# Class EasyHost

Listens for incoming [EasyClient](https://almightylks.gitbook.io/easycommunication/home/easyclient/class-easyclient) connections

**Namespace: EasyCommunication.Host.Connection**

**Assembly: EasyCommunication.dll**

#### Syntax <a href="#easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_syntax" id="easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_syntax"></a>

## Constructors <a href="#constructors" id="constructors"></a>

### EasyHost(Int32, Int32, IPAddress) <a href="#easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost__ctor_system_int32_system_int32_system_net_ipaddress_" id="easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost__ctor_system_int32_system_int32_system_net_ipaddress_"></a>

Creates an instance of [EasyHost](https://almightylks.gitbook.io/easycommunication/home/easyhost/class-easyhost) with a Heartbeat Interval, a Listening Port and a Listening Address.

#### Declaration

```
public EasyHost(int heartbeatInterval, int listeningPort, IPAddress listeningAddress)
```

#### Parameters

| Type                 | Name              | Description                                                                                  |
| -------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| System.Int32         | heartbeatInterval | Heartbeat Interval                                                                           |
| System.Int32         | listeningPort     | Listening Port for [TcpListener](#EasyCommunication_Host_Connection_EasyHost_TcpListener)    |
| System.Net.IPAddress | listeningAddress  | Listening Address for [TcpListener](#EasyCommunication_Host_Connection_EasyHost_TcpListener) |

## Properties <a href="#properties" id="properties"></a>

### ClientConnections <a href="#easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_clientconnections" id="easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_clientconnections"></a>

All Connections with received Heartbeats since last query, used by EasyCommunication.Host.Connection.Heartbeat.

#### Declaration

```
public Dictionary<TcpClient, int> ClientConnections { get; }
```

#### Property Value

| Type                                                                               | Description |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary\<System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient, System.Int32> |             |

### EventHandler <a href="#easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_eventhandler" id="easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_eventhandler"></a>

EventHandler for EasyHost-events

#### Declaration

```
public HostEventHandler EventHandler { get; }
```

#### Property Value

| Type                                                                                                | Description |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| [HostEventHandler](https://almightylks.gitbook.io/easycommunication/home/easyhost/broken-reference) |             |

### ListeningPort <a href="#easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_listeningport" id="easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_listeningport"></a>

The port on which the Host is listening for incoming connections

#### Declaration

```
public int ListeningPort { get; }
```

#### Property Value

| Type         | Description |
| ------------ | ----------- |
| System.Int32 |             |

### TcpListener <a href="#easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_tcplistener" id="easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_tcplistener"></a>

The TcpListener used to listen for incoming connections.

#### Declaration

```
public TcpListener TcpListener { get; }
```

#### Property Value

| Type                           | Description |
| ------------------------------ | ----------- |
| System.Net.Sockets.TcpListener |             |

## Methods <a href="#methods" id="methods"></a>

### Close() <a href="#easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_close" id="easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_close"></a>

Closes the [TcpListener](#EasyCommunication_Host_Connection_EasyHost_TcpListener) from listening for connections

#### Declaration

### Open() <a href="#easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_open" id="easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_open"></a>

Open the [TcpListener](#EasyCommunication_Host_Connection_EasyHost_TcpListener) to listen for connections

#### Declaration

### SendData\<T>(T, TcpClient) <a href="#easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_senddata__1___0_system_net_sockets_tcpclient_" id="easycommunication_host_connection_easyhost_senddata__1___0_system_net_sockets_tcpclient_"></a>

Sends data to the specified receiver

#### Declaration

```
public SendStatus SendData<T>(T data, TcpClient receiver)
```

#### Parameters

| Type                         | Name     | Description          |
| ---------------------------- | -------- | -------------------- |
| T                            | data     | Data to send         |
| System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient | receiver | Receiver of the data |

#### Returns

| Type                                                                                             | Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |
| [SendStatus](https://almightylks.gitbook.io/easycommunication/home/shared-types/enum-sendstatus) |             |

#### Type Parameters

| Name | Description                                                         |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| T    | Custom Type which has to be either JsonConvert'able or Serializable |


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