Chat between two terminals with this simple chat system. Connect with UDP by inputing IP and port number. This program will be multithreaded to allow concurrency.
- Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Tooo/Simple-Talk.git- Make the objects and executable file:
make- Run the executable in two local or remote terminals:
s-talk [my port #] [remote IP] [remote Port #]- Start chatting by inputing messages and pressing enter
- Terminate both session with typing this input in one of the terminals.
!This program will run with six threads. Four are used for the chat system and two are used for intializing and cleaning up.
| Threads | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Main | Starts the other five threads |
| Keyboard Input | Receive inputs from local computer Sends messages to Sender |
| Sender | Receive messages from Keyboard Input Sends messages to remote terminal |
| Receiver | Receive messages from remote terminal Sends messages to Screen Output |
| Screen Output | Receive messages from Receiver Prints messages to screen |
| Shutdown Manager | Locked when messaging system is active Active when message system terminates |