How do I make my automated Client-Server Java networking code output in the correct sequence?

Question

Let me start by saying I know this is a lot of code, and so please bear with me. I am working on a project, where I\'m porting Oracle\'s Knock-Knock client/server example into a

Answer 1

No need for new answers. Thanks to Paul above, for encouraging me to figure it out on own :

The issue was that, I overlooked the importance of FixedSequenceMessageProtocol class

Since the Client is hard-coded to send everything in the large StateResponses array, it needed to have a fourth field for "ack" (should ideally be a multidimensional array), which pairs with the Server's sending of "nowlogged" :

StateResponses[] =  { "Permission granted." , "What is Alabama population", "y", "ack",   //00
                               "Permission granted." , "What is Alaska population", "y", "ack",   

After this, in the FixedSequenceMessageProtocol class I added a new constant final variable, to indicate the pending-status after we log a state position, SENTPERMISSION2 :

private static final int WAITING = 0;
private static final int SENTPERMISSION = 1;
private static final int SENTPERMISSION2 = 2; // ** new line
private static final int SENTCLUE =  3;   
private static final int ANOTHER = 4; 

Following, I just need to add another case within the nested-if blocks in the FixedSequenceMessageProtocol class:

  /* etc more code */ {
        if (theInput.equalsIgnoreCase(clues[currentPopulationRequest])) {  
            theOutput = answers[currentPopulationRequest] + " Want another? (y/n)";
            currentPopulationRequest++; 
            state = SENTPERMISSION2 ;   //sentpermssion2,  & in sentPermission2 put another
        } else {
            theOutput = "You're supposed to say \"" + 
            clues[currentPopulationRequest]  + 
            "! Try again. Request to send a state population";
            state = SENTPERMISSION;
        }
    } 

    else if (state == SENTPERMISSION2) {
        if (theInput.equalsIgnoreCase("y")) {
            theOutput = "Status logged";
            state = ANOTHER;
        } else {
            theOutput = "Bye.";       
            state = WAITING;
        }
    }

    else if (state == ANOTHER) {
        if (theInput.equalsIgnoreCase("ack")) { /* etc more code */