import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStreamReader; import java.io.PrintWriter; import java.net.Socket; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.JTextField; /** * A simple Swing-based client for the chat server. Graphically * it is a frame with a text field for entering messages and a * textarea to see the whole dialog. * * The client follows the Chat Protocol which is as follows. * When the server sends "SUBMITNAME" the client replies with the * desired screen name. The server will keep sending "SUBMITNAME" * requests as long as the client submits screen names that are * already in use. When the server sends a line beginning * with "NAMEACCEPTED" the client is now allowed to start * sending the server arbitrary strings to be broadcast to all * chatters connected to the server. When the server sends a * line beginning with "MESSAGE " then all characters following * this string should be displayed in its message area. */ public class ChatClient { BufferedReader in; PrintWriter out; JFrame frame = new JFrame("Chatter"); JTextField textField = new JTextField(40); JTextArea messageArea = new JTextArea(20, 40); /** * Constructs the client by laying out the GUI and registering a * listener with the textfield so that pressing Return in the * listener sends the textfield contents to the server. Note * however that the textfield is initially NOT editable, and * only becomes editable AFTER the client receives the NAMEACCEPTED * message from the server. */ public ChatClient() { // Layout GUI textField.setEditable(false); messageArea.setEditable(false); frame.getContentPane().add(textField, "North"); frame.getContentPane().add(new JScrollPane(messageArea), "Center"); frame.pack(); // Add Listeners textField.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { /** * Responds to pressing the enter key in the textfield by sending * the contents of the text field to the server. Then clear * the text area in preparation for the next message. */ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { out.println(textField.getText()); textField.setText(""); } }); } /** * Prompt for and return the address of the server. */ private String getServerAddress() { return JOptionPane.showInputDialog( frame, "Enter IP Address of the Server:", "Welcome to the Chatter", JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE); } /** * Prompt for and return the desired screen name. */ private String getName() { return JOptionPane.showInputDialog( frame, "Choose a screen name:", "Screen name selection", JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE); } /** * Connects to the server then enters the processing loop. */ private void run() throws IOException { // Make connection and initialize streams String serverAddress = getServerAddress(); Socket socket = new Socket(serverAddress, 9001); in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader( socket.getInputStream())); out = new PrintWriter(socket.getOutputStream(), true); // Process all messages from server, according to the protocol. while (true) { String line = in.readLine(); if (line.startsWith("SUBMITNAME")) { out.println(getName()); } else if (line.startsWith("NAMEACCEPTED")) { textField.setEditable(true); } else if (line.startsWith("MESSAGE")) { messageArea.append(line.substring(8) + "\n"); } } } /** * Runs the client as an application with a closeable frame. */ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { ChatClient client = new ChatClient(); client.frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); client.frame.setVisible(true); client.run(); } }