Simple Chat Server

This project is a simple chat server implemented in Go. It allows multiple clients to connect, choose nicknames, join chat rooms, send messages, and see available rooms.

Features

• Nicknames: Clients can set their nicknames.
• Join Rooms: Clients can join existing chat rooms or create new ones.
• Message Rooms: Clients can send messages to all members of a room.
• List Rooms: Clients can list all available rooms.
• Quit: Clients can quit the server gracefully.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Go (version 1.16+)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/seniorLikeToCode/GoSocketChat.git
   cd GoSocketChat

2. Build the server:

   go build -o main.go

3. Run the server:

   ./main

The server will start and listen for connections on port 5000.

Usage

Connecting to the Server

You can use telnet or netcat to connect to the server:

telnet localhost 5000

or

nc localhost 5000

Commands

Once connected, you can use the following commands:

• /nick NAME: Set your nickname.

  /nick mynickname

• /join ROOM_NAME: Join a room or create a new one if it doesn't exist.

  /join room1

• /msg MSG: Send a message to the current room.

  /msg Hello everyone!

• /rooms: List all available rooms.

  /rooms

• /quit: Quit the server.

  /quit

Example Session

telnet localhost 5000

Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.
/nick Alice
all right, I will call you Alice
/join room1
Welcome to room1
/msg Hello, room1!
Alice: Hello, room1!
/rooms
available rooms: room1
/quit
sad to see you go :(
Connection closed by foreign host.

Logging

The server logs all connections, disconnections, and errors to the standard output.

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