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@@ -112,4 +112,118 @@ The interface has two methods.  One responsible for starting the Server, and ano
 
 Port bindings come in java.net.URI, which includes an address, a protocol and a port.  The server will actually also write down the PID (process ID) of the server (assuming it can obtain the pid).  This enables clients to "kill rogue sbt server" directly.
 
-Clients should be able to be notified of all open ServerPort bindings created by a server.
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+Clients should be able to be notified of all open ServerPort bindings created by a server.
+
+## Sample code
+
+The following accomplishes:
+
+```text
+client: I want the application defined by boot.properties to run in cwd and use version X of protocol N
+server-service: the application is running and listening on port P
+```
+
+```scala
+client:
+	val bootProperties: File = ...
+	val connectionConfiguration = Map("x" -> "y")
+	val dir: File = ...
+	val (output: String, err: String, exit: Int) =
+		(stdout, stderr, exitCode) of { "java -jar serverProvider.jar bootProperties connectionConfiguration(as key=value args)".in(dir).!!! }
+	if(exit == 0)
+		println("Server running on port: " + output.toInt)
+	else
+		println("Server connection failed: " + err)
+
+server-provider:
+	def main(args: Array[String])
+	{
+		val bootProperties: File = new File(args(0))
+		val cwd: File = (new File(".")).getAbsoluteFile
+		val connectionConfiguration: Map[String, String] =
+			args.drop(1).map(_.split("=", 2) match { case Array(key,value) => (key,value) }).toMap
+	
+		val serverFile = serverFileLocation(bootProperties, cwd)
+		val connection = withLockFile( serverFile ) {
+			readServerInfo( serverFile ) match {
+				case None => startAndConnect(boot.properties, cwd, connectionConfiguration)
+				case Some(info) => connect(info, connectionConfiguration)
+			}
+		}
+		System.out.println(connection.port)
+		System.exit(0)
+	}
+	
+	def connect(info: ServerInfo, connectionConfiguration: Map[String,String]): ConnectionInfo =
+		requestConnection(info, connectionConfiguration) match {
+			case Left(NoServerPresent) => startAndConnect(bootProperties, cwd, connectionConfiguration)
+			case Left(e) => fail(e.toString)
+			case Right(newConnection) => newConnection
+		}
+	def requestConnection(info: ServerInfo, connectionConfiguration: Map[String, String]): Either[<error>, ConnectionInfo] =
+		try {
+			openSocket(info.port) match {
+				case Left(err) => Left(NoServerPresent)
+				case Right(socket) =>
+					sendConfiguration(socket, connectionConfiguration)
+					ConnectionInfo(receivePort(socket))
+			}
+		} catch {
+			case e: Exception => Left(e)
+		}
+			
+
+	def fail(msg: String) {
+		System.err.println(msg)
+		System.exit(1)
+	}
+	def startAndConnect(bootProperties: File, cwd: File, connectionConfiguration: Map[String,String]): ConnectionInfo =
+		connect(newServer(bootProperties, cwd), connectionConfiguration)
+	def newServer(bootProperties: File, cwd: File, connectionConfiguration: Map[String,String]): ServerInfo =
+	{
+		val process = "java -jar sbt-launch.jar @bootProperties".in(cwd).run
+			// this line is not quite right- reading a line from std output would be part of configuring the above line
+		val readPort = fromStdOut(process)
+		val info = ServerInfo(readPort, "faked")
+		if(code != 0) fail("Couldn't start server")
+		writeServerInfo(serverFile, info)
+		info
+	}
+
+	def sendConfiguration(socket: Socket, connectionConfiguration: Map[String,String]): Unit
+	def receivePort(socket: Socket): Int
+	def withLockFile[T](file: File)(run: => T): T
+	def serverFileLocation(bootProperties: File, cwd: File): File
+	def writeServerInfo(file: File, info: ServerInfo): Unit
+	def readServerInfo(file: File): Option[ServerInfo]
+	final case class ServerInfo(port: Int, pid: String)
+	final case class ConnectionInfo(port: Int)
+
+server:
+	val socket: ServerSocket = localSocket
+	System.out.println(socket.getLocalPort)
+	... 
+	// probably part of an sbt command that is run initially
+	while(true) {
+		val config: Map[String, String] = receiveConfiguration(socket)
+		val port = newClient(config)
+		writePort(socket, port)
+	}
+
+	def receiveConfiguration(socket: ServerSocket): Map[String,String] =
+	{
+		// I forget the details- not sure if you have to recreate a ServerSocket
+		//  for every accept or if you can accept multiple times on the same ServerSocket
+		val s = socket.accept()
+		readConfiguration(s)
+	}
+	def localSocket: ServerSocket = new ServerSocket(0, 0, InetAddress.getByName(null))
+	def readConfiguration(socket: Socket): Map[String,String]
+	def writePort(socket: Socket, port: Int): Unit
+	def newClient(config: Map[String, String]): Int = {
+		val socket: ServerSocket = localSocket
+		<start a thread listening on socket, connect it to command processing, etc...>
+		socket.getLocalPort
+	}
+	
+```
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