Chat-Server-Project

A chat server using socket programming implemented in python.

Run

To run the project, simply run the start.sh program:

• ./start.sh

Implementation

• Chat server object keeps track of which chatrooms are active and allows clients to connect to the chat server and from there join chatrooms. It allocates a unique thread for each individual client (or each client socket connection) and handles joining and leaving of clients. All client interaction comes through the chat server object.
• Chatroom object keeps track of which clients are in which chatroom
• Locks are used to make sure the data shared by the clients and chat server isnt corrupted, the Lock object from the threading class was used to implement this securely.

Results

• The program obtained full marks when tested against the test server in TCD, passing every test available.