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17  
18  package org.apache.commons.net.ntp;
19  
20  import java.io.IOException;
21  import java.net.DatagramPacket;
22  import java.net.InetAddress;
23  
24  import org.apache.commons.net.DatagramSocketClient;
25  
26  /**
27   * The NTPUDPClient class is a UDP implementation of a client for the Network Time Protocol (NTP) described in RFC 1305 as well as the Simple Network Time
28   * Protocol (SNTP) in RFC-2030. To use the class, merely open a local datagram socket with <a href="#open"> open </a> and call <a href="#getTime"> getTime </a>
29   * to retrieve the time. Then call <a href="org.apache.commons.net.DatagramSocketClient.html#close"> close </a> to close the connection properly. Successive
30   * calls to <a href="#getTime"> getTime </a> are permitted without re-establishing a connection. That is because UDP is a connectionless protocol and the
31   * Network Time Protocol is stateless.
32   */
33  public final class NTPUDPClient extends DatagramSocketClient {
34      /** The default NTP port. It is set to 123 according to RFC 1305. */
35      public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 123;
36  
37      private int version = NtpV3Packet.VERSION_3;
38  
39      /**
40       * Constructs a new instance.
41       */
42      public NTPUDPClient() {
43          // empty
44      }
45  
46      /**
47       * Gets the time information from the specified server on the default NTP port and returns it. The time is the number of milliseconds since 00:00
48       * (midnight) 1 January 1900 UTC, as specified by RFC 1305. This method reads the raw NTP packet and constructs a <em>TimeInfo</em> object that allows
49       * access to all the fields of the NTP message header.
50       *
51       * @param host The address of the server.
52       * @return The time value retrieved from the server.
53       * @throws IOException If an error occurs while retrieving the time.
54       */
55      public TimeInfo getTime(final InetAddress host) throws IOException {
56          return getTime(host, NtpV3Packet.NTP_PORT);
57      }
58  
59      /**
60       * Gets the time information from the specified server and port and returns it. The time is the number of milliseconds since 00:00 (midnight) 1 January
61       * 1900 UTC, as specified by RFC 1305. This method reads the raw NTP packet and constructs a <em>TimeInfo</em> object that allows access to all the fields
62       * of the NTP message header.
63       *
64       * @param host The address of the server.
65       * @param port The port of the service.
66       * @return The time value retrieved from the server.
67       * @throws IOException If an error occurs while retrieving the time or if received packet does not match the request.
68       */
69      public TimeInfo getTime(final InetAddress host, final int port) throws IOException {
70          // if not connected then open to next available UDP port
71          if (!isOpen()) {
72              open();
73          }
74  
75          final NtpV3Packet message = new NtpV3Impl();
76          message.setMode(NtpV3Packet.MODE_CLIENT);
77          message.setVersion(version);
78          final DatagramPacket sendPacket = message.getDatagramPacket();
79          sendPacket.setAddress(host);
80          sendPacket.setPort(port);
81  
82          final NtpV3Packet recMessage = new NtpV3Impl();
83          final DatagramPacket receivePacket = recMessage.getDatagramPacket();
84  
85          /*
86           * Must minimize the time between getting the current time, timestamping the packet, and sending it out which introduces an error in the delay time. No
87           * extraneous logging and initializations here !!!
88           */
89          final TimeStamp now = TimeStamp.getCurrentTime();
90  
91          // Note that if you do not set the transmit time field then originating time
92          // in server response is all 0's which is "Thu Feb 07 01:28:16 EST 2036".
93          message.setTransmitTime(now);
94  
95          checkOpen().send(sendPacket);
96          checkOpen().receive(receivePacket);
97  
98          final long returnTimeMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
99  
100         // Prevent invalid time information if response does not match request
101         if (!now.equals(recMessage.getOriginateTimeStamp())) {
102             throw new IOException("Originate time does not match the request");
103         }
104 
105         // create TimeInfo message container but don't pre-compute the details yet
106         return new TimeInfo(recMessage, returnTimeMillis, false);
107     }
108 
109     /**
110      * Gets the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request packet that is sent to remote host (e.g. 3=NTP v3, 4=NTP v4, etc.)
111      *
112      * @return the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request packet.
113      * @see #setVersion(int)
114      */
115     public int getVersion() {
116         return version;
117     }
118 
119     /**
120      * Sets the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request packet communicate with remote host.
121      *
122      * @param version the NTP protocol version number
123      */
124     public void setVersion(final int version) {
125         this.version = version;
126     }
127 
128 }