Creating our own Internet Relay Chat service.
The IRC (Internet Relay Chat) protocol is for use with text based conferencing; the simplest client being any socket program capable of connecting to the server.
To use this IRC, you need to have irssi installed.
You should run this command in irssi:
/CONNECT localhost [PORT] [PASSWORD] [NAME]- Create a project repository on GitHub.
- Define project requirements and objectives.
- Set up a development environment.
- Create an initial project structure.
- Design and implement the IRC server architecture.
- Implement server connection and socket handling.
- Define and handle IRC commands and messages.
- Manage user registration and authentication.
- Develop channel management features.
- Design and implement the IRC client user interface.
- Implement client connection and socket handling.
- Handle user input and send IRC commands.
- Display messages and updates from the server.
- Define and document the IRC communication protocol.
- Ensure proper encoding and decoding of IRC messages.
- Write unit tests for server and client components.
- Perform integration testing to ensure proper communication.
- Address and resolve any bugs or issues.
- Conduct code reviews for code quality.
- Implement user authentication and registration.
- Add support for private messages (PMs).
- Incorporate user roles and permissions.
- Prepare the project for deployment.
- Consider scalability and performance optimizations.
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