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19 /****************************************************************
22 * Fortune Cleint - Using Message Queues
24 * Author: Simone Piccardi
27 * Usage: fortune -h give all info
29 ****************************************************************/
31 * Include needed headers
33 #include <sys/types.h> /* primitive system data types */
34 #include <sys/stat.h> /* file characteristics constants and functions */
35 #include <unistd.h> /* unix standard library */
36 #include <stdio.h> /* standard I/O library */
37 #include <stdlib.h> /* C standard library */
38 #include <string.h> /* C strings library */
39 #include <errno.h> /* error definitions and routines */
40 #include <signal.h> /* signal constants, types and functions */
41 #include <sys/ipc.h> /* SysV IPC functions */
42 #include <sys/msg.h> /* SysV message queues */
47 /* Maximum message size */
50 /* Subroutines declaration */
53 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
55 /* Variables definition */
57 struct msgbuf_read { /* message struct to ask fortune to server */
58 long mtype; /* message type, must be 1 */
59 long pid; /* message data, must be the pid of the client */
61 struct msgbuf_write { /* message struct to get result from server */
62 long mtype; /* message type, will be the pid of the client*/
63 char mtext[MSGMAX]; /* message data, will be the fortune */
65 int msgid; /* Message queue identifier */
66 key_t key; /* Message queue key */
67 int size; /* message size */
69 * Input section: decode parameters passed in the calling
72 opterr = 0; /* don't want writing to stderr */
73 while ( (i = getopt(argc, argv, "h")) != -1) {
82 case '?': /* unrecognized options */
83 printf("Unrecognized options -%c\n", optopt);
85 default: /* should not reached */
89 /* ***********************************************************
91 * Options processing completed
95 * ***********************************************************/
97 * Comunication section
99 key = ftok("./MQFortuneServer.c", 1);
100 msgid = msgget(key, 0);
102 perror("Cannot find message queue");
106 /* Main body: do request and write result */
107 msg_read.mtype = 1; /* type for request is always 1 */
108 msg_read.pid = getpid(); /* use pid for communications */
109 size = sizeof(msg_read.pid);
110 msgsnd(msgid, &msg_read, size, 0); /* send request message */
111 debug("sent request from %d\n", msg_read.pid);
112 msgrcv(msgid, &msg_write, MSGMAX, msg_read.pid, MSG_NOERROR);
113 printf("%s", msg_write.mtext);
116 * routine to print usage info and exit
119 printf("Elementary fortune server\n");
121 printf(" fortuned [-h] [-f] -n XXX \n");
122 printf(" -h print this help\n");
123 printf(" -f filename set file for fortunes\n");
124 printf(" -n XXX set pool depth\n");