v0.4

Working windows implementation for the chat and client.

Available for both Windows and Linux (compiled on x86_64).

Multithreaded client for handling console input cross platform. Main thread and stdin thread communicate through a threaded queue and the main poll event loop is notified using a UDP connection between the threads.

v0.3

Working multi-user message broadcasting

Functional chat that reads from stdin and sends a message to all connected users.

Critical memory issues have been handled.

Error, info and event logging is centralized and displayed with ANSI colors.

0.2

Working asynchronous echo server

• socket buffering on the server as well as the client, handling partial reads and writes.
• implemented a 32 bit prefix header for messages.
• Event loop handlers added for the server and client

0.1

Echo server and client connection done, implemented with event loops and polling.

Features:

• basic cli interface with either flags or user input
• separate server and client
• ability to connect multiple clients to the server using the server port and IPv4 address
• ability to send stdin to the echo server

Currently messages are fragmented.