Client-Server Chat Application in Golang

How to run:

• Clone the repository
• Change directory to the repo's root folder

Client:

./go_chat -h "<server ip:port>" -p "<server-password>"

Server

./go_chat -s -p "<server-password>"

Message Protocol:

1. pm <username> <message> --> from client to server, unicast message
2. broadcast <message> --> from client to server, broadcast message

Screenshots:

Execution with 1 server, 3 clients:

• Server:

• Client 1:

• Client 2:

• Client 3:

Features

• Personal messages and Broadcast messages.
• Multithreading at Server and Client sides using goroutines.
• Multithread synchronization using Mutex locks.
• Network communication using raw sockets.