Chat System

This project is a chat system in C++ that uses sockets for communication between the server and clients.

Compilation and Execution Instructions

Compilation

To compile the project, run the command:

$ make all

Then, you need to start the server program and run separate programs for each client:

$ ./server

Next, start the program for each required client:

$ ./client 
$ ./client 
$ ./client 
...

Project Structure

• src/server.cpp: Server implementation.
• src/server.hpp: Headers and definitions used by the server.
• src/client.cpp: Client implementation.
• src/client.hpp: Headers and definitions used by the client.

Additional Notes

• This project uses ANSI escape codes to customize terminal output with colors and styles. There is a variable style = 1 in server.hpp. To disable styles, set this variable to 0.

• This project employs multithreading to manage connections with multiple clients, supporting up to 8 clients by default. To increase the number of clients, you need to modify the MAX_CLIENTS constant in server.hpp and adapt the rest of the code accordingly.

• The messages and comments used are in Portuguese/BR

• Private chat functionality is implemented with a command mechanism for messages. Clients can use the following four commands:

\a message :  Sends a global anonymous message
\p user : Initiates a private chat with the user
\w user mensagem : Sends a whisper to the user 
\exit : Exits the chat