Server/Client connection using an actionListener

Question

Hey guys,
New to this board, so hopefully I can be of assistance :)
What I am currently working on is a networked Monopoly game. My part of the assignment is to create a simple game lobby (just GUI based, buttons, action listeners, etc) where players can create games and join games already created.
What I have is this. When a player clicks on the "Create Game" button, an anonomus inner action listener will detect the push and create a hosted game (Server side connection). When a player clicks on the newly created game, they will be a joined player (Client side connection).
The problem is this, keep in mind that I have created a very, very simple server/client chat to test this out. When a Socket is created for the clients to connect to upon the Create Game button push, my program essentially just hangs. Nothing happens at all.
Here are the 3 classes I used. I understand this is probably not the most efficient way to post, but this is the only way you can see what I exactly have. I took out all my GUI stuff to make it easier to follow (if you want me to post full classes I can):
Thanks for all the help!
- Ry
//package Mackopoly;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.io.EOFException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.io.EOFException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class gameList extends JFrame {
    MackPlayer tc1;
    MackPlayer tc2;
    MackPlayer tc3;
    HostPlayer ts1;
    HostPlayer ts2;
    HostPlayer ts3;
    private String temp = ""; //used to display chat area
    private int gameCounter = 0; //number of games created
    private boolean game1Started = false;
    private boolean game2Started = false;
    private boolean game3Started = false;
    public void start()
    //Sets up the screen
        enterField.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener()
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
                if (ae.getSource() == enterField)
                    temp = enterField.getText();
                    chatBox.append(temp + "\n");
                    enterField.setText("");
        createGame.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener()
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
                if (ae.getSource() == createGame)
                    gameCounter++;
                    if(gameCounter == 1)
                        //create a new host game on the server
                        //instanciate an object accordingly
                        game1.setText("Game " + gameCounter + "started!");
                        game1Started = true;
                              ts1 = new HostPlayer();
                        ts1.execute();
                    else if(gameCounter == 2)
                        game2.setText("Game " + gameCounter + "started!");
                        game2Started = true;
                              ts2 = new HostPlayer();
                        ts2.execute();
                    else if(gameCounter == 3)
                        game3.setText("Game " + gameCounter + "started!");
                        game3Started = true;
                              ts3 = new HostPlayer();
                         ts3.execute();
                    else
                        System.out.println("games full");
        joinGame1.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener()
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
                if (ae.getSource() == joinGame1)
                    if(game1Started == false)
                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Start a game!");
                    if(game1Started == true)
                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Joined!");
                        tc1 = new MackPlayer("Game 1");
                        tc1.startClient();
        joinGame2.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener()
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
                if (ae.getSource() == joinGame2)
                    if(game2Started == false)
                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Start a game!");
                    if(game2Started == true)
                         JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Joined!");
                        tc2 = new MackPlayer("Game 2");
                        tc2.startClient();
        joinGame3.addActionListener(
        new ActionListener()
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
                if (ae.getSource() == joinGame3)
                    if(game3Started == false)
                        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Start a game!");
                    if(game3Started == true)
                         JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Joined!");
                        tc3 = new MackPlayer("Game 3");
                        tc3.startClient();
    }//End start method
}//End of my class
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.Formatter;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
//Imports necessary packages
public class MackPlayer extends JFrame implements Runnable
//Client class
     private JTextField idField;
     private JTextArea displayArea;
     private JTextField guessArea;
     private JPanel panel2;
     private Socket connection;
     private Scanner input;
     private Formatter output;
     private String Host;
     private String myMark;
     private boolean myTurn;
     private final String X_MARK = "1";
     private final String O_MARK = "2";
     public MackPlayer(String host)
          Host = host;
          displayArea = new JTextArea(10,30);
          displayArea.setEditable(false);
          add(new JScrollPane(displayArea), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
          //Creates the message area
          idField = new JTextField();
          idField.setEditable(false);
          add(idField, BorderLayout.NORTH);
          //Creates the name field
          guessArea = new JTextField(10);
          guessArea.setEditable(false);
          add(new JScrollPane(guessArea), BorderLayout.CENTER);
          //Creates the guess area
          panel2 = new JPanel();
          panel2.add(guessArea, BorderLayout.CENTER);
          add(panel2, BorderLayout.CENTER);
          setSize(350, 275);
          setVisible(true);
          TextHandler tHandler = new TextHandler();
          idField.addActionListener(tHandler);
          guessArea.addActionListener(tHandler);
          //Adds the area's to the handler
          startClient();
     public void startClient()
     //Gets connection and starts thread
          try
               connection = new Socket(InetAddress.getByName(Host), 12345);
               input = new Scanner(connection.getInputStream());
               output = new Formatter(connection.getOutputStream());
          catch(IOException e)
               e.printStackTrace();
          ExecutorService worker = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1);
          worker.execute(this);
     public void run()
          myMark = input.nextLine();
          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(
          new Runnable()
               public void run()
                    idField.setText("Enter name here");
                    guessArea.setText("Enter guess");
                    //Default text
          );//end call
          myTurn = (myMark.equals(X_MARK));
          while(true)
               if(input.hasNextLine())
                    processMessage(input.nextLine());
     private void processMessage(String message)
     //Handles all possible messages from the server
          if(message.equals("Guess too low."))
