Since I took such a long break before my last post, I figured I should forge ahead and write them while I can. Previously, I outlined the packet envelope information we’re going to send over the wire. Today’s topic is the basic messaging framework, handshakes and some considerations on channel establishment. To recap, every packet belongs to a channel, and may contain one or more messages. In the absence of any other established channel, packets will belong to a default channel. This defa...