added sample script to show how query a stanford server

Author: Nico Colic

ask_stanford_server.py

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+import socket
+import argparse , sys
+
+HOSTNAME = 'localhost'
+PORT = 2020
+
+def setup(host,port):
+	s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+	s.connect((host,port))
+	return s
+	
+def send(socket_,message):
+	if not isinstance(message, bytes):
+		try:
+			message = message.encode()
+		except Exception as e:
+			print(e)
+			return
+			
+	socket_.sendall(message)
+	socket_.shutdown(socket.SHUT_WR)
+	
+def get_reply(socket_,expected=1024):
+	reply = ""
+	while True:
+		data = socket_.recv(expected)
+		if data == b'':
+			break
+		reply += data.decode()
+	
+	return reply.strip()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+	parser.add_argument('message',action="store")
+	arguments = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
+	
+	s = setup(HOSTNAME,PORT)
+	send(s,arguments.message)
+	r = get_reply(s)
+	print(r)
+