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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  
35      /** The default NTP port. It is set to 123 according to RFC 1305. */
36      public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 123;
37  
38      private int version = NtpV3Packet.VERSION_3;
39  
40      /**
41       * Constructs a new instance.
42       */
43      public NTPUDPClient() {
44          // empty
45      }
46  
47      /**
48       * 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
49       * (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
50       * access to all the fields of the NTP message header.
51       *
52       * @param host The address of the server.
53       * @return The time value retrieved from the server.
54       * @throws IOException If an error occurs while retrieving the time.
55       */
56      public TimeInfo getTime(final InetAddress host) throws IOException {
57          return getTime(host, NtpV3Packet.NTP_PORT);
58      }
59  
60      /**
61       * 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
62       * 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
63       * of the NTP message header.
64       *
65       * @param host The address of the server.
66       * @param port The port of the service.
67       * @return The time value retrieved from the server.
68       * @throws IOException If an error occurs while retrieving the time or if received packet does not match the request.
69       */
70      public TimeInfo getTime(final InetAddress host, final int port) throws IOException {
71          // if not connected then open to next available UDP port
72          if (!isOpen()) {
73              open();
74          }
75  
76          final NtpV3Packet message = new NtpV3Impl();
77          message.setMode(NtpV3Packet.MODE_CLIENT);
78          message.setVersion(version);
79          final DatagramPacket sendPacket = message.getDatagramPacket();
80          sendPacket.setAddress(host);
81          sendPacket.setPort(port);
82  
83          final NtpV3Packet recMessage = new NtpV3Impl();
84          final DatagramPacket receivePacket = recMessage.getDatagramPacket();
85  
86          /*
87           * 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
88           * extraneous logging and initializations here !!!
89           */
90          final TimeStamp now = TimeStamp.getCurrentTime();
91  
92          // Note that if you do not set the transmit time field then originating time
93          // in server response is all 0's which is "Thu Feb 07 01:28:16 EST 2036".
94          message.setTransmitTime(now);
95  
96          checkOpen().send(sendPacket);
97          checkOpen().receive(receivePacket);
98  
99          final long returnTimeMillis = System.currentTimeMillis();
100 
101         // Prevent invalid time information if response does not match request
102         if (!now.equals(recMessage.getOriginateTimeStamp())) {
103             throw new IOException("Originate time does not match the request");
104         }
105 
106         // create TimeInfo message container but don't pre-compute the details yet
107         return new TimeInfo(recMessage, returnTimeMillis, false);
108     }
109 
110     /**
111      * 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.)
112      *
113      * @return the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request packet.
114      * @see #setVersion(int)
115      */
116     public int getVersion() {
117         return version;
118     }
119 
120     /**
121      * Sets the NTP protocol version number that client sets on request packet communicate with remote host.
122      *
123      * @param version the NTP protocol version number
124      */
125     public void setVersion(final int version) {
126         this.version = version;
127     }
128 
129 }