PyChatroom

A simple text based chat client and server program.

How to use

1. Run the server.py file, by default the ip is set to localhost and ports 5820 and 5821 are used.
2. Run the client.py file, follow instructions to join server.

Commands

• /dm [user] -- sends a direct message to a user.
• /r -- replies to the last direct message received.
• /upl [filename] [user] -- uploads a file to the server (must be in same directory as client.py) this can only be downloaded by [user].
• /dwn [filename] -- downloads a file from the server and deletes it from there.
• /help -- Displays all commands.
• /exit -- exits the program.

Known Issues

• While typing a message, if you receive another message what you were writing is overwritten. This does not happen if using the Python Console.

Main Planned Updates

1. Implement a basic GUI.

Minor Planned Updates

• Colour Coding for messages, e.g., white for normal text and orange for whispers.
• Save server activity to a log file.