# from Messages.Messages import IMessage

# class ParticipantMsg(IMessage):
#     """! A participant messages notifies other participants of its presence.

#     When received by another participant, it can be followed by a NetworkIdMsg
#     to announce that participant to this client such that it can join privately
#     """
#     ## The message ID
#     id: int = 0xA0
#     ## The length of the message
#     length: int = 2
#     ## The network ID known by the participant. 
#     network_id: int = None

#     def __init__(self, network_id: int):
#         """! Create a new message for sending
#         @param network_id The network ID known by the participant. Use 0 if it is unknown
#         """
#         if isinstance(network_id, int):
#             self.network_id = network_id
#         elif isinstance(network_id, bytes):
#             self.network_id = network_id[1]

#     def Serialize(self, buffer_ref):
#         """! Serialize the message into a byte array. 
#         @param buffer_ref The buffer to serialize into
#         @return The length of the message in the buffer
#         """
#         if buffer_ref is None or self.network_id is None:
#             return 0
        
#         buffer: bytearray = buffer_ref[0]
#         buffer[0:ParticipantMsg.length] = [
#             ParticipantMsg.id,
#             self.network_id
#         ]
#         return ParticipantMsg.length

    # @staticmethod
    # def Serialized(buffer_ref, network_id):
    #     if buffer_ref is None or network_id is None:
    #         return 0
        
    #     buffer: bytearray = buffer_ref[0]
    #     buffer[0:ClientMsg.length] = [
    #         ClientMsg.id,
    #         network_id
    #     ]
    #     return ClientMsg.length
    
    ## Send the network_id to the participant
    # def SendTo(participant, network_id):
    #     if participant is None or network_id is None:
    #         return False

    #     participant.buffer[0:2] = [
    #         ClientMsg.id,
    #         network_id
    #     ]
    #     participant.SendBuffer(ClientMsg.length)

    ## Publish the network_id     
    # def Publish(participant, network_id):
    #     if participant is None or network_id is None:
    #         return False

    #     participant.buffer[0:2] = [
    #         ClientMsg.id,
    #         network_id
    #     ]
    #     participant.PublishBuffer(ClientMsg.length)