Telnet based C++ Chat Server Copyright Vlad Ionut Ursachi 2016

Features:

• server is multi-platform, can be compiled and run on Windows, Linux and MacOS
• server supports all the commands from the specification plus /whisper
• when connected to the server with telnet as a client, the server will inform the user all of its commands.
• joining a non-existent room will create it and place the user inside it.
• in each ChatServer/platform/* folder a config.h file is provided where the developer can change the default port number, the maximum number of concurrent clients and the maximum line size of a chat message.
• the server automatically detects when users login or drop out and performs the required actions, removing them from chat rooms and informing the other users.

Build instructions:

Unix and MacOS:

• change directory to ChatServer/platform/unix
• type "make" to build
• type "make clean" to clean
• change directory to ChatServer/platform/unix/out
• start the server with "./ChatServer". It will start on port 9399
• optionally you can start it with "./ChatServer -port port_number"
• connect with telnet to the server ip and port to start chatting

Windows:

• change directory to ChatServer/platform/windows
• open project with ChatServer.sln (Visual Studio 2012)
• build solution and run it
• similarly, the command-line can include "-port port_number" to start on a different port
• connect with telnet to the server ip and port to start chatting