org.apache.commons.net.tftp

Class TFTP

java.lang.Object
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+--org.apache.commons.net.DatagramSocketClient
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   +--org.apache.commons.net.tftp.TFTP

Known Direct Subclasses:
TFTPClient

public class TFTP
extends DatagramSocketClient

The TFTP class exposes a set of methods to allow you to deal with the TFTP protocol directly, in case you want to write your own TFTP client or server. However, almost every user should only be concerend with the open() , and close() , methods. Additionally,the a setDefaultTimeout() method may be of importance for performance tuning.

Details regarding the TFTP protocol and the format of TFTP packets can be found in RFC 783. But the point of these classes is to keep you from having to worry about the internals.

Author:

Daniel F. Savarese

Field Summary

static int	ASCII_MODE The ascii transfer mode.
static int	BINARY_MODE The binary transfer mode.
static int	DEFAULT_PORT The default TFTP port according to RFC 783 is 69.
static int	DEFAULT_TIMEOUT The default number of milliseconds to wait to receive a datagram before timing out.
static int	IMAGE_MODE The image transfer mode.
static int	NETASCII_MODE The netascii transfer mode.
static int	OCTET_MODE The octet transfer mode.

Constructor Summary

TFTP()

Creates a TFTP instance with a default timeout of DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, a null socket, and buffered operations disabled.

Method Summary

void	beginBufferedOps() Initializes the internal buffers.
TFTPPacket	bufferedReceive() This is a special method to perform a more efficient packet receive.
void	bufferedSend(TFTPPacket packet) This is a special method to perform a more efficient packet send.
void	discardPackets() This method synchronizes a connection by discarding all packets that may be in the local socket buffer.
void	endBufferedOps() Releases the resources used to perform buffered sends and receives.
static String	getModeName(int mode) Returns the TFTP string representation of a TFTP transfer mode.
TFTPPacket	receive() Receives a TFTPPacket.
void	send(TFTPPacket packet) Sends a TFTP packet to its destination.

Field Details

ASCII_MODE

public static final int ASCII_MODE

The ascii transfer mode. Its value is 0 and equivalent to NETASCII_MODE

BINARY_MODE

public static final int BINARY_MODE

The binary transfer mode. Its value is 1 and equivalent to OCTET_MODE.

DEFAULT_PORT

public static final int DEFAULT_PORT

The default TFTP port according to RFC 783 is 69.

DEFAULT_TIMEOUT

public static final int DEFAULT_TIMEOUT

The default number of milliseconds to wait to receive a datagram before timing out. The default is 5000 milliseconds (5 seconds).

IMAGE_MODE

public static final int IMAGE_MODE

The image transfer mode. Its value is 1 and equivalent to OCTET_MODE.

NETASCII_MODE

public static final int NETASCII_MODE

The netascii transfer mode. Its value is 0.

OCTET_MODE

public static final int OCTET_MODE

The octet transfer mode. Its value is 1.

Constructor Details

TFTP

public TFTP()

Creates a TFTP instance with a default timeout of DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, a null socket, and buffered operations disabled.

Method Details

beginBufferedOps

public final void beginBufferedOps()

Initializes the internal buffers. Buffers are used by bufferedSend() and bufferedReceive() . This method must be called before calling either one of those two methods. When you finish using buffered operations, you must call endBufferedOps() .

bufferedReceive

public final TFTPPacket bufferedReceive()

This is a special method to perform a more efficient packet receive. It should only be used after calling beginBufferedOps() . beginBufferedOps() initializes a set of buffers used internally that prevent the new allocation of a DatagramPacket and byte array for each send and receive. To use these buffers you must call the bufferedReceive() and bufferedSend() methods instead of send() and receive(). You must also be certain that you don't manipulate the resulting packet in such a way that it interferes with future buffered operations. For example, a TFTPDataPacket received with bufferedReceive() will have a reference to the internal byte buffer. You must finish using this data before calling bufferedReceive() again, or else the data will be overwritten by the the call.

Returns:

The TFTPPacket received.

Throws:

- If a socket timeout occurs.
- If a socket timeout occurs.
- If some other I/O error occurs.
TFTPPacketException - If an invalid TFTP packet is received.

bufferedSend

public final void bufferedSend(TFTPPacket packet)

This is a special method to perform a more efficient packet send. It should only be used after calling beginBufferedOps() . beginBufferedOps() initializes a set of buffers used internally that prevent the new allocation of a DatagramPacket and byte array for each send and receive. To use these buffers you must call the bufferedReceive() and bufferedSend() methods instead of send() and receive(). You must also be certain that you don't manipulate the resulting packet in such a way that it interferes with future buffered operations. For example, a TFTPDataPacket received with bufferedReceive() will have a reference to the internal byte buffer. You must finish using this data before calling bufferedReceive() again, or else the data will be overwritten by the the call.

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