🚀 ft_irc - Internet Relay Chat

Create your own IRC server to understand and implement standard network communication protocols.

📚 Table of Contents

• Introduction
• General Rules
• Mandatory Part
• Final Rendering

📖 Introduction

ft_irc involves creating an IRC server that communicates via the Internet using TCP/IP protocols. It supports real-time public and private messaging through a client-server architecture.

✨ General Rules

• No program crashes; handle all errors gracefully.
• C++ 98 compliance; compile with -std=c++98.
• Use a Makefile with NAME, all, clean, fclean, re.
• No external libraries; focus on using pure C++ features.

🚀 Mandatory Part

Features

• Handle multiple client connections simultaneously without blocking.
• Use non-blocking I/O operations with a single poll() or equivalent.
• Support basic IRC commands and real-time message broadcasting to channels.

Technical Requirements

• Develop the server in C++ 98.
• Execute the server with ./ircserv <port> <password>.
• Include commands for user authentication, nickname, username, channel operations, and private messaging.

🔍 Final Rendering

Chatting with multiple persons

🏆 Credits

This project was completed by jprofit, amontalb and myself as part of the curriculum at École 42.