Class NetcatClient

Skay_Exp/src/tools/nc/NetcatClient.java:16–78

Binds to a specified port number on the local host and waits for a connection request from a client. Once a connection is established, it operates in one of two modes: download and upload. @author tlmader.dev@gmail.com @since 2017-02-27

 * @since 2017-02-27
 */
@SuppressWarnings("JavaDoc")
public class NetcatClient {

    private static Socket clientSocket;
    private static BufferedReader inFromServer;

    /**
     * Creates client socket makes request to the server.
     *
     * @throws Exception
     */
    private static void start(String host, int port) throws Exception {
        if (clientSocket == null) {
            clientSocket = new Socket(host, port);
        }
        if (System.in.available() > 0) {
            upload();
        } else {
            download();
        }
        clientSocket.close();
    }

    /**
     * In download mode, client reads data from the socket and writes it to standard output.
     *
     * @throws Exception
     */
    private static void download() throws Exception {
        if (inFromServer == null) {
            inFromServer = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
        }
        String line;
        while ((line = inFromServer.readLine()) != null) {
            System.out.println(line);
        }
    }

    /**
     * In upload mode, client reads data from its standard input device and writes it to the socket.
     *
     * @throws Exception
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("Duplicates")
    private static void upload() throws Exception {
        DataOutputStream outToServer = new DataOutputStream(clientSocket.getOutputStream());
        outToServer.writeBytes(new Scanner(System.in).useDelimiter("\\Z").next());
    }

    /**
     * Starts execution of the program, requiring a host name and port number as an argument.
     *
     * @param args
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        if (args[0] != null && args[1] != null) {
            start(args[0], Integer.parseInt(args[1]));