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)