > 0 {
+						lastMsg := serverMessage.ChatMessages[len(serverMessage.ChatMessages)-1]
+						lastSeenMessageTimestamp = lastMsg.Timestamp
+						log.Printf("Updated last seen message timestamp to %d", lastSeenMessageTimestamp)
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -268,6 +339,7 @@ func HandleServerCommunication(conn net.Conn, playerID int32, player *types.Play
 	// Wait for error or quit signal
 	select {
 	case <-quitChan:
+		log.Printf("Received quit signal, sending disconnect message")
 		// Send disconnect message
 		disconnectMsg := &pb.ActionBatch{
 			PlayerId: playerID,
@@ -277,8 +349,10 @@ func HandleServerCommunication(conn net.Conn, playerID int32, player *types.Play
 			}},
 		}
 		writeMessage(conn, disconnectMsg)
+		close(done)
 	case err := <-errChan:
 		log.Printf("Network error: %v", err)
+		close(done)
 	}
 }