public int receivemessage(Socket client) {
    int amountBytes = 0;

    // This try catch is to trick the socket into being non-blocking when checking for data
    try {
        InputStream stream = client.getInputStream();
        amountBytes = stream.available();
        this.in = new DataInputStream(stream);
    } catch (Exception localException) {
        //
    }

    // I there's incoming data, then read it
    int msg = 0;
    if (amountBytes > 0) {
        try {
            msg = this.in.read();
            this.buffer.in.clear();
            this.buffer.inpointer = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i < msg + 1; i++) {
                int read = this.in.read();
                if (i > 0)
                    this.buffer.append(read);
            }
        }
        catch (Exception localException1) {
        }
    }
    this.in = null;
    return msg;
}

public void sendmessage(Socket socket) {
    try {
        if (socket != null) {
            OutputStream outst = socket.getOutputStream();

            BufferedOutputStream bos = new BufferedOutputStream(outst);
            if (bos != null) {
                bos.write(this.buffer.out.size());
                bos.write(0);
                for (int i = 0; i < this.buffer.out.size(); i++) {
                    int bytesend = ((Integer)this.buffer.out.get(i)).intValue();
                    bos.write(bytesend);
                }

                this.buffer.in.clear();
                bos.flush();
            }
        } else {
            this.buffer.in.clear();
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
        //
    }
}