When our game starts we need to fetch data from GameSparks server as soon has GS is ready. So I'm adding a listener to GS.GameSparksAvailable that starts downloading levels from GS server. But when there's no internet connectivity my GameSparksAvailable listener is not called.

So what is the recommended way to test if internet connection is available when using GS? Use a GS listener or event or parameter that I don't about or use something like UnityEngine.Network.TestConnection()

  

public class GameBootstrapper : MonoBehaviour
    {
        void Start ()
        {
            GS.GameSparksAvailable += HandleGameSparksAvailable;
        }

        //not call if no internet connectivity
        private void HandleGameSparksAvailable (bool value)
        {
            //what is meaning of the bool parameter ???
            DownloadLevelFromGS ();
            GS.GameSparksAvailable -= HandleGameSparksAvailable;
        }

        private void DownloadLevelFromGS ()
        {
            ...
        }
        
        //I don't know when to call this
        private void InitDefaultLevel ()
        {
            ...
        }
    }

  

void Start ()
        {
            GS.GameSparksAvailable += HandleGameSparksAvailable;
        }
 
        //not call if no internet connectivity
        private void HandleGameSparksAvailable (bool value)
        {
            //what is meaning of the bool parameter ???
            Debug.Log(value);
        }

Unity has some built in functionality in this regard with it's Application.internetReachability and NetworkReachability. 

  

void OnGUI()
	{
		if (Application.internetReachability != NetworkReachability.NotReachable)
		{
			// do some stuff 
		}
		else
		{
			// No connection
		}
	}

  

Hi,

Somewhat related to this, I'm fairly sure we're seeing cases in our project where GameSparks doesn't become 'available' on iOS after a suspend/resume, despite having good internet connectivity (and being available and authenticated before the suspend)

Is there anything we could do or should be doing do in these cases to retry/recheck? (When this happens, another suspend/resume seems to make it become available again)

 

 You could possibly try using OnApplicationPause  

void OnApplicationPause (bool pause)
{
   if(pause)
   {
       // we are in background
   }
   else
   {
       // we are in foreground again.
	if (!GS.Available)
	{
		GS.Reconnect();
	}
   }
}

  I'll have to test this myself, if I find a different solution I'll post back here 

Application.internetReachability indicates if the device has wifi ON or not. The Wifi can be ON and still have no internet access. Network.TestConnection() can be use to detect internet access. But since GS tries to open a websocket at startup, it should notify the application when it fails connect to make the game starts in "LOCAL" mode. BTW I still don't know the meaning of bool parameter in GameSparksAvailable listener.

The bool is to let you know if GameSparks is available. If you put   

void Start ()
        {
            GS.GameSparksAvailable += HandleGameSparksAvailable;
        }
 
        //not call if no internet connectivity
        private void HandleGameSparksAvailable (bool value)
        {
            //what is meaning of the bool parameter ???
            Debug.Log(value);
        }

  You'll see that it's equal to true if you're connected to GameSparks and false if not. It's not required for anything but available if you need it. At the moment you have to check if GameSparks is not available and code around it yourself, but an Offline mode is in the plans in the next 4 weeks or so.

Does this mean, if the connection is lost, the GS.GameSparksAvailable callback should be called? This doesn't seem to work now. This is not necessarily needed, but it would be nice to have

Hi What happens to this?? if the connection is lost, the GS.GameSparksAvailable callback should be called?  Thanks this topics is very helpfull

Hi Oisin,

I am testing SetDurable on a LogEventRequest with a Send completion handler that writes some Debug.Log text depending on the response.HasErrors.

 

new LogEventRequest ()
	.SetEventKey ("TakeTurn")
	.SetDurable(true)
	.Send (response => {
                if (response.HasErrors) {
			Debug.Log ("Event Request ERROR!!!");
		} else {
			Debug.Log ("Event Request OK");
		}	
	});						

 

With internet connection, that LogEventRequest will generate on the console the "GS: SEND:" info followed by the "GS: RECV:" info and my "Event Request OK" text.

With no internet connection, the console returns the "GS: SEND:" info followed by my "Event Request ERROR!!!" message, 

and when the connection comes back, the request is sent as a second attempt (SetDurable), the console returns the "GS: SEND:" info, followed by the "GS: RECV:" info but none of my texts "Event Request OK" nor "Event Request ERROR".

Can you please confirm whether the Send completion handler is supposed to be executed on a SetDurable request when triggered by a re-established connection?

Thanks,

Stephane