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17  
18  package org.apache.commons.net.time;
19  
20  import java.io.DataInputStream;
21  import java.io.IOException;
22  import java.util.Date;
23  
24  import org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient;
25  
26  /**
27   * The TimeTCPClient class is a TCP implementation of a client for the Time protocol described in RFC 868. To use the class, merely establish a connection with
28   * {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#connect connect } and call either {@link #getTime getTime() } or {@link #getDate getDate() } to retrieve the time,
29   * then call {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect } to close the connection properly.
30   *
31   *
32   * @see TimeUDPClient
33   */
34  
35  public final class TimeTCPClient extends SocketClient {
36      /** The default time port. It is set to 37 according to RFC 868. */
37      public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 37;
38  
39      /**
40       * The number of seconds between 00:00 1 January 1900 and 00:00 1 January 1970. This value can be useful for converting time values to other formats.
41       */
42      public static final long SECONDS_1900_TO_1970 = 2208988800L;
43  
44      /**
45       * The default TimeTCPClient constructor. It merely sets the default port to <code> DEFAULT_PORT </code>.
46       */
47      public TimeTCPClient() {
48          setDefaultPort(DEFAULT_PORT);
49      }
50  
51      /**
52       * Retrieves the time from the server and returns a Java Date containing the time converted to the local time zone.
53       * <p>
54       * The server will have closed the connection at this point, so you should call {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect } after
55       * calling this method. To retrieve another time, you must initiate another connection with {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#connect connect }
56       * before calling <code> getDate() </code> again.
57       *
58       * @return A Date value containing the time retrieved from the server converted to the local time zone.
59       * @throws IOException If an error occurs while fetching the time.
60       */
61      public Date getDate() throws IOException {
62          return new Date((getTime() - SECONDS_1900_TO_1970) * 1000L);
63      }
64  
65      /**
66       * Retrieves the time from the server and returns it. The time is the number of seconds since 00:00 (midnight) 1 January 1900 GMT, as specified by RFC 868.
67       * This method reads the raw 32-bit big-endian unsigned integer from the server, converts it to a Java long, and returns the value.
68       * <p>
69       * The server will have closed the connection at this point, so you should call {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect } after
70       * calling this method. To retrieve another time, you must initiate another connection with {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#connect connect }
71       * before calling <code> getTime() </code> again.
72       *
73       * @return The time value retrieved from the server.
74       * @throws IOException If an error occurs while fetching the time.
75       */
76      public long getTime() throws IOException {
77          final DataInputStream input;
78          input = new DataInputStream(_input_);
79          return input.readInt() & 0xffffffffL;
80      }
81  
82  }