Hi guys, I'm working on using Raknet in conjunction with Ogre and I want some input as far as how networking(client/server) should be integrated into a main game loop.

Here's an incredibly basic overview of the program flow as I currently envision it

main game loop
{
Detect user input and do whatever needs to be done with it

Game logic such as calculating movements of npcs and other changes to the world

networking loop(grabs packets and sends out new ones indicating change to game state based on input and game logic)
{
}

draw the graphics according to current game state
}

I'm torn as far as whether the netcode should be in its own class. I know this is generally preferable, but I think that in the case of raknet, it may be unnecessary and complicate things. The way raknet grabs packets as they come in within a for loop and then executes actions based on the input makes it hard for me to see how to make it a class very easily.

I'll keep reading about it, I was just hoping someone on here could give me some input from a more experienced point of view. Thanks.