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-module(erl_reply).
%% Syncronisation with erl_start (erl_interface)
-export([reply/1]).
%% send Msg to Addr:Port
%% all args are atoms since we call this from erl command line
-spec reply([atom()]) -> 'ok' | 'reply_done'.
reply([Addr,Port,Msg]) ->
Ip = ip_string_to_tuple(atom_to_list(Addr)),
P = list_to_integer(atom_to_list(Port)),
M = atom_to_list(Msg),
{ok, S} = gen_tcp:connect(Ip,P,[]),
ok = gen_tcp:send(S,M),
gen_tcp:close(S),
reply_done;
reply(_) ->
error_logger:error_msg("erl_reply: Can't find address and port "
"to reply to~n").
%% convert ip number to tuple
ip_string_to_tuple(Ip) ->
[Ip1,Ip2,Ip3,Ip4] = string:tokens(Ip,"."),
{list_to_integer(Ip1),
list_to_integer(Ip2),
list_to_integer(Ip3),
list_to_integer(Ip4)}.
