Chat-Server-in-Cpp

Made by :

1. Adarsh Dhakar
2. Avik Sarkar
3. Debargha Nath
4. Soham Chakraborty

Link to Original Project

Starting the Server

g++ server.cpp -o server
./server [SOCKET NO.]

Starting the Client

g++ client.cpp -o client
./client [SERVER PORT] [SOCKET NO.]

How to Use

1. Enter your name
2. By default your messages will be sent to "everyone".
3. If you specifically want to send messages to a particular subset of users -
   $[Name1,Name2,...] Message
   Incorrect user_names will be omitted automatically.
4. To list all the rooms with their users -
   /rooms
5. To join an existing room -
   /room [Room Name]
   Note that if there was no room previously created with that given name, a new room will be created.
6. To leave a room -
   /leave
7. To leave the Chat Server -
   exit
8. Staying inactive for more than 2 minutes will result in you being kicked/banned from the server.
9. No. of active clients will be displayed each time someone joins or exits the server, along with the name of user who joined/left.