This is a basic TCP server-client model built with plain C with socket programming. This program also offers concurrency by handling multiple clients at the same time with the thread-per-client model. This is very simple, easy and lightweight.
- Clang — C compiler for compiling the program from source
- make — A build automation tool to make our lives easier
Building the project is pretty easy to do, thanks to the Makefile. To build the program, run the command from your terminal:
$ make server # For building only the server binary
$ make client # For building only the client binary
$ make all # For building both the server and client binariesAnd let it automatically compile the program(s).
The compiled binary would be available in bin/ directory. Simply execute the binary file with an optional argument of port number. In case of invalid or no port number, a default port of 4545 would be used for the server.
$ ./bin/server <port>For using the client binary, it is pretty straight like using the server binary. You have to execute the binary with optional arguments of the host IPv4 address and port. Here are the allowed usecases,
$ ./bin/client <host> <port>
$ ./bin/client <port>
$ ./bin/clientTo clean up the binaries and object files, you're just one command away. From the root project directory, run the following command to automatically clean up the object files and binaries.
$ make cleanThis project uses the MIT license, so feel free to use the source code as you wish. Use it, modify it, distribute it, whatever you wish.
This server is in one of the earliest stages and contributions are always welcome for the project. Feel free to make pull requests and even if you can't contribute by actual code, you can always audit the codebase and review it, create issues or give suggestions.