gistfile1.txt

# client

@ip = "127.0.0.1"
@socket = UDPSocket.new
@socket.connect(@ip, SERVER_PORT)

def send_to_server(data = {})
  packed = Marshal.dump(data)
  @socket.send(packed, 0)
end

send_to_server(:x => 10, :foo => "bar")

# server
socket = UDPSocket.open
socket.bind('', SERVER_PORT)
p "* Server initiated"
loop do
  begin
    data, info = socket.recvfrom(1024)
    object = Marshal.load(data)
  rescue
    puts "Error reading and unpacking data: #{$!}"
  end
  
  protocol, port, ip, ip2 = info
  socket.send("PIXEL/ACK", 0, ip, CLIENT_PORT)
  p data.length
  p info
  p object
end