CLI TCP Chat Server

A command-line interface where you can send and receive messages through a TCP chat server built with Go.

How to Run

Clone the repo and run the server

$ git clone github.com/bradwj/cli-tcp-chat-server
$ cd cli-tcp-chat-server
$ go run .

In a separate terminal window, connect to the server using telnet

$ telnet localhost 8888
Trying ::1....
Connected to localhost.

Type commands in the telnet CLI

/name brad
> changed name to "brad"

/join general
> welcome to general
> brad has joined the room

/rooms
> available rooms are: general

/msg hello there!
> brad: hello there!

/users
> users in this room: brad (you)

/leave
> you have left general

/quit
> goodbye, come back soon!

Connection to host lost.

Commands

• /name <name> -- Set your username. Otherwise, you will remain anonymous.
• /join <room name> -- Join a chat room. If the room doesn't exist, a new one will be created.
• /rooms -- Show list of available rooms to join.
• /desc <room description> -- Set the description of the current room.
• /info [room name] -- Show the information of either the current room, or [room name] if it is specified.
• /msg <message> -- Broadcast message to everyone in current room.
• /users -- List the users that are in the current room.
• /leave -- Leave the current room.
• /quit -- Disconnect from the chat server.
• /help -- List available commands.