worked on the connection, still buggy but I believe that is just the framework. Working on streaming content now

GetHip/CurrentlyPlayingViewController.swift

@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ class CurrentlyPlayingViewController: UIViewController{
         self.audioPlayer = AVPlayer(URL: self.party.currentSong.valueForProperty(MPMediaItemPropertyAssetURL) as! NSURL)
         
         // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
+        
+        if(self.party.role == PeerType.Host_Creator){
+            
             self.songImg.image = self.party.currentSong.valueForProperty(MPMediaItemPropertyArtwork).imageWithSize(songImg.frame.size)
             self.titleLabel.text = (self.party.currentSong.valueForProperty(MPMediaItemPropertyTitle) as? String!)!
             self.artistAndAlbumLabel.text = (self.party.currentSong.valueForProperty(MPMediaItemPropertyArtist) as? String!)! + " - " + (self.party.currentSong.valueForProperty(MPMediaItemPropertyAlbumTitle) as? String!)!
@@ -67,6 +70,14 @@ class CurrentlyPlayingViewController: UIViewController{
             self.maxLabel.text = String(stringInterpolationSegment: self.audioPlayer.currentItem.duration.value)
             self.audioPlayer.play()
             self.timer = NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval(1, target: self, selector: Selector("updateLabels"), userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
+        }else if (self.party.role == PeerType.Guest_Invited){
+            
+            self.songImg.image = self.party.currentSongIMG
+            self.titleLabel.text = (self.party.currentSongTitle)
+            self.artistAndAlbumLabel.text = (self.party.currentSongArtistAlbum)
+        }
+        
+        
 
     }
 

GetHip/InvitedToPartyViewController.swift

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class InvitedToPartyViewController: UIViewController , PartyServiceManagerDelega
     var partyData: PartyServiceManager!
     var inviteHandle: ((Bool, MCSession!) -> Void)!
     private var fromPeer: MCPeerID!
+    var shouldEndInvite = false
     
     @IBOutlet var img: UIImageView!
     @IBOutlet var inviteTxt: UITextView!
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ class InvitedToPartyViewController: UIViewController , PartyServiceManagerDelega
         
     }
     
+    override func viewWillAppear(animated: Bool) {
+        if(self.shouldEndInvite == true){
+            self.dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)
+        }
+    }
+    
     override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
         super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
         // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.

GetHip/JoiningPartyViewController.swift

@@ -34,15 +34,22 @@ class JoiningPartyViewController: UIViewController ,PartyServiceManagerDelegate{
         self.user = user
     }
 
-    /*
+    
     // MARK: - Navigation
 
     // In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
     override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
         // Get the new view controller using segue.destinationViewController.
         // Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
+        
+        if segue.identifier == "EnteringPartySegue"{
+            
+            let vc: CurrentlyPlayingViewController = (segue.destinationViewController as? CurrentlyPlayingViewController)!
+            
+            vc.setData(self.party, user: self.user, friends: self.friends as! [FriendData], request: self.request as! [FriendData])
         }
-    */
+    }
+    
 
 }
 
@@ -67,6 +74,22 @@ extension JoiningPartyViewController: PartyServiceManagerDelegate {
     }
     
     func didRecieveInstruction(dictionary: Dictionary<String, AnyObject>){
+        let (instruction, fromPeer) = self.party.decodeInstruction(dictionary)
+        
+        if (instruction == "disconnect") {
+            self.party.session.disconnect()
+            
+            if let vc = self.parentViewController as? InvitedToPartyViewController{
+                vc.shouldEndInvite = true
+            }
+            
+            self.dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)
+        }
+        
+        if (instruction == "start_party"){
+            self.performSegueWithIdentifier("EnteringPartySegue", sender: self)
+        }
+        
      
