===== Server Side =====

Lets create a group chat application with java swing and rmi. Create 2 projects in eclipse.

==== Project 1: ChatServer ====

1.) IChatClient

  import java.rmi.Remote;
  import java.rmi.RemoteException;
  
  public interface IChatClient extends Remote {
        public void tell(String name) throws RemoteException;
        public String getName() throws RemoteException;
  }

2.) IChatServer

  import java.rmi.Remote;
  import java.rmi.RemoteException;
  import java.util.ArrayList;
  
  public interface IChatServer extends Remote {
      public boolean login(IChatClient client) throws RemoteException;
  
      public void publish(String s) throws RemoteException;
  
      public ArrayList<IChatClient> getConnected() throws RemoteException;
  }

3.) ChatServer

  import java.rmi.RemoteException;
  import java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject;
  import java.util.ArrayList;
  
  public class ChatServer extends UnicastRemoteObject implements IChatServer {
      private static final long serialVersionUID = 4705993250126188735L;
      private ArrayList<IChatClient> v = new ArrayList<IChatClient>();
  
      public ChatServer() throws RemoteException {
      }
  
      public boolean login(IChatClient client) throws RemoteException {
          System.out.println(client.getName() + " got connected....");
          client.tell("client connected");
          publish(client.getName() + " connected.");
          v.add(client);
          return true;
      }
  
      public void publish(String s) throws RemoteException {
          System.out.println(s);
          for (int i = 0; i < v.size(); i++) {
              try {
                  IChatClient tmp = (IChatClient) v.get(i);
                  tmp.tell(s);
              } catch (Exception e) {
                  e.printStackTrace();
              }
          }
      }
  
      public ArrayList<IChatClient> getConnected() throws RemoteException {
          return v;
      }
  }

4.) StartServer

  import java.rmi.Naming;
  
  public class StartServer {
      public static void main(String[] args) {
          try {
              // System.setSecurityManager(new RMISecurityManager());
              java.rmi.registry.LocateRegistry.createRegistry(1099);
              IChatServer server = new ChatServer();
              Naming.rebind("rmi://localhost:1099/chatserver", server);
              System.out.println("server ready.");
          } catch (Exception e) {
              e.printStackTrace();
          }
      }
  }




===== Client Side =====


==== Project 2: ChatClient ====

Copy IChatClient.java and IChatServer.java from project 1 to project 2.

1.) ChatClient.java

  import java.rmi.RemoteException;
  import java.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject;
  
  public class ChatClient extends UnicastRemoteObject implements IChatClient {
      private String name;
      private ChatUI ui;
  
      public ChatClient(String n) throws RemoteException {
          name = n;
      }
  
      public void tell(String st) throws RemoteException {
          System.out.println(st);
          ui.writeMsg(st);
      }
  
      public String getName() throws RemoteException {
          return name;
      }
  
      public void setGUI(ChatUI t) {
          ui = t;
      }
  }

2.) ChatUI.java

  import java.awt.BorderLayout;
  import java.awt.GridLayout;
  import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
  import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
  import java.rmi.Naming;
  import java.util.ArrayList;
  
  import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
  import javax.swing.JButton;
  import javax.swing.JFrame;
  import javax.swing.JLabel;
  import javax.swing.JList;
  import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
  import javax.swing.JPanel;
  import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
  import javax.swing.JTextArea;
  import javax.swing.JTextField;
  import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
  
  public class ChatUI {
      private ChatClient client;
      private IChatServer server;
  
      public void doConnect() {
          if (connect.getText().equals("Connect")) {
              if (name.getText().length() < 2) {
                  JOptionPane
                          .showMessageDialog(frame, "You need to type a name.");
                  return;
              }
              if (ip.getText().length() < 2) {
                  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame, "You need to type an IP.");
                  return;
              }
              try {
                  client = new ChatClient(name.getText());
                  client.setGUI(this);
                  server = (IChatServer) Naming.lookup("rmi://localhost/chatserver");
                  server.login(client);
                  updateUsers(server.getConnected());
                  connect.setText("Disconnect");
              } catch (Exception e) {
                  e.printStackTrace();
                  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame,
                          "ERROR, we wouldn't connect....");
              }
          } else {
              updateUsers(null);
              connect.setText("Connect");
          }
      }
  
      public void sendText() {
          if (connect.getText().equals("Connect")) {
              JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame, "You need to connect first.");
              return;
          }
          String st = tf.getText();
          st = "[" + name.getText() + "] " + st;
          tf.setText("");
          // Remove if you are going to implement for remote invocation
          try {
              server.publish(st);
          } catch (Exception e) {
              e.printStackTrace();
          }
      }
  
      public void writeMsg(String st) {
          tx.setText(tx.getText() + "\n" + st);
      }
  
      public void updateUsers(ArrayList<IChatClient> users) {
          DefaultListModel<String> listModel = new DefaultListModel<String>();
          if (users != null)
              for (int i = 0; i < users.size(); i++) {
                  try {
                      String tmp = ((IChatClient) users.get(i)).getName();
                      listModel.addElement(tmp);
                  } catch (Exception e) {
                      e.printStackTrace();
                  }
              }
          list.setModel(listModel);
      }
  
      public static void main(String[] args) {
          System.out.println("Hello World !");
          ChatUI c = new ChatUI();
      }
  
      // User Interface code.
      public ChatUI() {
          frame = new JFrame("Group Chat");
          JPanel main = new JPanel();
          JPanel top = new JPanel();
          JPanel cn = new JPanel();
          JPanel bottom = new JPanel();
          ip = new JTextField();
          tf = new JTextField();
          name = new JTextField();
          tx = new JTextArea();
          connect = new JButton("Connect");
          JButton bt = new JButton("Send");
          list = new JList();
          main.setLayout(new BorderLayout(5, 5));
          top.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 0, 5, 5));
          cn.setLayout(new BorderLayout(5, 5));
          bottom.setLayout(new BorderLayout(5, 5));
          top.add(new JLabel("Your name: "));
          top.add(name);
          top.add(new JLabel("Server Address: "));
          top.add(ip);
          top.add(connect);
          cn.add(new JScrollPane(tx), BorderLayout.CENTER);
          cn.add(list, BorderLayout.EAST);
          bottom.add(tf, BorderLayout.CENTER);
          bottom.add(bt, BorderLayout.EAST);
          main.add(top, BorderLayout.NORTH);
          main.add(cn, BorderLayout.CENTER);
          main.add(bottom, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
          main.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
          // Events
          connect.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
              public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                  doConnect();
              }
          });
          bt.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
              public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                  sendText();
              }
          });
          tf.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
              public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                  sendText();
              }
          });
          frame.setContentPane(main);
          frame.setSize(600, 600);
          frame.setVisible(true);
      }
  
      JTextArea tx;
      JTextField tf, ip, name;
      JButton connect;
      JList list;
      JFrame frame;
  }