A simple irc inspired chat tcp server/client in order to get into Boost Asio.

In order to build this project you will need boost (libs: boost_system, boost_thread, boost_serialization) c++11 and cmake.

cmake . && make

The binaries will be placed under build/bin/client and build/bin/server.

To run the server:

./Server <port>

Where <port> is the port-number.

• List all users currently on the server

/users

• Chek if a user with the name <name> exists and what channels he/she joined

/u <name>
/user <name>

• List all channels

/channels

• Chek if a channel with the name <name> exists and what users are joined to it

/c <name>
/channel <name>

• Quit (stopping the server)

/q
/quit

To run the client:

./Client <host> <port>

Where <host> is the hostname (asio-chat.com for example) <port> is the port-number. When running the client you will need to pick a vaild name (3 to 20 alphanumeric characters starting with [a-z A-Z]). In order to talk in a chat channel or to another user use /t <name> (see below).

• Change the user or channel you are talking to. Once entered your following messages will be delivered to the user or channel with the name <name>.

/t <name>
/target <name>

• Join the channel with the name <name>. (If it does not exist it will be created)

/j <name>
/join <name>

• Leave the channel with the name <name>. (If the user was the last member the channel will be destroyed)

/leave <name>

• Change the user name to <newname>. The name has to be valid (No users or channels with the same name).

/nick <newname>

• Quit (stopping the client)

/q
/quit