     }
     

GetHip/LoadingPartyViewController.swift

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class LoadingPartyViewController: UIViewController, UICollectionViewDataSource,
         //NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter().addObserver(self, selector: "updateThumbnail:", name: "peerConnected", object: nil)
         self.timerLabel.text = String(counter)
         self.timer = NSTimer.scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval(1, target: self, selector: Selector("updateCounter"), userInfo: nil, repeats: true)
+        self.party.delegate = self
     }
 
     override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
@@ -111,6 +112,35 @@ class LoadingPartyViewController: UIViewController, UICollectionViewDataSource,
         // Get the new view controller using segue.destinationViewController.
         // Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
         if(segue.identifier == "CurrentlyPlayingSegue"){
+            
+            //ends invitations with outstanding peers
+            for invited in self.party.invitedFriends {
+                var joinedPeer: MCPeerID? = self.party.connectedPeersDictionary[invited.displayName] as? MCPeerID
+                
+                if joinedPeer == nil {
+                    for aPeer in self.party.foundPeers {
+                        
+                        if aPeer.displayName == invited.displayName {
+                            self.party.session.cancelConnectPeer(aPeer)
+                            self.party.disconnectedPeersDictionary.setValue(aPeer, forKey: aPeer.displayName)
+                            break
+                        }
+                    }
+                }else{
+                    var dictionary: [String: String] = ["sender": self.party.myPeerID.displayName, "instruction": "start_Party"]
+                    self.party.sendInstruction(dictionary, toPeer: joinedPeer! )
+                }
+                
+            }
+            
+            
+            
+            
+            /*if !(self.session.sendData(dataToSend, toPeers: peersArray as [AnyObject], withMode: MCSessionSendDataMode.Reliable, error: &error)){
+                println(error?.localizedDescription)
+                return false
+            }*/
+            
             let vc: CurrentlyPlayingViewController = (segue.destinationViewController as? CurrentlyPlayingViewController)!
             vc.setData(self.party, user: self.usr, friends: self.frnds, request: self.requestData)
         }
@@ -134,35 +164,48 @@ extension LoadingPartyViewController: PartyServiceManagerDelegate {
     }
     
     func connectedWithPeer(peerID: MCPeerID) {
-        println(self.party.myPeerID.displayName + " connected to " + peerID.displayName)
-        var i = 0
-        for(index, aFriend) in enumerate(self.party.invitedFriends) {
-            if aFriend.displayName == peerID.displayName {
-                i = index
-                break
-            }
-        }
-        
-        let cell: InvitedCollectionViewCell = self.invitedFriends.dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier("InvitedCollectionCell", forIndexPath: NSIndexPath(index: i)) as! InvitedCollectionViewCell
-        
-        cell.alpha = 1.0
         
         
     }
     
     func didRecieveInstruction(dictionary: Dictionary<String, AnyObject>){
-        //extract data from dictionary
+        let (instruction, fromPeer) = self.party.decodeInstruction(dictionary)
-        println("mark 3")
-        let data = dictionary["data"] as? NSData
-        let fromPeer = dictionary["fromPeer"] as! MCPeerID
             
-        //convert data to dictionary object with instruction
+        if self.party.disconnectedPeersDictionary[fromPeer.displayName] != nil {
-        let dataDictionary = NSKeyedUnarchiver.unarchiveObjectWithData(data!) as! Dictionary<String, String>
             
-        //check if this is an instruction being sent
+                var dictionary: [String: String] = ["sender": self.party.myPeerID.displayName, "instruction": "disconnect"]
-        if let instruction = dataDictionary["instruction"] {
+                self.party.sendInstruction(dictionary, toPeer: fromPeer)
+        }else{
+        
+            if (instruction == "joined_party") {
                 println(instruction)
+                
+                var i = 0
+                for(index, aFriend) in enumerate(self.party.invitedFriends) {
+                    if aFriend.displayName == fromPeer.displayName {
+                        i = index
+                        break
                     }
                 }
+                self.party.connectedPeersDictionary.setValue(fromPeer, forKey: fromPeer.displayName)
+                //let cell: InvitedCollectionViewCell = self.invitedFriends.dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier("InvitedCollectionCell", forIndexPath: NSIndexPath(index: i)) as! InvitedCollectionViewCell
+                
+                //cell.alpha = 1.0
+                println(instruction)
+                
+                
+                //prepares party for the guest peers
+                
+                //sends music info incuding, title, artist, album, and image
+                var dictionary: [String: AnyObject] = ["sender": self.party.myPeerID.displayName, "instruction": "set_up_song", "songTitle": (self.party.currentSong.valueForProperty(MPMediaItemPropertyTitle) as? String!)!, "songArtistAndAlbum": (self.party.currentSong.valueForProperty(MPMediaItemPropertyArtist) as? String!)! + " - " + (self.party.currentSong.valueForProperty(MPMediaItemPropertyAlbumTitle) as? String!)!, "songImage": UIImagePNGRepresentation(self.party.currentSong.valueForProperty(MPMediaItemPropertyArtwork).imageWithSize(songImg.frame.size))]
+                
+                self.party.sendInstruction(dictionary, toPeer: fromPeer)
+
+            }
+
+        }
+        
+        
+    }
     
