public void run() {
boolean gotByePacket = false;
try {
/* stream to read from client */
ObjectInputStream fromClient = new ObjectInputStream(socket.getInputStream());
Packet packetFromClient;
/* stream to write back to client */
ObjectOutputStream toClient = new ObjectOutputStream(socket.getOutputStream());
// writer to the disk
// String file = "list";
// while (( packetFromClient = (Packet) fromClient.readObject()) != null) {
/* create a packet to send reply back to client */
packetFromClient = (Packet) fromClient.readObject();
Packet packetToClient = new Packet();
packetToClient.type = Packet.LOOKUP_REPLY;
packetToClient.data = new ArrayList<String>();
if (packetFromClient.type == Packet.LOOKUP_REQUEST) {
// called by client
System.out.println("Request from Client:" + packetFromClient.type);
packetToClient.type = Packet.LOOKUP_REPLY;
long start = packetFromClient.start;
long length = packetFromClient.length;
if (start > dict.size()) {
// set the error field, return
packetToClient.error_code = Packet.ERROR_OUT_OF_RANGE;
} else {
for (int i = (int) start; i < start + length && i < dict.size(); i++) {
packetToClient.data.add(dict.get(i));
}
}
toClient.writeObject(packetToClient);
// continue;
}
// }
/* cleanup when client exits */
fromClient.close();
toClient.close();
socket.close();
// close the filehandle
} catch (IOException e) {
if (!gotByePacket) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
if (!gotByePacket) e.printStackTrace();
}
}