Client tweaks

chat-tests/cmd/client.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"log"
-	"os"
+	//"os"
 )
 
 // clientCmd represents the client command
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ with its server.
 Example:
  ./tiny-chat client --ip 192.168.0.100 --port 1337`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		if len(args) == 0 {
-			cmd.Help()
-			os.Exit(0)
-		}
+		// if len(args) == 0 {
+		// 	cmd.Help()
+		// 	os.Exit(0)
+		// }
 
 		if err := setClientParameters(cmd); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Error happened trying to set parameters: %v\n", err)

chat-tests/cmd/clientFunc.go

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jroimartin/gocui"
+	"github.com/nsf/termbox-go"
 	//"time"
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +38,11 @@ func Client() {
 	defer conn.Close()
 	data.Server = conn
 
-	fmt.Print(receiveMessage(conn))
+	nameRequest, err := receiveMessage(conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error occurred reading from server while requesting name: %v\n", err)
+	}
+	fmt.Print(nameRequest)
 	sendName(conn)
 	GUI()
 }
@@ -46,24 +52,31 @@ func Client() {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 func listenMessages(g *gocui.Gui) {
-	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 250)
 	chatbox, err := g.View("chatbox")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Panicln(err)
 	}
 	for {
-		messageFromServer := receiveMessage(data.Server)
-		fmt.Fprint(chatbox, messageFromServer)
+		messageFromServer, err := receiveMessage(data.Server)
+		if err != nil {
+			g.Close()
+			log.Fatalf("Error occurred reading from server: %v\n", err)
+		}
+
+		formattedMessage := strings.TrimRight(messageFromServer, "\n")
+		fmt.Fprintln(chatbox, formattedMessage)
+		termbox.Interrupt()
 	}
 }
 
-func receiveMessage(conn net.Conn) string {
+func receiveMessage(conn net.Conn) (s string, err error) {
 	serverMessage := make([]byte, 2048)
 	if _, err := conn.Read(serverMessage); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Error occurred reading from server: %v\n", err)
+		return "", err
 	}
 	finalMessage := string(serverMessage)
-	return finalMessage
+	return finalMessage, nil
 }
 
 func sendName(conn net.Conn) {