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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  
37      /** The default time port. It is set to 37 according to RFC 868. */
38      public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 37;
39  
40      /**
41       * 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.
42       */
43      public static final long SECONDS_1900_TO_1970 = 2208988800L;
44  
45      /**
46       * The default TimeTCPClient constructor. It merely sets the default port to {@code DEFAULT_PORT}.
47       */
48      public TimeTCPClient() {
49          setDefaultPort(DEFAULT_PORT);
50      }
51  
52      /**
53       * Gets the time from the server and returns a Java Date containing the time converted to the local time zone.
54       * <p>
55       * The server will have closed the connection at this point, so you should call {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect} after
56       * calling this method. To retrieve another time, you must initiate another connection with {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#connect connect}
57       * before calling {@code getDate()} again.
58       * </p>
59       *
60       * @return A Date value containing the time retrieved from the server converted to the local time zone.
61       * @throws IOException If an error occurs while fetching the time.
62       */
63      public Date getDate() throws IOException {
64          return new Date((getTime() - SECONDS_1900_TO_1970) * 1000L);
65      }
66  
67      /**
68       * Gets 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.
69       * This method reads the raw 32-bit big-endian unsigned integer from the server, converts it to a Java long, and returns the value.
70       * <p>
71       * The server will have closed the connection at this point, so you should call {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#disconnect disconnect} after
72       * calling this method. To retrieve another time, you must initiate another connection with {@link org.apache.commons.net.SocketClient#connect connect}
73       * before calling {@code getTime()} again.
74       * </p>
75       *
76       * @return The time value retrieved from the server.
77       * @throws IOException If an error occurs while fetching the time.
78       */
79      public long getTime() throws IOException {
80          final DataInputStream input;
81          input = new DataInputStream(_input_);
82          return input.readInt() & 0xffffffffL;
83      }
84  
85  }