               displayMessage("Guess too low\n");
          else if(message.equals("Guess too high."))
               displayMessage("Guess too high\n");
          else if(message.equals("You Win!"))
               displayMessage("You Win!\n");
          else if(message.equals("Other player connected.  Your turn."))
               displayMessage("Other player connected.  Your turn\n");
               guessArea.setEditable(true);
          else if(message.equals("Name1"))
               displayMessage("Enter your name.\n");
               idField.setEditable(true);
          else if(message.equals("Name2"))
               displayMessage("Enter your name.\n");
               idField.setEditable(true);
          else if(message.equals("Player 2 has entered name"))
               displayMessage("Player 2 has entered name.  Your turn\n");
               guessArea.setEditable(true);
          else if(message.equals("Invalid guess, try again"))
               displayMessage(message + "\n");
               myTurn = true;
               guessArea.setEditable(true);
          else if(message.equals("Opponent guessed"))
               int sw = input.nextInt();
               displayMessage("Opponent guessed " + sw);
               sendGuess(sw);
               displayMessage("\nOpponent moved.  Your turn.\n");
               guessArea.setEditable(true);
          else if(message.equals("Opponent guessed and won"))
               int sw = input.nextInt();
               displayMessage("Opponent guessed and won with number " + sw);
               sendGuess(sw);
               guessArea.setEditable(false);
          else
               displayMessage(message + "\n");
     private void displayMessage(final String messageToDisplay)
          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(
          new Runnable()
               public void run()
                    displayArea.append(messageToDisplay);
     public void sendGuess(int guess)
          if(myTurn)
               output.format("%d\n", guess);
               output.flush();
     private class TextHandler implements ActionListener
     //Handles the fields
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
               if(event.getSource() == idField)
                    idField.setEditable(false);
                    output.format("%s\n", idField.getText());
                    output.flush();
                    myTurn = false;
                    //Sends the name to the server
                    //Sets text to the name and sets it uneditable and sets turn to false
               if(event.getSource() == guessArea)
                    guessArea.setEditable(false);
                    output.format("%s\n", guessArea.getText());
                    output.flush();
                    guessArea.setText("");
                    myTurn = false;
                    //Send the guess to the server
                    //Clears the past guess from the screen
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.net.ServerSocket;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.concurrent.*;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.*;
//Imports necessary packages
public class HostPlayer extends JFrame
//Server class
     private JTextArea outputArea;
     private Player[] players;
     private ServerSocket server;
     private int currentPlayer;
     private final static int PLAYER_1 = 0;
     private final static int PLAYER_2 = 1;
     private final static String[] MARKS = { "1", "2"};
     private ExecutorService runGame;
     private Lock gameLock;
     private Condition otherPlayerConnected;
     private Condition otherPlayerTurn;
     private Random generator = new Random();
     private int randomNumber;
     private String p1Name, p2Name;
     //Variables
     public HostPlayer()
          super("Guessing game");
          //Title of server window
          runGame = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(2);
          //Hanldes up to two clients
          gameLock = new ReentrantLock();
          //The lock
          otherPlayerConnected = gameLock.newCondition();
          otherPlayerTurn = gameLock.newCondition();
          //The condition variables
          players = new Player[2];
          currentPlayer = PLAYER_1;
          //The players
          try
               server = new ServerSocket(12345, 2);
          catch(IOException e)
               e.printStackTrace();
               System.exit(1);     
          //Establishes server
          randomNumber = generator.nextInt(10);
          //The number to be guessed 0-10
          outputArea = new JTextArea();
          add(outputArea, BorderLayout.CENTER);
          outputArea.setText("Server awaiting connections \n");
          //The output area
          displayMessage("The number is " + randomNumber + " \n");
          //Prints out what the number is
          setSize(300, 300);
          setVisible(true);
          //Sets the size of the server window
     public void execute()
          for(int i = 0; i < players.length; i++)
               try     
                    players[i] = new Player(server.accept(), i);
                    runGame.execute(players);
                    //Runs the threads to handle clients
               catch(IOException e)
                    e.printStackTrace();
                    System.exit(1);
          gameLock.lock();
          try
               players[PLAYER_1].setSuspended(false);
               otherPlayerConnected.signal();
          finally
               gameLock.unlock();
     private void displayMessage(final String messageToDisplay)
     //Function that displays messages
          //Class + method that can update the GUI for threads
          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(
          new Runnable()
               public void run()
                    outputArea.append(messageToDisplay);
     public boolean validateAndMove(int guess, int player)
     //Function that determines what the output should be based on the guess
          while(player != currentPlayer)
          //The player can only guess if it is his turn
               gameLock.lock();
               try
                    otherPlayerTurn.await();
               catch(InterruptedException e)
                    e.printStackTrace();
               finally
                    gameLock.unlock();
          if(correctRange(guess))
          //If the guess is a valid guess
               currentPlayer = (currentPlayer + 1) % 2;
               //Switches player turn
               players[currentPlayer].otherPlayerGuessed(guess);
