RocketAMF Socket Example

socket_server.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'socket'
require 'rocketamf'

class Animal
  attr_accessor :name, :age
end

RocketAMF::ClassMapper.define do |m|
  m.map :as => 'Animal', :ruby => 'Animal'
end

server = TCPServer.open(8081)
loop {
  client = server.accept

  animal = Animal.new
  animal.name = "Zebra"
  animal.age = 5
  client.write RocketAMF.serialize(animal, 3)

  client.close
}

SocketTest.as

package {
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.net.registerClassAlias;
	import org.rackAMF.*;
	import flash.net.Socket;
	import flash.events.*;

	public class SocketTest extends Sprite {
		private var socket:Socket;

		public function SocketTest() {
			registerClassAlias('Animal', Animal);

			socket = new Socket();
			socket.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.SOCKET_DATA, onResponse);
			socket.connect("localhost", 8081);
		}

		private function onResponse(e:ProgressEvent):void {
			var animal:Animal = socket.readObject() as Animal;
			trace(Object(animal).constructor); // [trace] [class Animal]
			trace(animal.name); // [trace] Zebra
			trace(animal.age); // [trace] 5
		}
	}
}

class Animal {
	public var name:String;
	public var age:int;
}