svmsg/svmsg_file_client.c

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removeQueue()
main()

#include "svmsg_file.h"

static int clientId;

static void
removeQueue(void)
{
    if (msgctl(clientId, IPC_RMID, NULL) == -1)
        errExit("msgctl");
}

int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    struct requestMsg req;
    struct responseMsg resp;
    int serverId, numMsgs;
    ssize_t msgLen, totBytes;

    if (argc != 2 || strcmp(argv[1], "--help") == 0)
        usageErr("%s pathname\n", argv[0]);

    if (strlen(argv[1]) > sizeof(req.pathname) - 1)
        cmdLineErr("pathname too long (max: %ld bytes)\n",
                (long) sizeof(req.pathname) - 1);

    /* Get server's queue identifier; create queue for response */

    serverId = msgget(SERVER_KEY, S_IWUSR);
    if (serverId == -1)
        errExit("msgget - server message queue");

    clientId = msgget(IPC_PRIVATE, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP);
    if (clientId == -1)
        errExit("msgget - client message queue");

    if (atexit(removeQueue) != 0)
        errExit("atexit");

    /* Send message asking for file named in argv[1] */

    req.mtype = 1;                      /* Any type will do */
    req.clientId = clientId;
    strncpy(req.pathname, argv[1], sizeof(req.pathname) - 1);
    req.pathname[sizeof(req.pathname) - 1] = '\0';
                                        /* Ensure string is terminated */

    if (msgsnd(serverId, &req, REQ_MSG_SIZE, 0) == -1)
        errExit("msgsnd");

    /* Get first response, which may be failure notification */

    msgLen = msgrcv(clientId, &resp, RESP_MSG_SIZE, 0, 0);
    if (msgLen == -1)
        errExit("msgrcv");

    if (resp.mtype == RESP_MT_FAILURE) {
        printf("%s\n", resp.data);      /* Display msg from server */
        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
    }

    /* File was opened successfully by server; process messages
       (including the one already received) containing file data */

    totBytes = msgLen;                  /* Count first message */
    for (numMsgs = 1; resp.mtype == RESP_MT_DATA; numMsgs++) {
        msgLen = msgrcv(clientId, &resp, RESP_MSG_SIZE, 0, 0);
        if (msgLen == -1)
            errExit("msgrcv");

        totBytes += msgLen;
    }

    printf("Received %ld bytes (%d messages)\n", (long) totBytes, numMsgs);

    exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}

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