CCCS 431 Programming Assignment

Richie Youm (260749847)

Kosai Alchaghouri (260940618)

Simple Date-Time Information Protocol

Client-server application to request current date, time, datetime, etc. using sockets.

Run SDTPServer file, which would start the server. You may provide custom port in the argument.
Afterwards, you can run the SDTPClient file to start the application. You can now enter commands on the console.
In the SDTPClient app console, type help to show list of commands.
1. You'll be able to type server commands (server help or HELP) once you connect to the server.

Client:

help: get help commands on the client end
server help: get help commands on the server end. Note, you can't directly usethese server commands here! You need to execute it in something like a telnet connection.
connect: connect to the SDTP server
get DOW: get date of week. Must connect to server first
get time: get current time. Must connect to server first
get date: get current date. Must connect to server first
get datetime: get current date and time. Must connect to server first
exit: terminate the connection

Server:

HELP: Get description of available commands
DOW: get date of week. Must initiate session with HELLO command first
TIME: get current time. Must initiate session with HELLO command first
DATE: get current date. Must initiate session with HELLO command first
DATETIME: get current date and time. You can provide custom format with a whitespace after the command. Must initiate session with HELLO command first
BYE (or press enter): terminate the connection