Receive a 4-byte Length Prefix from a Socket

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Demonstrates Socket.ReceiveCount, which reads a four-byte length prefix as a signed 32-bit integer. A return value of -1 indicates failure.

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Socket;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  socket: TSocket;
  bTls: Boolean;
  maxWaitMs: Integer;
  messageLength: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

  socket := TSocket.Create;

  //  Connect to the server using TLS.
  bTls := True;
  maxWaitMs := 5000;
  success := socket.Connect('example.com',5000,bTls,maxWaitMs);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(socket.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Read a four-byte length prefix as a signed 32-bit integer (network byte order by default).  A
  //  return value of -1 indicates failure.
  messageLength := socket.ReceiveCount();
  if (messageLength < 0) then
    begin
      WriteLn(socket.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  WriteLn('The peer will send ' + messageLength + ' bytes.');


  socket.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.