TCP SERVER & CLIENT examples.... to learn from

[CodyBarrett]

recently i got a PM asking how to make a TCP server....

so here i wrote an example server & client this morning...

(client you can start first.. provided that the server starts and connects before 3 seconds is up

SERVER!!!!!!

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$0 = 0
$00 = 0
$000 = 0
$ip = InputBox ('IP=?','Please choose a funtioning IP for your server...',@IPAddress1)
;Makes the servers IP address... default is your @IPADDRESS1.
$port = InputBox ('Port=?','Please Choose a port # that is not being used...',Random (100, 10000,1))
;Makes the port # can be anything between 1 and 60000.
;(the maximum is a guess i don't know how many ports there are butits close).
;and ONLY if the port is not already being used.
$max_connections = InputBox ('Maximim Connections=?', 'Please choose an amount of clients that would be able to connect to the server...(recommended that its minimal)',Random (1,1000, 1))
;How many clients can be connected FUNCTIONABLY to the server... any more and it will not function correctly on the clients side.
TCPStartup ()

$TCPListen = TCPListen ($ip, $port, $max_connections)
If $TCPListen = -1 Then _Exit_ ()
;Creates a listening Socket

Dim $Socket_Data[$max_connections + 1][3]
;add more to the second array to add data.
;(ex) 2 would have another column for data.
;you could make Usernames or ClientIP's in it... anything you want.
;Socket_data EXAMPLE
;$Socket_Data[0][0] = AMOUNT OF CURRENT CLIENTS
;$Socket_Data[1][0] = client 1
;$Socket_Data[2][0] = client 2
;$Socket_Data[n][0] = client n

ProgressOn ('Socket Data', 'Reseting Socket Data...')
For $0 = 0 To $max_connections
    $Socket_Data[$0][0] = 0 
    ;To reset the Socket array.
    ProgressSet (Round (($0 / $max_connections) * 100),'','Reseting Socket Data...')
    Sleep (10)
Next
ProgressOff ()

While 1
    _Accept_Connection ()
    _Recv_From_Sockets_ ()
    Sleep (100)
WEnd
Func _Accept_Connection ()
    If $Socket_Data[0][0] = $max_connections Then Return
    ;Makes sure no more Connections can be made.
    $Accept = TCPAccept ($TCPListen)
    ;Accepts incomming connections.
    If $Accept = -1 Then Return
    For $0 = 1 To $max_connections
        If $Socket_Data[$0][0] = 0 Then 
            ;Find the first open socket.
            $Socket_Data[$0][0] = $Accept
            ;assigns that socket the incomming connection.
            Do
                $Recv = TCPRecv ($Accept, 1000000)
            Until $Recv <> ''
            $Recv = StringSplit ($Recv, '^')
            $Socket_Data[$0][1] = $Recv[1]
            $Socket_Data[$0][2] = $Recv[2]
            ;$Socket_Data[$0][n] = $Recv[n] DEPENDING O WHAT YOU DIMMED THE $SOCKET_DATA AS!!!
            $Socket_Data[0][0] += 1
            ;adds one to the Socket list.
            $00 = 'New Client'
            _Broadcast_To_Sockets_ ($00)
            ;Broadcasts to all the clients.
            $0 = 0
            $00 = 0
            Return
        EndIf
    Next
    Return
EndFunc
Func _Broadcast_To_Sockets_ ($0)
    For $00 = 1 To $max_connections
        TCPSend ($Socket_Data[$00][0], $0)
        ;sends to every client.
    Next
    $0 = 0
    $00 = 0
    Return
EndFunc
Func _Recv_From_Sockets_ ()
    For $0 = 1 To $max_connections
        $Recv = TCPRecv ($Socket_Data[$0][0],1000000)
        _Broadcast_To_Sockets_ ($Recv)
    Next
EndFunc
Func _Exit_ ()
    For $0 = 1 To $max_connections
        TCPCloseSocket ($Socket_Data[$0][0])
    Next
    TCPCloseSocket ($TCPListen)
    TCPShutdown ()
    Exit
EndFunc

CLIENT!!!

