dont bork the server

Author: collinalexbell

include/MultiPlayer/Client.h

@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ class Client
   void startUpdateThread();
   void updateThreadLoop();
   void poll();
+  bool shouldSendPlayerPacket();
+  void justSentPlayerPacket();
 
 private:
   ENetHost* client;
   ENetPeer* peer;
   bool _isConnected = false;
   double lastUpdate = 0;
-  double UPDATE_EVERY = 1.0 / 20.0;
+  double UPDATE_EVERY = 1.0 / 5.0;
   std::shared_ptr<EntityRegistry> registry;
 };
 

readme.md

@@ -151,8 +151,16 @@ Once the libraries are installed, you can compile and run the program as describ
 
 Right now this is the only way to install the project.
 
+#### Tracy submodule
 Clone the project (with submodules `git clone --recurse-submodules`), navigate to the project directory and run `make`:
 
+or
+
+if you have already cloned the project, use 
+```
+git submodule update --init
+```
+
 The build process will generate the `matrix` executable in the current directory.
 
 ## Running

src/MultiPlayer/Client.cpp

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 #include "camera.h"
 #include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include "systems/Player.h"
+#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
 
 namespace MultiPlayer {
 
@@ -151,11 +153,19 @@ Client::isConnected()
   return _isConnected;
 }
 
+bool
+Client::shouldSendPlayerPacket() {
+  return glfwGetTime()-lastUpdate >= UPDATE_EVERY;
+}
+
+void Client::justSentPlayerPacket() {
+  lastUpdate = glfwGetTime();
+}
+
 bool
 Client::sendPlayer(glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 front)
 {
-  if (_isConnected) {
-
+  if (_isConnected && shouldSendPlayerPacket()) {
     ENetPacket* packet = enet_packet_create(
       NULL, sizeof(glm::vec3) * 2, ENET_PACKET_FLAG_UNSEQUENCED);
 
@@ -168,6 +178,7 @@ Client::sendPlayer(glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 front)
     enet_peer_send(peer, 1, packet);
     enet_host_flush(client);
 
+    justSentPlayerPacket();
     return true;
   }