Socket Chat

Socket Chat project is server and client socket chat implementation written on Python.

Usage

To start server, within project folder execute the following:

python3 server.py

Note: there must be only one instance of a server that will run locally on 15397 port.

Server allows following launch parameters:

• -address for binding server address,
• -port for binding server port.

To start client, within project folder execute the following:

python3 client.py

Note: server accepts up to 2048 clients.

Client allows following launch parameters:

• -s_address for binding server address,
• -s_port for binding server port,
• -address for binding client address,
• -port for binding client port.

Features

Socket Chat allows chatting within one room between currently connected users. Server supports a set of commands that should follow with cmd! prefix. Those commands are:

private-message

Send private messages to one or many users. Full syntax is:

cmd!private-message [user1] [user2] ... [userN]: [private message]

Example:

cmd!private-message max pasha: is message sent to more than 1 person is considered private?

rock-paper-scissors

Play rock-paper-scissors game with server. While playing game you can't start another game; while playing you can keep chatting with other people. Game ends when server answers on your rock/paper/scissors choice. Syntax for starting game:

cmd!rock-paper-scissors 

Syntax for throwing rock/paper/scissors

cmd!game-step: [rock/paper/scissors]

Example:

cmd!rock-paper-scissors
server > Rock-paper-scissors game started
cmd!game-step: rock
server > Server chose scissors, you won, the game is over

participants and participants-count

Check who is in chat by sending cmd!participants command to server or see how many users are in chat by sending cmd!participants-count command. Examples:

cmd!participants
server > List of participants: clientOne, clientTwo, clientThreee
cmd!participants-count
server > The number of participants is 3

server-time

Check server uptime by sending cmd!server-time command. Example:

cmd!server-time
server > Server uptime: 00h 41m 03s

Ctrl + C or type !EXIT! to leave chat

Leave chat at anytime by using world-known interruption key combination or type message !EXIT!! Example:

^C
2020-09-25 00:50:30,956 - Closing client ...

License

MIT