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#include <GUICONSTANTS.AU3>
#include <WINDOWSCONSTANTS.AU3>
#include <STATICCONSTANTS.AU3>
#include <EDITCONSTANTS.AU3>
#include <MISC.AU3>
#Include <GuiEdit.au3>
#Include <WinAPI.au3>
#Include <DATE.au3>

Opt ('GUIoneventmode', 1)
$GUIStyle = BitOR($WS_DLGFRAME,$WS_POPUP, $WS_VISIBLE)
$GUIStyleEx = BitOR ($WS_EX_TOPMOST,$WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE)
$EditStyle = BitOR($ES_MULTILINE,$WS_VSCROLL)
$EditStyleEx = BitOR($EditStyle, $ES_READONLY)
$W = 0xFFFFFF
$B = 0x0
$Titleb = 0x7F7F7F
TCPStartup()
$0 = 0
$00 = 0
$000 = 0
$ip = TCPNameToIP (InputBox('IP=?', 'Please choose a funtioning IP of your server...', @IPAddress1))
;The servers IP address... default is your @IPADDRESS1. MUST BE THE SERVERS IP ADDRESS CANNOT BE YOUR CLIENTS!!!
$port = InputBox('Port=?', 'Please Choose a port # that is specified by the server...', Random(100, 10000, 1))
;Makes the port # can be anything between 1 and 60000.
;(the maximum is a guess i don't know how many ports there are butits close).
;and ONLY if the port is not already being used.
;MUST BE SERVER OPENED PORT NOT ONE ON YOUR COMPUTER!!!

For $0 = 0 To 10
    $Socket = TCPConnect($ip, $port)
    ;Connects to an open socket on the server...
    If $Socket <> -1 Then ExitLoop
    TCPCloseSocket($Socket)
    Sleep(300)
Next
If $Socket = -1 Then _Exit ()
TCPSend ($Socket, @UserName & '^EXAMPLE DATA')
$GUI = GUICreate (@ScriptName, 300, 200)
$Console = GUICtrlCreateEdit ('',0,0,300,150,$EditStyleEx)
$Send = GUICtrlCreateEdit ('',0,150,300,50,$EditStyle)
GUICtrlSetLimit (-1, 250)
GUISetOnEvent ($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, '_Exit', $GUI)
GUISetState ()
HotKeySet('{ENTER}', '_Send')
While 1
    _Recv_From_Server ()
    Sleep(100)
WEnd
Func _Send ()
    $0 = GUICtrlRead ($Send)
    If $0 = '' Then Return
    TCPSend($Socket, $0)
    GUICtrlSetData ($Send,'')
EndFunc   ;==>_send_
Func _Recv_From_Server ()
    $Recv = TCPRecv($Socket, 1000000)
    If $Recv = '' Then Return
    _GUICtrlEdit_AppendText ($Console,_NowTime () & ' -- ' & $Recv & @CRLF)
EndFunc   ;==>_Recv_From_Server_
Func _Minn ()
    WinSetState ($GUI, '', @SW_MINIMIZE)
EndFunc
Func _Exit ()
    TCPCloseSocket ($Socket)
    TCPShutdown()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_Exit_

you can replace the Tooltips with a GUI and controls... but for now i'll leave it at that... BTCP in my sig is also a working TCP multiclient Chat room

BTW!

i don't know how to configure it over a router\highspeed for i have dialup and a VPN

have fun learning!

EDIT

i made the client use GUI controls.. it just is more simpler that way

Edited October 11, 2009 by CodyBarrett

[petenyc1]

This is awesome!! Just a couple of questions please. I know that this was a quick example (amazing by the way that you just through it together).

1. How would you recommend recovery from the server going down and then restarting?

2. I see that you go through and find the first available socket on the server. What about when a client exits gracefully and ungracefully?

Thanks this was a HUGE help!!!

Peter

[darippaxp]

thanks for the examples, im gonna try to work with em