 }

GetHip/PartyServiceManager.swift

@@ -57,9 +57,14 @@ class PartyServiceManager: NSObject {
     var connectedPeersDictionary = NSMutableDictionary()
     var disconnectedPeersDictionary = NSMutableDictionary()
     
-    //party variables
+    //party-creator variables
     var currentSong: MPMediaItem! = nil
     
+    //party-guest variables
+    var currentSongTitle: String!
+    var currentSongArtistAlbum: String!
+    var currentSongIMG: UIImage!
+    
     
     
     //Peer Initializer
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ class PartyServiceManager: NSObject {
     }
     
     //Party Instruction Sender
-    func sendInstruction(dictionary: Dictionary<String, String>, toPeer: MCPeerID) -> Bool {
+    func sendInstruction(dictionary: Dictionary<String, AnyObject>, toPeer: MCPeerID) -> Bool {
         
         let dataToSend = NSKeyedArchiver.archivedDataWithRootObject(dictionary)
         let peersArray = NSArray(object: toPeer)
@@ -108,6 +113,32 @@ class PartyServiceManager: NSObject {
         return true
     }
     
+    func decodeInstruction(dictionary: Dictionary<String, AnyObject>) -> (String, MCPeerID) {
+        //extract data from dictionary
+        println("mark 3")
+        let data = dictionary["data"] as? NSData
+        let fromPeer = dictionary["fromPeer"] as! MCPeerID
+        
+        //convert data to dictionary object with instruction
+        let dataDictionary = NSKeyedUnarchiver.unarchiveObjectWithData(data!) as! Dictionary<String, AnyObject>
+        
+        //check if this is an instruction being sent
+        var instruction: String! = dataDictionary["instruction"] as! String
+        
+        if instruction != nil {
+            println(instruction)
+            if(instruction == "set_up_song"){
+                self.currentSongTitle = dataDictionary["songTitle"] as! String
+                self.currentSongArtistAlbum = dataDictionary["songArtistAndAlbum"] as! String
+                self.currentSongIMG = UIImage(data: (dataDictionary["songImage"] as! NSData))
+            }
+            return (instruction!, fromPeer)
+        }else{
+            return ("not_an_instruction", fromPeer)
+        }
+        
+    }
+    
     //Listening methods
     func setAdvertiser(){
         self.serviceAdvertiser = MCNearbyServiceAdvertiser(peer: self.myPeerID, discoveryInfo: nil, serviceType: self.PartyServiceType)
@@ -273,6 +304,10 @@ extension PartyServiceManager: MCSessionDelegate{
             self.delegate?.connectedWithPeer(peerID)
             
         }
+        
+        if(state == MCSessionState.NotConnected){
+            NSLog("%@", "peer \(peerID) didChangeState: \(state.stringValue())")
+        }
     }
     
     func session(session: MCSession!, didReceiveData data: NSData!, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID!) {
@@ -281,6 +316,7 @@ extension PartyServiceManager: MCSessionDelegate{
         let dictionary: [String: AnyObject] = ["data": data, "fromPeer": peerID]
         self.delegate?.didRecieveInstruction(dictionary)
         
+        
     }
     
     func session(session: MCSession!, didReceiveStream stream: NSInputStream!, withName streamName: String!, fromPeer peerID: MCPeerID!) {