Testing client / server sockets possible on a single computer?

[aetaylorBUSBnWt]

Hi,

I created two very simple applications to test learning about using sockets to communicate between applications.

I am trying to do this with a single computer.

Server Application

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on mouseUp
   accept connections on port 12345 with message "connectionMade"
   put "Accepting connections on 12345" & return into field "log"
   put the openSockets & return after field "sockList"
end mouseUp

on connectionMade pIPAddress
   setSocket pIPAddress;
   //put "Connection made:" && pIPAddress
   put "connectionMade called:" & pIPAddress & return after field "log"
   read from socket pIPAddress with message "gotDBrequest"
end connectionMade

on gotDBrequest pSocket, pData
   write "Server got<" & pData & ">" to socket pSocket;  //you do this if you just want to echo back what you got.
   put pSocket & ":" & pData & return after field "log"
   read from socket pSocket with message "doReading"
end gotDBrequest

on doReading pSocket, pData
   put short time & pSocket & ":" & pData & return after field "log"
   read from socket pSocket with message "doReading"
end doReading

Then I hit a button in the other application to connect to the server app.

Client Application

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on mouseUp
   open socket to "127.0.0.0:12345" with message "clientConnected"
   put "trying to open connection" & return after field "log"
end mouseUp

on clientConnected pSocket
   setSocket pSocket;
   put "got clientConnected call:" & pSocket & return after field "log"
   write "got clientConnected call:" & pSocket to socket pSocket with message "connectResponse"
end clientConnected

on connectResponse pSocket, pMsg
   put "connectResponse called:" after field "log";
   put pSocket & return after field "log";
   put pMsg & return after field "log"
end connectResponse

I see the "Accepting connections" messge on the server app.
I see the "trying to open connection" message show up.

Then many many minutes later I see the "got clientConnected call" message in the client application.

Then nothing more, ever.

Does not work any better if I have one or both of the applications running inside Livecode or if I build the Apps as standalones and shut down Livecode.

So does this mean for testing socket code you need TWO computers?

Using Livecode 9.6.8 on a Macintosh, latest MacOS

Thanks,
Andrew

[Emily-Elizabeth]

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   open socket to "127.0.0.0:12345" with message "clientConnected"

that should be 127.0.0.1 and trying it on the same computer should be fine.

[aetaylorBUSBnWt]

Argh!

Thanks!