Added some comments to MockOutput. Also removed instance of RaceVisionByteEncoder, as it has no state, and the functions used are all static.

mock/src/main/java/seng302/MockOutput.java

@@ -16,40 +16,49 @@ import java.net.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
 
 /**
- * TCP client to recive information from AC35 data source
+ * TCP server to send race information to connected clients.
  */
 public class MockOutput implements Runnable
 {
+    ///Timestamp of the last sent heartbeat message.
     private long lastHeartbeatTime;
-    private RaceVisionByteEncoder messageEncoder = new RaceVisionByteEncoder();
 
-    //socket port 5003 as 4940 is ac35 live port and 4941 is ac35 test port
+    ///Port to expose server on.
+    private int serverPort = 4942;
+    ///Socket used to listen for clients on.
     private ServerSocket serverSocket;
+    ///Socket used to communicate with a client.
     private Socket mockSocket;
+    ///Output stream which wraps around mockSocket outstream.
     private DataOutputStream outToVisualiser;
 
-    //a buffer that contains items that are waiting to be sent
+    ///A queue that contains items that are waiting to be sent.
     private ArrayBlockingQueue<byte[]> messagesToSendBuffer = new ArrayBlockingQueue<>(99999999);
 
+    ///Sequence numbers used in messages.
     private short messageNumber = 1;
     private short xmlSequenceNumber = 1;
     private int heartbeatSequenceNum = 1;
     private int boatLocationSequenceNumber = 1;
     private int raceStatusSequenceNumber = 1;
+    ///Strings containing XML data as strings.
     private String raceXml;
     private String regattaXml;
     private String boatsXml;
 
 
-
+    /**
+     * Ctor.
+     * @throws IOException if server socket cannot be opened.
+     */
     public MockOutput() throws  IOException {
         lastHeartbeatTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        serverSocket = new ServerSocket(4942);
+        serverSocket = new ServerSocket(serverPort);
 
     }
     /**
-     * calculates the time since last heartbeat
-     * @return time since last heartbeat
+     * Calculates the time since last heartbeat message, in seconds.
+     * @return Time since last heartbeat message, in seconds.
      */
     private double timeSinceHeartbeat() {
         long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
@@ -63,7 +72,7 @@ public class MockOutput implements Runnable
      * @return message for heartbeat data
      */
     private byte[] heartbeat(){
-        byte[] heartbeatMessage = messageEncoder.heartBeat(heartbeatSequenceNum);
+        byte[] heartbeatMessage = RaceVisionByteEncoder.heartBeat(heartbeatSequenceNum);
         heartbeatSequenceNum++;
         BinaryMessageEncoder binaryMessageEncoder = new BinaryMessageEncoder(MessageType.HEARTBEAT, System.currentTimeMillis(), messageNumber, (short)heartbeatMessage.length, heartbeatMessage);
         messageNumber++;
@@ -103,7 +112,7 @@ public class MockOutput implements Runnable
         boatLocationSequenceNumber++;
 
         //encodeds the messages
-        byte[] encodedBoatLoc = messageEncoder.boatLocation(boatLocationMessage);
+        byte[] encodedBoatLoc = RaceVisionByteEncoder.boatLocation(boatLocationMessage);
 
         //encodeds the full message with header
         BinaryMessageEncoder binaryMessageEncoder = new BinaryMessageEncoder(MessageType.BOATLOCATION, System.currentTimeMillis(), messageNumber, (short)encodedBoatLoc.length,
@@ -125,7 +134,7 @@ public class MockOutput implements Runnable
         raceStatusSequenceNumber++;
 
         //encodeds the messages
-        byte[] encodedRaceStatus = messageEncoder.raceStatus(raceStatus);
+        byte[] encodedRaceStatus = RaceVisionByteEncoder.raceStatus(raceStatus);
 
         //encodeds the full message with header
         BinaryMessageEncoder binaryMessageEncoder = new BinaryMessageEncoder(MessageType.RACESTATUS, System.currentTimeMillis(), messageNumber, (short)encodedRaceStatus.length,