Java Sockets. Server-Client communication

Question

I am trying to connect a client with gui with a server withoout gui. Connection is being done, but i cant see any messages between these two apps. (i should get SERVER HERE in client, and CLIENT HERE in server)

Client Connection Code:

@Override
public void ClientRunning(){
    try {
       connectToServer();
        setStreams();
        ClientRun();

    }catch(EOFException oefException){
        showMessage("\n Client terminated the connection\n");
    }catch(IOException ioException){
        ioException.printStackTrace();
    }finally{
        close();
    }
}



public void connectToServer() throws IOException{
    showMessage("Attempting Connection... \n");
    connection = new Socket(InetAddress.getByName(serverIP),6789);
    showMessage("Connected to: "+ connection.getInetAddress().getHostName());
}


public void setStreams() throws IOException{
   output = new PrintWriter(connection.getOutputStream(),true);
   output.flush();
   input= new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()));

    showMessage("\n Streams are now set. \n");
}

public void close(){
    showMessage("\n closing...");
    try{
      output.close();
      input.close();
      connection.close();

    }catch(IOException ioException){
        ioException.printStackTrace();
    }
}
public void showMessage(final String text){
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
        public void run(){
            cwindow.append(text);
        }
    });
}

public void sendMessage(String message){
    output.write("CLIENT - "+message);
    output.flush();
    showMessage("\nCLIENT - "+message);
}

private void ClientRun() throws IOException{
    String message="CLIENT HERE!";
    sendMessage(message);
    do{
        try{
            message=input.readLine();
            showMessage("\n"+message);
        }catch(EOFException eofException){
                showMessage("\n Server ended the connection!");
    }

    }while(message!="EXIT");
    }

(input and output are defined in GUI class in which this Client class is extended to. Defined as "protected BufferedReader input; protected PrintWriter output;")

Also, servers code:

public class ServerClass {


private ServerSocket server;
private Socket connection;
private BufferedReader input;
private BufferedWriter output;


public void startServer(){
    try{
        server=new ServerSocket(6789,100);
        while(true){
            try{
                waitForConnection();
                setStreams();
                ServerRunning();
            }catch(EOFException eofException){
                showMessage("\n Server ended the connection!");

            }finally{
            close();

        }
        }

    }catch(IOException ioException){
        ioException.printStackTrace();
    }
}

private void waitForConnection() throws IOException{
    showMessage("Waiting for someone to connect... \n");
    connection=server.accept();
    showMessage("Now connected to "+ connection.getInetAddress().getHostName());
}

private void setStreams() throws IOException{
   output = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(connection.getOutputStream()));
   output.flush();
   input= new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()));

    showMessage("\n Streams are now set. \n");
}
public void ServerRunning() throws IOException{
    String message="SERVER HERE!";
    sendMessage(message);
    do{
        try{

            message=input.readLine();
            showMessage("\n"+message);
        }catch(EOFException eofException){
                showMessage("\n Server ended the connection!");
    }

    }while(message!="EXIT");

  }
private void close(){
    showMessage("\n Closing connections... \n");
    try{
        output.close();
        input.close();
        connection.close();

}catch(IOException ioException){
    ioException.printStackTrace();
}
}
private void showMessage(String text){
    System.out.println(text);
}

private void sendMessage(String message){
    try{
       output.write("SERVER - "+message);
        output.flush();
        showMessage(message);
    }catch(IOException ioException){
        System.out.println("\n ERROR!");
    }
}

Connection seems to be ok, so i don't get whats wrong. Any help would be appreciated.

PS: i also tried PrintWriter in server as well and also tried a try catch in stream statement, the problem remains.

Answer 1

You're using readLine() which expects a newline character. either add a \\n to the messages you are sending or don't use readLine() .

Answer 2

[SOLVED] As TedTrippin and Alfie mentioned readline(), messed my code. After adding "\\n" in each message, everything seems to work smooth! I also changed printwriter to bufferwritter in client code, and i also added a try-catch function in sendMessage, cause printwritter seems to cause some problem as well for some reason. Anyway, everything is set and done! Thanks guys!

UPDATED CLIENT CODE:

private void ClientRun() throws IOException{
    String message="CLIENT HERE! \n"; <----added \n here.
    sendMessage(message);
    do{
        try{
            message=input.readLine();
            showMessage("\n"+message);
        }catch(EOFException eofException){
                showMessage("\n Server ended the connection!");
    }

    }while(message!="EXIT");
    }

public void sendMessage(String message){
    try{                                 <-----added try-catch statement
       output.write("CLIENT - "+message+"\n"); <----adding "\n" here is super userful, instead of having to add \n in each message.
        output.flush();
        showMessage(message);
    }catch(IOException ioException){
        System.out.println("\n ERROR!");
    }
}

protected BufferedReader input;
protected BufferedWriter output; <----changed printwriter to BufferWriter

UPDATED SERVER CODE:

public void ServerRunning() throws IOException{
    String message="SERVER HERE! \n";    <--- added \n here as well.
    sendMessage(message);
    do{
        try{

            message=input.readLine();
            showMessage("\n"+message);
        }catch(EOFException eofException){
                showMessage("\n Server ended the connection!");
    }

    }while(message!="EXIT");

}

Thanks guys!

Answer 3

After compairing this code with some I have written in the past using sockets , I noticed you are using output.write(string) and input.readline() - These do not mix well, readline() expects a newline and write does not give one.

Replace write() with println() .