sunterlib/scsh/tmail/tclient.scm

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;;; tclient.scm - a full-duplex connect-to-server
;;;
;;; Copyright (c) 2011-2012 Johan Ceuppens
;;;
;;; All rights reserved.
;;;
;;; Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
;;; modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
;;; are met:
;;; 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
;;; notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
;;; 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
;;; notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
;;; documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
;;; 3. The name of the authors may not be used to endorse or promote products
;;; derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
;;;
;;; THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
;;; IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
;;; OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
;;; IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
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;;; NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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;;; THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
(define (ask-server request port-number)
(call-with-values
(lambda ()
(socket-client (get-host-name) port-number))
(lambda (in out)
(display request out)
(close-output-port out)
(let ((answer (make-string-input-port in))) ; returns any server response into some string
(close-input-port in)
answer))))