Pc2v9.ini
The pc2v9.ini file contains settings as well as information to contact a server.
Contents
Format
All blank lines and lines starting with # are ignored.
A section (set of name value pairs) is a name surrounded by square brackets.
Name value pairs are a name, equals sign, and then value. Names are case insensitive by PC² whereas values are case sensitive.
Default host and port
If the pc2v9.ini is not in the current directory, then the server to contact will be localhost:50002. Effectively the ini client section is:
[client] server=localhost:50002
Sample Client pc2v9.ini file
This example can be used by all client modules ( Administrator module, Team module, Judge module, Scoreboard module) The server to contact is 192.45.200.21 at port 50200.
# Client pc2v9.ini [client] server=192.45.200.21:50200
Sample Server pc2v9.ini file
For a Primary server (a Server module which is the server to be contacted) no pc2v9.ini file is needed if default host and port values are used.
# Server Port Assignment for server at mainserver.acme.com [server] port=62002
Sample Secondary Server pc2v9.ini file
For a Secondary server server (a Server module joining a contest). In the following example the Primary server has started on host mainserver.acme.com and is listening on port 62002.
# Minimal Remote Server pc2v9.ini [server] remoteServer=mainserver.acme.com:62002
See Joining Server Startup to learn which port a Secondary server will listen on.
Sample pc2v9.ini file
This is a reference version of the pc2v9.ini and is present in the Version 9 distribution in the samps directory.
# # File: pc2v9.ini - all settings for pc2 # Author: pc2@ecs.csus.edu # # See details/info at http://pc2.ecs.csus.edu/wiki/Pc2v9.ini # [client] # server=76.212.98.127:50002 server=localhost:50002 # plaf=java # plaf=native [server] # Port for Sever to initially listen to. # port=50200 # remoteServer=76.212.98.128:50002 #base (first) run number for this site baseRunNumber=1001 # eof pc2v9.ini $Id$
Name Value Pairs Descriptions
Section | Name | Value format | Description |
---|---|---|---|
client | server | host:port | host and port for server |
client | plaf | java or native | Pluggable Look and Feel for GUI |
server | remoteServer | host:port | host that Secondary server connects to |
server | port | port | override port to listen on |
server | baseRunNumber | number of init run id | start run at number rather than 1 |