// standalone Fortune client
//
// Usage: FortuneClient [serverhost [port]]
//
// If serverhost is not specified, the local host is assumed
// and the port number is read from the ./port file.
//
// If serverhost is specified then the port number defaults
// to 21099 if not specified.
//
// R. Perry, June 1998

import java.io.*;
import java.rmi.*;

public class FortuneClient {

  public static int readPortFile() throws java.io.IOException
  {
    BufferedReader fin = new BufferedReader( new FileReader( "port"));
    int port = new Integer(fin.readLine()).intValue();
    fin.close();
    return port;
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception
  {
    String serverhost = "";
    int port = 21099;

    if( args.length == 0)
      port = readPortFile();
    else {
      serverhost = args[0];
      if (args.length > 1)
        port = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
    }

    // Create and install the security manager
    //
    // skip to avoid creating a security policy file for JDK 1.2 - System.setSecurityManager(new RMISecurityManager());

    String rmi = "rmi://" + serverhost + ":" + port + "/FortuneServer";

    System.out.println( "FortuneClient: contacting " + rmi);

    Fortune f = null;

    try
      {
        f = (Fortune) Naming.lookup( rmi);
        System.out.println("FortuneClient: Message: " + f.getFortune());
      }
    catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println( "FortuneClient: " + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }

  // Can we do this?
  //
  // f.writePortFile(12345);
  //
  // No, we can't:
  // FortuneClient.java:57: Method writePortFile(int) not found in interface Fortune.

  }
}