Example: Implementing a new X-TIME command

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In this example I will show how to implement a very simple command that outputs current time. When a user inputs X-TIME a server replies something like this:

Server’s time is: 10/10/2006 12:18:02

This is the source of the command:

public class XTimeCommand extends AbstractCommand {

  private String pattern = "dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm";

  public void setPattern(String pattern) {
    this.pattern = pattern;
  }

  public Reply execute() {
    SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(pattern);
    reply.setCode("200");
    reply.setText("Server's time is: "+sdf.format(new Date()));
    return reply;
  }
}

Now you have to update your beans.xml so that the command becomes available, as follows:

<bean id="xtimeCommand" 
  class="com.mysite.coloradoftp.XTimeCommand"  
  singleton="false">
  <property name="pattern" value="dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm:ss"/>
</bean>

<bean id="commandFactory"
  class="com.coldcore.coloradoftp.command.impl.GenericCommandFactory">
  <constructor-arg index="0">
    <map>
      <entry key="USER" value="userCommand"/>
      <entry key="PASS" value="passCommand"/>
      <entry key="PWD" value="pwdCommand"/>
      ...............
      <entry key="X-TIME" value="xtimeCommand"/>
    </map>
  </constructor-arg>
</bean>

The first XML defines the command object (named xtimeCommand). The second XML piece shows how to add this xtimeCommand to the command factory. Now if a user inputs X-TIME then the xtimeCommand will be executed.

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