Moved enc/dec definition out of play func

client.go

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ type Client struct {
 	Game      botserv.GameParam
 
 	boardstate botserv.Boardstate
+	enc        encoder
+	dec        decoder
 	ws         *websocket.Conn
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +102,14 @@ func (c *Client) Negociate() (err error) {
 		log.Printf("%s: game parameters: %+v", c.Name, c.Game)
 	}
 
+	if c.Game.Encoding == "json" {
+		c.enc = json.NewEncoder(c.ws)
+		c.dec = json.NewDecoder(c.ws)
+	} else {
+		c.enc = gob.NewEncoder(c.ws)
+		c.dec = gob.NewDecoder(c.ws)
+	}
+
 	conf := botserv.ClientConfig{
 		ID: c.GameId,
 		Stats: map[string]botserv.StatsRequest{
@@ -140,27 +150,16 @@ func (c *Client) Negociate() (err error) {
 func (c *Client) Play() error {
 	log.Printf("%s: starting loop", c.Name)
 
-	var enc encoder
-	var dec decoder
-
-	if c.Game.Encoding == "json" {
-		enc = json.NewEncoder(c.ws)
-		dec = json.NewDecoder(c.ws)
-	} else {
-		enc = gob.NewEncoder(c.ws)
-		dec = gob.NewDecoder(c.ws)
-	}
-
 	var err error
 	for {
-		err = dec.Decode(&c.boardstate)
+		err = c.dec.Decode(&c.boardstate)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("%s: Connection likely lost: %s", c.Name, err))
 		}
 		c.Player.Recv(&c.boardstate)
 
 		instruction := c.Player.Instruction()
-		err = enc.Encode(instruction)
+		err = c.enc.Encode(instruction)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}