gnu.inet.gopher

Class GopherConnection

java.lang.Object

gnu.inet.gopher.GopherConnection

public class GopherConnection
extends Object

A gopher client.

Author:

Chris Burdess

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	DEFAULT_PORT The default gopher port.
protected InputStream	in
protected OutputStream	out
protected Socket	socket

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GopherConnection(String host) Creates a new connection to the gopher server at the specified hostname.
GopherConnection(String host, int port) Creates a new connection to the gopher server at the specified hostname with the specified non-standard port.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
InputStream	get(String selector) Returns the resource identified by the specified selector.
DirectoryListing	list() Returns the directory listing for this gopher server.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_PORT

public static final int DEFAULT_PORT

The default gopher port.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

socket

protected Socket socket

in

protected InputStream in

out

protected OutputStream out

Constructor Detail

GopherConnection

public GopherConnection(String host)
                 throws IOException

Creates a new connection to the gopher server at the specified hostname.

Parameters:

hostname - the hostname

Throws:

IOException

GopherConnection

public GopherConnection(String host,
                        int port)
                 throws IOException

Creates a new connection to the gopher server at the specified hostname with the specified non-standard port.

Parameters:

hostname - the hostname

port - the non-standard port to use

Throws:

IOException

Method Detail

list

public DirectoryListing list()
                      throws IOException

Returns the directory listing for this gopher server. When all entries have been read from the listing, the connection will be closed.

Throws:

IOException

get

public InputStream get(String selector)
                throws IOException

Returns the resource identified by the specified selector. If the resource is text-based, it will need to be wrapped in a CRLFInputStream.

Throws:

IOException