package example9_3_RemoteProxy.client;

import example9_3_RemoteProxy.dateService.DateService;

/**
 * This application illustrates the use of a proxy that employs sockets
 * to send a serialized object between two processes.
 * This app implements the client side.
 * @author hornick
 *
 */
public class ClientApp  {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		ClientApp me = new ClientApp();
	}

	public ClientApp() {
		try {
			// Create the remote proxy
			DateService ds = new DateProxy();

			while( true ) { // periodically ask the server for time and date
				// get time and date via the remote proxy from another process
				String today = ds.getDate();
				String time = ds.getTime();
				System.out.println("Today is " + today );
				System.out.println("Time in ms after 1/1/1970 is " + time );

				try {
					Thread.sleep(2000);
				} catch (InterruptedException e ) {
					// continue anyway
				}
			}
		} catch( Exception e ) {
			System.out.println("Date Server Error: " + e.getMessage() );
		}
	}	
}