SocketChat

Chat Server written in Java Only been tested on windows machines connected to the scss network.

How to Run

Run compile.sh to compile the project

Run run.sh followed by the port no.

eg: ./run.sh 1234

Client Input

Joining

Joining a chat room is initiated by a client by sending the following message to a chat server.

	  JOIN_CHATROOM: [chatroom name]
	  CLIENT_IP: [IP Address of client if UDP | 0 if TCP]
	  PORT: [port number of client if UDP | 0 if TCP]
	  CLIENT_NAME: [string Handle to identifier client user]

Leaving

A client leaves a chat room by sending the following message to the chat server:

	  LEAVE_CHATROOM: [ROOM_REF]
	  JOIN_ID: [integer previously provided by server on join]
	  CLIENT_NAME: [string Handle to identifier client user]

Disconnecting

To terminate the client/server connection, a client will send the following message to the server, which responds by terminating the connection.

	  DISCONNECT: [IP address of client if UDP | 0 if TCP]
	  PORT: [port number of client it UDP | 0 id TCP]
	  CLIENT_NAME: [string handle to identify client user]

Sending Messages

To send a chat message the client sends the following:

	  CHAT: [ROOM_REF]
	  JOIN_ID: [integer identifying client to server]
	  CLIENT_NAME: [string identifying client user]
	  MESSAGE: [string terminated with '\n\n']

The server then sends the following to every client in the chatroom

 	CHAT: [ROOM_REF]
	CLIENT_NAME: [string identifying client user]
	MESSAGE: [string terminated with '\n\n']