The Client for an Internet Access Control Application

The client has two parts. The first part is what a user will see when a session has started. This includes a small window that will tell the user how much time she has left for her session. And the other is the main window that shows the ads.

In the source code for the client, I’ve set the ads window to cover the entire screen. But you can of course modify it to suit. Also, when the ads window is set, keyboard and mouse access will be disabled. This is because you do not expect anyone to use the workstation concerned, and the workstation will only be activated if a session has been started for it. Below is a listing of the main code for the client application:

Listing 1:

unit uclient;

interface

uses

Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms,

Dialogs, StdCtrls, Buttons,idsync,idcommandhandlers, IdBaseComponent,

IdComponent, IdTCPConnection, IdTCPClient, IdCmdTCPClient, OleCtrls,

SHDocVw,INIFiles, jpeg, ExtCtrls;

type

TReadingThread = class(TThread)

protected

FConn: TIdTCPConnection;

procedure Execute; override;

public

constructor Create(AConn: TIdTCPConnection); reintroduce;

end;

TLog = class(TIdSync)

protected

FMsg: String;

procedure DoSynchronize; override;

public

constructor Create(const AMsg: String);

class procedure AddMsg(const AMsg: String);

end;

TForm1 = class(TForm)

edname: TEdit;

btnConnect: TBitBtn;

btnDiscon: TBitBtn;

btnExit: TBitBtn;

tc: TIdCmdTCPClient;

one: TButton;

wb: TWebBrowser;

setof: TTimer;

procedure btnExitClick(Sender: TObject);

procedure tcConnected(Sender: TObject);

procedure btnDisconClick(Sender: TObject);

procedure btnConnectClick(Sender: TObject);

procedure tcDisconnected(Sender: TObject);

procedure oneClick(Sender: TObject);

procedure FormShow(Sender: TObject);

procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);

procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);

procedure FormActivate(Sender: TObject);

procedure setofTimer(Sender: TObject);

private

{ Private declarations }

public

{ Public declarations }

//this var will control mouse/keyboard access with timer

setoff:boolean;

function GetComputerName: string;

function FuncAvail(dllName, funcName: string; var p: pointer): boolean;

end;

var

Form1: TForm1;

rt: TReadingThread = nil;

path:string;

BlockInput : function(Block: BOOL): BOOL; stdcall;

implementation

uses utimer;

{$R *.dfm}

//***shutdown function

function TimedShutDown(Computer: string; Msg: string; Time: Word; Force: Boolean; Reboot: Boolean): Boolean;

var

rl: Cardinal;

hToken: Cardinal;

tkp: TOKEN_PRIVILEGES;

begin

//get user privileges to shutdown the machine

if not OpenProcessToken(GetCurrentProcess, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES or TOKEN_QUERY, hToken) then

ShowMessage('Cannot open process token.')

else

begin

if LookupPrivilegeValue(nil, 'SeShutdownPrivilege', tkp.Privileges[0].Luid) then

begin

tkp.Privileges[0].Attributes := SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;

tkp.PrivilegeCount := 1;

AdjustTokenPrivileges(hToken, False, tkp, 0, nil, rl);

if GetLastError <> ERROR_SUCCESS then

ShowMessage('Error adjusting process privileges.');

end

else

ShowMessage('Cannot find privilege value.');

end;

Result := InitiateSystemShutdown(PChar(Computer), PChar(Msg), Time, Force, Reboot)

end;

//**end shutdown function

The shutdown function, as the name suggests, is responsible for shutting down a connected workstation. When the shutdown code is executed, a timed shutdown dialog box will appear on the workstation's screen. Finally, the computer will be shut down.