From 8dfdb228e97c5d9a2045bf3ccfb9e0db858a7db7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Haoming Yin <hyi25@uclive.ac.nz>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2017 21:04:57 +1200
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed a bug that game client tries to send turning mode
 packet when there is no socketThread

- add a if statement to check if socketThread is initialized before sending packet.

#story[1278]
---
 src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java
index 72da551e..ee30b196 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seng302/visualiser/GameClient.java
@@ -461,10 +461,12 @@ public class GameClient {
     }
 
     public void sendToggleTurningModePacket() {
-        if (gameKeyBind.isContinuouslyTurning()) {
-            socketThread.sendBoatAction(BoatAction.CONTINUOUSLY_TURNING);
-        } else {
-            socketThread.sendBoatAction(BoatAction.DEFAULT_TURNING);
+        if (socketThread != null) {
+            if (gameKeyBind.isContinuouslyTurning()) {
+                socketThread.sendBoatAction(BoatAction.CONTINUOUSLY_TURNING);
+            } else {
+                socketThread.sendBoatAction(BoatAction.DEFAULT_TURNING);
+            }
         }
     }
 }