Method sendArguments

app/src/processing/app/SingleInstance.java:131–158

(String[] args)

  static boolean sendArguments(String[] args) {  //, long timeout) {
    try {
      Messages.log("Checking to see if Processing is already running");
      int port = Preferences.getInteger(SERVER_PORT);
      String key = Preferences.get(SERVER_KEY);

      Socket socket = null;
      try {
        socket = new Socket(InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress(), port);
      } catch (Exception ignored) { }

      if (socket != null) {
        Messages.log("Processing is already running, sending command line");
        PrintWriter writer = PApplet.createWriter(socket.getOutputStream());
        writer.println(key);
        for (String arg : args) {
          writer.println(arg);
        }
        writer.flush();
        writer.close();
        return true;
      }
    } catch (IOException e) {
      Messages.err("Error sending commands to other instance", e);
    }
    Messages.log("Processing is not already running (or could not connect)");
    return false;
  }
}