Client-Server with Sockets

Direct Client-Server communication using sockets.

Please note that the built-in predicates for socket communication are higher-level and more convenient than the programs detailed in this example.

These program fragments show in MINERVA applications

• the use of TCP/IP internet sockets
  • to provide information as a server
  • to access information as a client
  • to establish dedicated port-to-port links
  • to share e.g. an existing server
• the invokation of sub-processes

To use the programs on your system you may need to adapt the host and port information. The program assumes an underlying UNIX system - a UNIX shell is used for convenience.

Here are the source programs:

• client.min
• server.min
• socket.mxt
• exec.mxt
• etst.min
• socktst.min
• Makefile