🎉 TinyServer: A Simple Lightweight Message Server 🚀

Welcome to TinyServer, a straightforward and lightweight messaging server that allows multiple clients to communicate with each other, just like in a group chat! 💬✨

📜 Features

• Multi-client Support: Handle multiple clients simultaneously using threads. 👥
• Instant Messaging: Forward messages to all connected clients instantly! ⚡
• Exit Commands: Cleanly disconnect clients with specific commands like exit, quit, bye, etc. 👋

🛠️ Getting Started

Prerequisites

• A C compiler (like gcc)
• Basic knowledge of C programming and networking concepts 🌐

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/TinyServer.git
   cd TinyServer

2. Compile the server and client:

   make

Usage

1. Start the Server: Run the server and specify a port number:

   make run_server ARGS="<port_number>"

   Example:

   make run_server ARGS="9999"

2. Connect the Client: In another terminal, run the client:

   make run_client ARGS="<hostname> <port_number>"

   Example:

   make run_client ARGS="loopback 9999"

3. Start Chatting: Send messages between clients! 🎉

🧑‍💻 Code Overview

The project consists of two main files:

• /messaging/tcp_server.c: The main server code that handles client connections and message forwarding.
• /messaging/tcp_client.c: The client code that sends and receives messages.

📚 How It Works

1. The server listens for incoming connections on a specified port. 📡
2. When a client connects, it creates a new thread to handle that client. 🔄
3. Messages received from any client are instantly forwarded to all other connected clients. 🔊

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions or improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request. 💡

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.