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Stone, Paper, Scissors Game Help

Submitted by Harris68 on Sat, 12/19/2009 - 20:25.

Hi everyone,
I wrote this programme as its part of my studies project, I have coded the Client and the Server both.
this programme shoudl workd this way:

Enter your name
Harris
Enter your move stone, paper, scissors
paper
Server chose : stone
round: 1 server stone, client paper, Result 1
you won

and in case of draw

Enter your name
Harris
Enter your move stone, paper, scissors
paper
Server chose : paper
round: 1 server paper, client paper, Result 1
Draw: play again

the problem I am facing is that it gives the choice for only one move, even in case of a draw the programme both ends, but i want that when its a draw the client get onther move up to the time that there is a result, I am posting my client and server code hope someone can help with it.

Server Code

import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;

/**
* This program implements a simple server that listens to port 8189 and echoes back all client
* input.
* @version 1.20 2004-08-03
* @author Cay Horstmann
*/
public class EchoServer
{
       
    public static void main(String[] args)

   {
      try
      {
         // server socket is not a Socket
         ServerSocket svrs = new ServerSocket(8189);

         // wait for client connection
         Socket s = svrs.accept();
         try
         {
            InputStream inStream = s.getInputStream();
            OutputStream outStream = s.getOutputStream();

            /**
             * Once the client is connected to the server, to make sure that the connection is well established
             * the Server sents a message of confirmation to the client"Hello you are connected to the Server"
             */

            Scanner in = new Scanner(inStream);
            PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(outStream, true /* autoFlush */);


            String serverMove=getServerMove();
            out.println(serverMove);


           //out.println("Hello! You are connected to the Server");

           String name = in.nextLine();
           System.out.println(name);

           String ClientMove = in.nextLine();
           System.out.println(ClientMove);

          String win=determineRoundWinner(ClientMove, serverMove);

           //int winner=determineRoundWinner(ClientMove,serverMove);
           out.println(win);
        
         }
         finally
         {
            s.close();
         }
      }
      catch (IOException e)
      {
         e.printStackTrace();
      }
   }

    static String getServerMove() {
double compMoveInt;
String compMove;

// Generate a random move for the
// computer.
compMoveInt = Math.random();

// Convert the random integer into a
// string that represents the computer's
// move.
if(compMoveInt >= 0.0 && compMoveInt <= 0.33) {
    compMove = "stone";
}
else if (compMoveInt >= 0.3 && compMoveInt <= 0.6) {
    compMove = "paper";
}
else {
    compMove = "scissors";
}

return compMove;
    }
        /**
     * Compare the user's move to the computer's
     * move to determine the winner of this round.
     *
     * @param userMove the user's move.
     * @param compMove the computer's move.
     * @return  1 if the computer wins.
     *          0 if it is a tie.
     *         -1 if the user wins.
     */
    static String determineRoundWinner(String ClientMove,
    String compMove) {
String win = null;
// Check for ties.
if (compMove.equals(ClientMove)) {
   win="Draw";
}

// if it is not a tie check for all the ways the
// computer can win.
// Rock smashes scissors...
else if (compMove.equals("stone") &&
ClientMove.equals("scissors")) {
    win="Compuer Wins Better Luck Next Time :)";
           
}
// Paper covers rock...
else if (compMove.equals("paper") &&
ClientMove.equals("stone")) {
    win="Compuer Wins Better Luck Next Time :)";
}
// Scissors cut paper...
else if (compMove.equals("scissors") &&
ClientMove.equals("paper")) {
    win="Compuer Wins Better Luck Next Time :)";
}
// Its not a tie and the computer did not
// win so the user must have won!
else {
    win="You Win ";
}

return win;
    }
   
     
}

Client code

import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
import java.util.*;

/**
* This program makes a socket connection to the atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado, and prints the
* time that the server sends.
* @version 1.20 2004-08-03
* @author Cay Horstmann
*/
public class SocketTest
{
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
       // Object result;
      try
      {
         //Socket s = new Socket("wwwcache.westminster.ac.uk", 3128);
         //Socket s = new Socket("161.74.26.25", 8080);

          /**
           * Creating a new cokkect called s, and it will connecte to localhost port 8189
           */
         Socket s = new Socket("localhost", 8189);

         try
         {
            InputStream inStream = s.getInputStream();
            Scanner in = new Scanner(inStream);
            PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(s.getOutputStream(),true);
          
          
           //    String line = in.nextLine();
            //   System.out.println(line);
            /**
             * Asking for player's Name and then send it to the server
             */
                System.out.println( "Enter Your Name");
                Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
                String playerName = sc.nextLine();

                out.println(playerName);
                //String plaame = sc.nextLine();

                do{
                    System.out.println("Enter stone, paper or scissors");
                    //result=null;
                    Scanner user = new Scanner(System.in);
                    String UserChoice = user.nextLine();

                    //sending User Choice to the Server
                    out.println(UserChoice);

                    //Catching server move to screen
                    String ServerMove = in.nextLine();
                    //System.out.println(ServerMove);

                    System.out.println ("Your move = " + UserChoice + " Server move = "+ServerMove);

                    String winnerResult = in.nextLine();
                    if(winnerResult.equals("Draw"))
                    {
                        System.out.println("Its a Draw try again");
                    }
                    else
                    System.out.println(winnerResult);
                   
    }

            while (in.hasNextLine());
            {

            }

         }
         finally
         {
     //       s.close();
         }
      }
      catch (IOException e)
      {
         e.printStackTrace();
      }
   }
}