main.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <malloc.h>
#include <ws2tcpip.h> // For Windows socket definitions and functions
#include <winsock2.h> // For TCP/IP protocols and internet functionality

#define PORT 8080  // Port number for the socket connection
#define SERVER "127.0.0.1"
#define BUFFER_SIZE 1024 // Buffer size for data transmission





//////////////////////////////// MAIN /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
int main() {

    WSADATA wsaData; // Structure to hold information about the Windows Sockets implementation
    // Initialize Winsock
    // Variable to store the result of Winsock functions
    int iResult  = WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2,2), &wsaData);
    if (iResult != 0) {
        printf("WSAStartup failed: %d\n", iResult);
        return 1;
    }

    // Create a socket for the connection to the server
    SOCKET socketFD = createTCPIp4Socket();
    if (socketFD == INVALID_SOCKET) {
        printf("Error creating socket: %ld\n", WSAGetLastError());
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }

    struct sockaddr_in* addressPtr = createIP4Address(SERVER, PORT);
    if (!addressPtr) {
        closesocket(socketFD);
        WSACleanup();
        return 1;
    }
    int result = connectToServer(socketFD, *addressPtr); // Dereference pointer when passing

    // Cleanup
    free(addressPtr); //free the allocated memory
    closesocket(socketFD);
    WSACleanup();
    return result; // Use the result of the connection attempt
}
/////////////////////////////// END OF MAIN////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////