               gameLock.lock();
               try
                    otherPlayerTurn.signal();
                    //Signals other player
               finally
                    gameLock.unlock();
               return true;
          else
               return false;
     public boolean correctRange(int guess)
     //Tests for a valid guess between 0-10
          if(guess >= 0 && guess <= 10)
               return true;
          else
               return false;
     private class Player implements Runnable
     //Player class
          private Socket connection;
          private Scanner input;
          private Formatter output;
          private int playerNumber;
          private String mark;
          private boolean suspended = true;
          private boolean game = true;
          public Player(Socket socket, int number)
               playerNumber = number;
               mark = MARKS[playerNumber];
               connection = socket;
               try
               //Tries to get the data streams
                    input = new Scanner(connection.getInputStream());
                    output = new Formatter(connection.getOutputStream());
               catch(IOException e)
                    e.printStackTrace();
                    System.exit(1);
          public void otherPlayerGuessed(int guess)
          //Function that detemines whether the guess is too high/low or correct
               if(guess == randomNumber)
                    output.format("Opponent guessed and won\n");
                    output.format("%d\n", guess);
                    output.flush();
               else
                    output.format("Opponent guessed\n");
                    output.format("%d\n", guess);
                    output.flush();
          public void run()
          //The start of the threads, at the beginning messages go back and forth to set up the connection
          //and player names
               try
                    displayMessage("Player " + mark + "connected \n");
                    output.format("%s\n", mark);
                    output.flush();
                    //Sends the message that the player has connected
                    if(playerNumber == PLAYER_1)
                         output.format("%s\n%s", "Player 1 connected ", "Waiting for another player\n");
                         output.flush();
                         gameLock.lock();
                         try
                              while(suspended)
                                   otherPlayerConnected.await();
                                   //Waits for player 2
                         catch(InterruptedException e)
                              e.printStackTrace();
                         finally
                              gameLock.unlock();
                         output.format("Name1\n");
                         output.flush();     
                         p1Name = input.nextLine();
                         displayMessage("Player 1 = " + p1Name + "\n");
                         //Sends a message to enter the name and puts the received name
                         //in the variable p1Name
                         output.format("Other player connected. Your turn.\n");
                         output.flush();
                         //Starts the game when the other player has connected
                         //A lot of the turn base is done with message handling
                         //on the client side     
                    else
                         output.format("Name2\n");
                         output.flush();
                         p2Name = input.nextLine();
                         displayMessage("Player 2 = " + p2Name + "\n");
                         output.format("Player 2 connected. Please wait.\n");
                         output.flush();
                         //Sets up player 2's name and turn
                    while(game)
                    //while the game is not over
                         int guess = 0;
                         if(input.hasNext())
                              guess = input.nextInt();
                         }//Gets next input
                         if(validateAndMove(guess, playerNumber))
                         //Sends the correct output based on the guess
                              if(guess < randomNumber)
                                   if(playerNumber == 0)
                                        displayMessage(" \n"+p1Name+ " guess: " + guess);
                                   else
                                        displayMessage(" \n" p2Name " guess: " + guess);
                                   output.format("Guess too low.\n");
                                   output.flush();
                              else if(guess > randomNumber)
                                   if(playerNumber == 0)
                                        displayMessage(" \n"+p1Name+ " guess: " + guess);
                                   else
                                        displayMessage(" \n" p2Name " guess: " + guess);
                                   output.format("Guess too high.\n");
                                   output.flush();
                              else
                                   if(playerNumber == 0)
                                        displayMessage(" \n"+p1Name+ " guess: " + guess);
                                   else
                                        displayMessage(" \n" p2Name " guess: " + guess);
                                   output.format("You Win!\n");
                                   output.flush();
                                   game = false;
                                   //Ends game
                         else
                              output.format("Invalid guess, try again\n");
                              output.flush();
               finally
                    try
                         connection.close();
                    catch(IOException e)
                         e.printStackTrace();
                         System.exit(1);
          }//End run
          public void setSuspended(boolean status)
               suspended = status;
     }//End player class
}//End Server class
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Answer 1

Thanks for the response
I think I understand what you are saying, I just want to make sure I get it fully. I need to create a separate thread that runs just my connection process to make sure that the processes actually occur? If so, how would I go about doing this?
Thanks again