Desktop Chat Software

• how to run
  • tty1: cargo run --bin server
  • tty2: cargo run --bin client Bruce
  • tty3: Cargo run --bin client Lucy
  • tty4: telnet localhost 6142
  • tty5: telnet localhost 6142
• Screenshot
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• TODO
  • STEP2
    • Personalize settings for each client and save these settings locally.
    • Log recording.
  • STEP3
    • Add a feature to add friends.
    • Individual chat mode.
    • Group chat mode.
  • STEP4
    • Enable sending emoji images.
    • Enable sending individual files.
    • Enable sending folders.
• DONE
  • STEP0
    • Preliminary framework established, capable of properly rendering the client desktop application.
  • STEP1
    • Implement message sending by clicking the send button in a single client window; the current chat window should display messages sent by multiple users.
    • Open multiple client windows, each automatically named.
    • Enable message sending between clients and display the messages in the chat windows.
    • Optimize the chat display page, with messages from others shown on the left and messages sent by oneself on the right.

References

• example-projects