Class TFTP

  • Direct Known 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.

    See Also:
    DatagramSocketClient, TFTPPacket, TFTPPacketException, TFTPClient
    • Field Detail

      • ASCII_MODE

        public static final int ASCII_MODE
        The ascii transfer mode. Its value is 0 and equivalent to NETASCII_MODE
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      • NETASCII_MODE

        public static final int NETASCII_MODE
        The netascii transfer mode. Its value is 0.
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      • BINARY_MODE

        public static final int BINARY_MODE
        The binary transfer mode. Its value is 1 and equivalent to OCTET_MODE.
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      • IMAGE_MODE

        public static final int IMAGE_MODE
        The image transfer mode. Its value is 1 and equivalent to OCTET_MODE.
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      • OCTET_MODE

        public static final int OCTET_MODE
        The octet transfer mode. Its value is 1.
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      • 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).
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      • DEFAULT_PORT

        public static final int DEFAULT_PORT
        The default TFTP port according to RFC 783 is 69.
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    • Constructor Detail

      • TFTP

        public TFTP()
        Creates a TFTP instance with a default timeout of DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, a null socket, and buffered operations disabled.
    • Method Detail

      • getModeName

        public static final java.lang.String getModeName​(int mode)
        Returns the TFTP string representation of a TFTP transfer mode. Will throw an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if an invalid transfer mode is specified.
        Parameters:
        mode - The TFTP transfer mode. One of the MODE constants.
        Returns:
        The TFTP string representation of the TFTP transfer mode.
      • discardPackets

        public final void discardPackets()
                                  throws java.io.IOException
        This method synchronizes a connection by discarding all packets that may be in the local socket buffer. This method need only be called when you implement your own TFTP client or server.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
      • bufferedReceive

        public final TFTPPacket bufferedReceive()
                                         throws java.io.IOException,
                                                java.io.InterruptedIOException,
                                                java.net.SocketException,
                                                TFTPPacketException
        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:
        java.io.InterruptedIOException - If a socket timeout occurs. The Java documentation claims an InterruptedIOException is thrown on a DatagramSocket timeout, but in practice we find a SocketException is thrown. You should catch both to be safe.
        java.net.SocketException - If a socket timeout occurs. The Java documentation claims an InterruptedIOException is thrown on a DatagramSocket timeout, but in practice we find a SocketException is thrown. You should catch both to be safe.
        java.io.IOException - If some other I/O error occurs.
        TFTPPacketException - If an invalid TFTP packet is received.
      • bufferedSend

        public final void bufferedSend​(TFTPPacket packet)
                                throws java.io.IOException
        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.
        Parameters:
        packet - The TFTP packet to send.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - If some I/O error occurs.
      • 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() .
      • endBufferedOps

        public final void endBufferedOps()
        Releases the resources used to perform buffered sends and receives.
      • send

        public final void send​(TFTPPacket packet)
                        throws java.io.IOException
        Sends a TFTP packet to its destination.
        Parameters:
        packet - The TFTP packet to send.
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - If some I/O error occurs.
      • receive

        public final TFTPPacket receive()
                                 throws java.io.IOException,
                                        java.io.InterruptedIOException,
                                        java.net.SocketException,
                                        TFTPPacketException
        Receives a TFTPPacket.
        Returns:
        The TFTPPacket received.
        Throws:
        java.io.InterruptedIOException - If a socket timeout occurs. The Java documentation claims an InterruptedIOException is thrown on a DatagramSocket timeout, but in practice we find a SocketException is thrown. You should catch both to be safe.
        java.net.SocketException - If a socket timeout occurs. The Java documentation claims an InterruptedIOException is thrown on a DatagramSocket timeout, but in practice we find a SocketException is thrown. You should catch both to be safe.
        java.io.IOException - If some other I/O error occurs.
        TFTPPacketException - If an invalid TFTP packet is received.
      • trace

        protected void trace​(java.lang.String direction,
                             TFTPPacket packet)
        Trace facility; this implementation does nothing.

        Override it to trace the data, for example:
        System.out.println(direction + " " + packet.toString());

        Parameters:
        direction - ">" or "<"
        packet - the packet to be sent or that has been received
        Since:
        3.6