TCP Socket-Based Chatroom App

This is a simple chatroom application built using Python's socket module. The application consists of a server and two types of clients—a console-based client and a GUI-based client—allowing users to communicate with each other over a TCP socket connection.

Features

• Server-Side: Handles multiple client connections and broadcasts messages to all connected clients.
• Console Client: A command-line interface for connecting to the server and sending/receiving messages.
• GUI Client: A graphical interface for a more user-friendly chat experience.

Installation

To get started with the chatroom app, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/mainakm7/chatroom_app.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd chatroom_app/TCP_socket

3. No additional dependencies are required for this application.

Usage

Running the Server

1. Open a terminal and navigate to the project directory.

2. Run the server script:

   python server.py

   Make sure to properly update the HOST IP and PORT. The server will start and listen for incoming connections on the specified port.

Console Client

1. Enter the server's IP address and port in the client script.

2. Open a terminal.

3. Run the console client script:

   python client.py

4. Start chatting! Messages typed in the terminal will be sent to all connected clients.

GUI Client

1. Enter the server's IP address and port in the client script.

2. Run the GUI client script:

   python client_gui.py

3. Use the GUI to send and receive messages in a user-friendly interface.

Configuration

• Server Port: The default port used by the server is 12345. You can change this in the server.py file.
• Server IP Address: By default, the server listens on localhost. You can update the IP address if you want to allow remote connections.

Code Structure

• server.py: The main server script that handles incoming client connections and broadcasts messages.
• client.py: The console client script that connects to the server and allows users to send and receive messages via the command line.
• client_gui.py: The GUI client script that connects to the server and provides a graphical interface for chatting.

Chat Features

• The chatroom allows admins based on IP. Admins can use some special commands:

  /kick nickname    # to kick user based on username 
  /listadmins       # to list all admins
  /addadmin nickname # to add a user as an admin
  

  /listusers        # to list all users - Available to all users
  

• All users can send public messages or private messages to specific users:

  /private nickname msg
  

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues or pull requests if you have suggestions or improvements. Please ensure any changes are well-documented and tested.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Python's socket module for providing the core functionality.
• tkinter for the graphical user interface.
• Inspiration from various network programming resources.