example.rs

use std::io::BufRead;
use std::io::BufReader;
use std::io::Write;
use std::net::TcpStream;

fn main() {
  // open a tcp stream to the RAPD server, on the default port
  let mut stream = TcpStream::connect("127.0.0.1:6702").expect("Failed to connect");

  // ping the server
  stream
    .write(b"{ \"command\": \"db_create_playlist\", \"params\": [\"Portal 2 OST\", \"Music of Portal 2\"], \"client_name\": \"e\" }\n")
    .expect("Write failed");

  // Create a buffered reader to read from the stream
  let mut reader = BufReader::new(stream);

  loop {
    let mut line = String::new(); // this will contain the line contents

    reader.read_line(&mut line).expect("Line read failed"); // await the next line sent by the server, and read it into "line"

    // if the line is empty, the server has shutdown
    if line.is_empty() {
      println!("Server sent empty packet, assuming shutdown!");
      std::process::exit(1);
    }

    // print out what we got from the server
    print!("Got from server: {}", &line);
  }
}