Do I/O in Each Direction Using a Separate Thread

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[edit] Overview - Do I/O in Each Direction Using a Separate Thread

This Java example program shows how to do I/O in each direction using a separate thread.

[edit] Java Source Code

  • Package: com.darwinsys
  • File: CommPortThreaded.java
package com.darwinsys;
 
/*
 * Copyright (c) Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.com/, 1996-2002. All rights reserved. Software
 * written by Ian F. Darwin and others. $Id: LICENSE,v 1.8 2004/02/09 03:33:38 ian Exp $
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 * 
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 */
 
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.HashMap;
 
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JDialog;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
 
/**
 * This program tries to do I/O in each direction using a separate Thread.
 * 
 * @author Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.com/
 */
public class CommPortThreaded extends CommPortOpen {
 
    public static void main(String[] ap) throws IOException, NoSuchPortException, PortInUseException,
	    UnsupportedCommOperationException {
	CommPortThreaded cp;
	try {
	    cp = new CommPortThreaded();
	    cp.converse();
	} catch (Exception e) {
	    System.err.println("You lose!");
	    System.err.println(e);
	}
    }
 
    public CommPortThreaded() throws IOException, NoSuchPortException, PortInUseException, UnsupportedCommOperationException {
	super(null);
    }
 
    /**
     * This version of converse() just starts a Thread in each direction.
     */
    protected void converse() throws IOException {
 
	String resp; // the modem response.
 
	new DataThread(is, System.out).start();
	new DataThread(new DataInputStream(System.in), os).start();
 
    }
 
    /** This inner class handles one side of a conversation. */
    class DataThread extends Thread {
	BufferedReader inStream;
 
	PrintStream pStream;
 
	/** Construct this object */
	DataThread(InputStream is, PrintStream os) {
	    inStream = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
	    pStream = os;
	}
 
	DataThread(BufferedReader is, PrintStream os) {
	    inStream = is;
	    pStream = os;
	}
 
	/** A Thread's run method does the work. */
	public void run() {
	    byte ch = 0;
	    try {
		while ((ch = (byte) inStream.read()) != -1)
		    pStream.print((char) ch);
	    } catch (IOException e) {
		System.err.println("Input or output error: " + e);
		return;
	    }
	}
    }
}
 
/**
 * Open a serial port using Java Communications.
 * 
 * @author Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.com/
 */
 
class CommPortOpen {
    /** How long to wait for the open to finish up. */
    public static final int TIMEOUTSECONDS = 30;
 
    /** The baud rate to use. */
    public static final int BAUD = 19200;
 
    /** The parent JFrame, for the chooser. */
    protected JFrame parent;
 
    /** The input stream */
    protected BufferedReader is;
 
    /** The output stream */
    protected PrintStream os;
 
    /** The chosen Port Identifier */
    CommPortIdentifier thePortID;
 
    /** The chosen Port itself */
    CommPort thePort;
 
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws IOException, NoSuchPortException, PortInUseException,
	    UnsupportedCommOperationException {
 
	new CommPortOpen(null).converse();
 
	System.exit(0);
    }
 
    /* Constructor */
    public CommPortOpen(JFrame f) throws IOException, NoSuchPortException, PortInUseException, UnsupportedCommOperationException {
 
	// Use the PortChooser from before. Pop up the JDialog.
	PortChooser chooser = new PortChooser(null);
 
	String portName = null;
	do {
	    chooser.setVisible(true);
 
	    // Dialog done. Get the port name.
	    portName = chooser.getSelectedName();
 
	    if (portName == null)
		System.out.println("No port selected. Try again.\n");
	} while (portName == null);
 
	// Get the CommPortIdentifier.
	thePortID = chooser.getSelectedIdentifier();
 
	// Now actually open the port.
	// This form of openPort takes an Application Name and a timeout.
	// 
	System.out.println("Trying to open " + thePortID.getName() + "...");
 
	switch (thePortID.getPortType()) {
	case CommPortIdentifier.PORT_SERIAL:
	    thePort = thePortID.open("DarwinSys DataComm", TIMEOUTSECONDS * 1000);
	    SerialPort myPort = (SerialPort) thePort;
 
	    // set up the serial port
	    myPort.setSerialPortParams(BAUD, SerialPort.DATABITS_8, SerialPort.STOPBITS_1, SerialPort.PARITY_NONE);
	    break;
 
	case CommPortIdentifier.PORT_PARALLEL:
	    thePort = thePortID.open("DarwinSys Printing", TIMEOUTSECONDS * 1000);
	    ParallelPort pPort = (ParallelPort) thePort;
 
	    // Tell API to pick "best available mode" - can fail!
	    // myPort.setMode(ParallelPort.LPT_MODE_ANY);
 
	    // Print what the mode is
	    int mode = pPort.getMode();
	    switch (mode) {
	    case ParallelPort.LPT_MODE_ECP:
		System.out.println("Mode is: ECP");
		break;
	    case ParallelPort.LPT_MODE_EPP:
		System.out.println("Mode is: EPP");
		break;
	    case ParallelPort.LPT_MODE_NIBBLE:
		System.out.println("Mode is: Nibble Mode.");
		break;
	    case ParallelPort.LPT_MODE_PS2:
		System.out.println("Mode is: Byte mode.");
		break;
	    case ParallelPort.LPT_MODE_SPP:
		System.out.println("Mode is: Compatibility mode.");
		break;
	    // ParallelPort.LPT_MODE_ANY is a "set only" mode;
	    // tells the API to pick "best mode"; will report the
	    // actual mode it selected.
	    default:
		throw new IllegalStateException("Parallel mode " + mode + " invalid.");
	    }
	    break;
	default: // Neither parallel nor serial??
	    throw new IllegalStateException("Unknown port type " + thePortID);
	}
 
	// Get the input and output streams
	// Printers can be write-only
	try {
	    is = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(thePort.getInputStream()));
	} catch (IOException e) {
	    System.err.println("Can't open input stream: write-only");
	    is = null;
	}
	os = new PrintStream(thePort.getOutputStream(), true);
    }
 
    /**
     * This method will be overridden by non-trivial subclasses to hold a conversation.
     */
    protected void converse() throws IOException {
 
	System.out.println("Ready to read and write port.");
 
	// Input/Output code not written -- must subclass.
 
