IM269 Coursework 3: DateApplet.java

// IM269 - Coursework 3: RMI Client/Server
// Semester A, 7th December 1998
// Eamonn Martin (BSc Computing)
// Student ID: 96/D59682
// efm001@unl.ac.uk

// RMI Hit Counter Client Applet (hits-log creation date)

package hitter;

import java.awt.*;
import java.rmi.*;
import java.text.DateFormat;

import hitter.HitCounter.Info;

public class DateApplet extends java.applet.Applet {
	private Info info;					// Hits-log info

	// Get hits-log info from the HitCounter RMI server (no URL hit-count)
	public void init() {
		String name = "//" + getCodeBase().getHost() + "/HitCounter";
		try {
			HitCounter hitter = (HitCounter)Naming.lookup(name);
			info = hitter.getInfo(null, getParameter("log"));
		} catch (Exception e) {
			info = null;
		}
		setBackground(Color.white);
		setForeground(Color.black);
	}

	// Display the hits-log creation date
	public void paint(Graphics g) {
		String s = "??/??/??";
		if (info!=null) {				// RMI succeeded?
			DateFormat d = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.SHORT);
			s = d.format(info.created);		// Format log date
		}
		g.setFont(new Font("Monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 12));
		g.drawString(s, 2, 1 + g.getFontMetrics().getMaxAscent());
	}
}