TvL2386

socket = TCPSocket.new server_name, server_port
socket.write "hello? someone there?\n"

TvL2386

  def respond_to_command data
    if data =~ /^([^\s]+):\s(?:[^\s]+):\s([^\s]+):\s(.*)$/
      sender = $1
      command = $3.rstrip

      # directed to me?
      return nil if not $2.split(',').include?(@my_name)
      # if I'm still here, I guess so ;-)

      # lets see if uptime is in the allowed commands array

TvL2386

  def print_message
    Thread.new do
      loop do
        # monitor socket and print data if there is any
        result = IO.select([@socket], nil, nil, nil)
        if not result.nil?
          socket = result[0].first # result[0] is the socket array. In this example there can only be one
          data = socket.readpartial 4096

          # use print here, because puts automatically appends a newline

TvL2386

require 'socket'
require 'thread'

class Client
  def initialize server_name, server_port
    @server_name, @server_port = server_name, server_port
  end

  def connect
    @socket = TCPSocket.new(@server_name, @server_port)