	// Finally, clean up.
	if (is != null)
	    is.close();
	os.close();
    }
}
 
class PortChooser extends JDialog implements ItemListener {
    /** A mapping from names to CommPortIdentifiers. */
    protected HashMap map = new HashMap();
    /** The name of the choice the user made. */
    protected String selectedPortName;
    /** The CommPortIdentifier the user chose. */
    protected CommPortIdentifier selectedPortIdentifier;
    /** The JComboBox for serial ports */
    protected JComboBox serialPortsChoice;
    /** The JComboBox for parallel ports */
    protected JComboBox parallelPortsChoice;
    /** The JComboBox for anything else */
    protected JComboBox other;
    /** The SerialPort object */
    protected SerialPort ttya;
    /** To display the chosen */
    protected JLabel choice;
    /** Padding in the GUI */
    protected final int PAD = 5;
 
    /**
     * This will be called from either of the JComboBoxen when the user selects any given item.
     */
    public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
	// Get the name
	selectedPortName = (String) ((JComboBox) e.getSource()).getSelectedItem();
	// Get the given CommPortIdentifier
	selectedPortIdentifier = (CommPortIdentifier) map.get(selectedPortName);
	// Display the name.
	choice.setText(selectedPortName);
    }
 
    /* The public "getter" to retrieve the chosen port by name. */
    public String getSelectedName() {
	return selectedPortName;
    }
 
    /* The public "getter" to retrieve the selection by CommPortIdentifier. */
    public CommPortIdentifier getSelectedIdentifier() {
	return selectedPortIdentifier;
    }
 
    /** A test program to show up this chooser. */
    public static void main(String[] ap) {
	PortChooser c = new PortChooser(null);
	c.setVisible(true); // blocking wait
	System.out.println("You chose " + c.getSelectedName() + " (known by " + c.getSelectedIdentifier() + ").");
	System.exit(0);
    }
 
    /**
     * Construct a PortChooser --make the GUI and populate the ComboBoxes.
     */
    public PortChooser(JFrame parent) {
	super(parent, "Port Chooser", true);
 
	makeGUI();
	populate();
	finishGUI();
    }
 
    /**
     * Build the GUI. You can ignore this for now if you have not yet worked through the GUI
     * chapter. Your mileage may vary.
     */
    protected void makeGUI() {
	Container cp = getContentPane();
 
	JPanel centerPanel = new JPanel();
	cp.add(BorderLayout.CENTER, centerPanel);
 
	centerPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 2, PAD, PAD));
 
	centerPanel.add(new JLabel("Serial Ports", JLabel.RIGHT));
	serialPortsChoice = new JComboBox();
	centerPanel.add(serialPortsChoice);
	serialPortsChoice.setEnabled(false);
 
	centerPanel.add(new JLabel("Parallel Ports", JLabel.RIGHT));
	parallelPortsChoice = new JComboBox();
	centerPanel.add(parallelPortsChoice);
	parallelPortsChoice.setEnabled(false);
 
	centerPanel.add(new JLabel("Unknown Ports", JLabel.RIGHT));
	other = new JComboBox();
	centerPanel.add(other);
	other.setEnabled(false);
 
	centerPanel.add(new JLabel("Your choice:", JLabel.RIGHT));
	centerPanel.add(choice = new JLabel());
 
	JButton okButton;
	cp.add(BorderLayout.SOUTH, okButton = new JButton("OK"));
	okButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
	    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
		PortChooser.this.dispose();
	    }
	});
 
    }
 
    /**
     * Populate the ComboBoxes by asking the Java Communications API what ports it has. Since the
     * initial information comes from a Properties file, it may not exactly reflect your hardware.
     */
    protected void populate() {
	// get list of ports available on this particular computer,
	// by calling static method in CommPortIdentifier.
	Enumeration pList = CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifiers();
 
	// Process the list, putting serial and parallel into ComboBoxes
	while (pList.hasMoreElements()) {
	    CommPortIdentifier cpi = (CommPortIdentifier) pList.nextElement();
	    // System.out.println("Port " + cpi.getName());
	    map.put(cpi.getName(), cpi);
	    if (cpi.getPortType() == CommPortIdentifier.PORT_SERIAL) {
		serialPortsChoice.setEnabled(true);
		serialPortsChoice.addItem(cpi.getName());
	    } else if (cpi.getPortType() == CommPortIdentifier.PORT_PARALLEL) {
		parallelPortsChoice.setEnabled(true);
		parallelPortsChoice.addItem(cpi.getName());
	    } else {
		other.setEnabled(true);
		other.addItem(cpi.getName());
	    }
	}
	serialPortsChoice.setSelectedIndex(-1);
	parallelPortsChoice.setSelectedIndex(-1);
    }
 
    protected void finishGUI() {
	serialPortsChoice.addItemListener(this);
	parallelPortsChoice.addItemListener(this);
	other.addItemListener(this);
	pack();
	setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    }
}

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