gcspy.comm
Class Client

java.lang.Object
  gcspy.comm.Client

public class Client
extends java.lang.Object

All the socket stuff wrapped up

Author:

Tony Printezis

Constructor Summary

Client(java.net.Socket socket, int maxLen)
Create a new client

Client(java.lang.String server, int port, int maxLen)
Create a new client

Method Summary

void	close() Close the client
BufferedInput	createBufferedInput() Create a new input buffered
BufferedOutput	createBufferedOutput() Creatre a new output buffer
void	definitelyReceive() Receive a stream into the inBuffer
byte[]	getBufferIn() Return the input buffer
byte[]	getBufferOut() Return the output buffer
int	getLen() Return the length of the in/out buffer
boolean	hasTerminated() Has the input terminated?
void	receive() Receive a stream into the inBuffer
void	send(BufferedOutput output) Send a stream
void	send(byte[] buffer) Send a stream using a buffer
void	send(byte[] buffer, int len) Send a stream using the prefix of a buffer
void	send(int len) Send the outBuffer as a stream

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Client

Client(java.net.Socket socket,
       int maxLen)
 throws java.io.IOException

Create a new client

Parameters:

socket - The socket on which to communicate

maxLen - Maximum buffer size

Throws:

java.io.IOException

Client

public Client(java.lang.String server,
              int port,
              int maxLen)
       throws java.io.IOException

Create a new client

Parameters:

server - The name of the server

port - The port number

maxLen - Maximum length of the stream

Throws:

java.io.IOException

Method Detail

close

public void close()
           throws java.io.IOException

Close the client

Throws:

java.io.IOException

send

public void send(byte[] buffer)
          throws java.io.IOException

Send a stream using a buffer

Parameters:

buffer - The buffer.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

send

public void send(byte[] buffer,
                 int len)
          throws java.io.IOException

Send a stream using the prefix of a buffer

Parameters:

buffer - the buffer to send

len - its length

Throws:

java.io.IOException

send

public void send(int len)
          throws java.io.IOException

Send the outBuffer as a stream

Parameters:

len - the length of the buffer to send

Throws:

java.io.IOException

send

public void send(BufferedOutput output)
          throws java.io.IOException

Send a stream

Parameters:

output - the BufferedOutput to send

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getBufferOut

public byte[] getBufferOut()

Return the output buffer

Returns:

the out buffer

definitelyReceive

public void definitelyReceive()
                       throws java.io.IOException

Receive a stream into the inBuffer

Throws:

java.io.IOException

receive

public void receive()
             throws java.io.IOException

Receive a stream into the inBuffer

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getBufferIn

public byte[] getBufferIn()

Return the input buffer

Returns:

the in buffer

hasTerminated

public boolean hasTerminated()

Has the input terminated?

Returns:

true if len <= 0

getLen

public int getLen()

Return the length of the in/out buffer

Returns:

the lenght

createBufferedInput

public BufferedInput createBufferedInput()

Create a new input buffered

Returns:

a new BufferedInput using the in buffer

createBufferedOutput

public BufferedOutput createBufferedOutput()

Creatre a new output buffer

Returns:

a new BufferedOutput using the out buffer