rust-chat

A simple CLI chat application built with Rust, featuring WebSocket communication and optional TUI interface.

Features

• WebSocket-based real-time chat
• Command-line interface with readline support
• Optional TUI (Terminal User Interface) for server
• Cross-platform support

Installation

cargo build --release

Usage

Start Server

# Basic server
cargo run server

# Custom address and port
cargo run server -a 0.0.0.0 -p 8080

# Enable TUI interface
cargo run server --tui

Connect Client

# Connect with default settings
cargo run client your_name

# Connect to custom server
cargo run client your_name -a 192.168.1.100 -p 8080

Dependencies

• tokio - Async runtime
• axum - Web framework with WebSocket support
• clap - Command line argument parsing
• rustyline - Readline functionality
• term - Terminal output formatting
• ratatui - TUI framework (server)
• crossterm - Terminal handling

Development

# Build
cargo build

# Run tests
cargo test

# Lint
cargo clippy

# Format code
cargo fmt