C#

System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);

using System.Threading;
Thread.Sleep(5000);

Metal76 wrote:

The main thread keeps a reference to the MyProtocol objects created, and uses the Data property to exchange data with the thread (with appropriate synchronization using lock to avoid race conditions). Is this ok? Is there any better approach?

Metal76 wrote:

Which is the correct way to shut down the connection threads?

volatile bool canContinue = true;
public void HandleClient(){
   while(canContinue){
      ......
   }
}

public void Stop(){
   canContinue = false;
}

MyProtocol protocol = new MyProtocol();
Thread thread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(protocol.HandleClient));
thread.IsBackground = true;
thread.Start();

void HandleClient()
{
   ... 

   // Block until data is available from socket or client disconnected
   while ((recvMsgSize = clntSock.Receive(rcvBuffer, 0, rcvBuffer.Length, SocketFlags.None)) > 0)
   {
       // Process received data 
       ...
   }

   // Client disconnected, return from function --> terminate thread
}