package net.ericd.utils
{
 import flash.display.Sprite;
 import flash.net.LocalConnection;
 import flash.events.StatusEvent;
 import flash.text.TextField;
 import flash.utils.Timer;
 import flash.events.TimerEvent;

 /**
  * This SWF will reside in a web page.
  */
 public class LocalConnectionSender extends Sprite
 {
  private var conn:LocalConnection;
  private var myTimer:Timer;
  private var circle:Sprite;
  private var marker:Sprite;
  
  public function LocalConnectionSender()
  {
   conn = new LocalConnection();
   conn.allowDomain( "*", "localhost" );
   conn.allowInsecureDomain( "*", "localhost" );
   conn.addEventListener( StatusEvent.STATUS, onStatus );
   
   myTimer = new Timer( 500, 0 );
   myTimer.addEventListener( TimerEvent.TIMER, ping );
      
   marker = new Marker();
   marker.x = 12;
   marker.y = 15;
   marker.alpha = 0;
   addChild( marker );
   
   myTimer.start();
  }
  
  private function onStatus( event:StatusEvent ):void
  {
   switch( event.level )
   {
    case "status":
     am_txt.text = "Yes";
     //marker.alpha = 1;
     break;
    case "error":
     am_txt.text = "No";
     //marker.alpha = 0.3;
     break;
   }
  }
  
  private function ping( event:TimerEvent ):void
  {
   conn.send( "_lifeConnection", "lcHandler", "hello" );
  }
 }
}