Java sockets pls help

[kamilo 7]

So basically i've been working with Java sockets, and i'm currently stuck at a problem

I've re-searched ways to handle multiple clients on one server; i.e. having multiple slave bots and one mule bot 

So here's my code for the Server.java class which is initialized on my main script, as new Server(port)... 

		private ServerSocket server;
		private final int PORT;
		
		private volatile boolean isRunning = true;
		private ArrayList<ServerThread> serverThreads = new ArrayList<>();

	    public Server(int PORT) {
	    	this.PORT = PORT;
	    }

		@Override
		public void run() {
			while (isRunning) {
				try {	        	
		            server = new ServerSocket(PORT);            
		            ServerThread thread = new ServerThread(server.accept());
	                
		            serverThreads.add(thread);
	                thread.start();	
	                MethodProvider.log("size: " + serverThreads.size());
		        } catch (IOException e) {
		            e.printStackTrace();
		        }
			}
		}

As you can see I'm adding multiple connections into an arraylist of Threads (ServerThreads)

	private Socket socket;
	private ObjectInputStream input;
	private ObjectOutputStream output;
	private PlayerState state;
	
	private volatile boolean isRunning = true;
    
    public ServerThread(Socket socket) {
    	this.socket = socket;  
    }
    
    public void run() {   
    	while (isRunning) {
	       	try {    	   
	       		input = new ObjectInputStream(socket.getInputStream());
				output = new ObjectOutputStream(socket.getOutputStream());
			
				// Read state
				state = (PlayerState)input.readObject();
					
			} catch (IOException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
				e.printStackTrace();
			}

    	}
    }

So, all that is done; every connection is being added on to a que( i think)

The problem i have is how the fuck do I reach the ServerThread code in another class, I already initialized the Server on my main and i don't wanna put more code there

i would like to handle the code in a separate task class; i.e. so i can read the location, world. then send back the boolean yes(ready for trade) and then when all is set and done send a final status complelettion boolean which indicates that the transaction is complete

Don't worry all this info is just a PlayerState class that i create and it contains all this info

please let me know how i can access these new 'threads' i created in the main, and write to them. if possible handle in separate classes; one class to handle the world and hop, another class to set the go message for trade, and  another class to setthe completeion boolean that it's done.

 

Hopefully its possible 

[kamilo 7]

also i dont get why it doesn't close spoilers and simply shoves it under another...

[Articron 738]

Have a look at my Server class from this thread: 

https://github.com/articron/IO-JSON-based-networking/blob/master/src/io/server/IOServer.java#L52

 

tl;dr I would write a wrapper for the connection and have the client send a UID at the start of the connection. You set it on your server-sided connection as it accepts the connection. That way you can loop through your list.