README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 # mini-chat
 
-Tiny IRC-like chat server built for compatibility with netcat and written in Go
+Tiny IRC-like chat server I'm building in Go
-
-# # Usage
-
-# # # Starting the server
-./mini-chat server --port 1337
-
-# # # Connecting to the server
-nc $SERVER_IP $SERVER_PORT

cmd/root.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 Copyright © 2024 Raul
-*/
 
+*/
 package cmd
 
 import (
@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+
+
 // rootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "mini-chat",
-	Short: "Minimalistic chat server built using Go",
+	Short: "A brief description of your application",
-	Long: `mini-chat was originally designed to be used as a standalone server
+	Long: `A longer description that spans multiple lines and likely contains
-users could connect to using netcat, but it can be also used with the binary
+examples and usage of using your application. For example:
-client
 
-Examples:
+Cobra is a CLI library for Go that empowers applications.
-	./mini-chat server --port 8080`,
+This application is a tool to generate the needed files
+to quickly create a Cobra application.`,
 	// Uncomment the following line if your bare application
 	// has an action associated with it:
 	// Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) { },
@@ -45,3 +47,5 @@ func init() {
 	// when this action is called directly.
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
 }
+
+

cmd/server.go

@@ -1,29 +1,31 @@
 /*
 Copyright © 2024 Raul
 */
-
 package cmd
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	//"log"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	//"os"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 // serverCmd represents the server command
 var serverCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "server",
-	Short: "Main chat server",
+	Short: "A brief description of your command",
-	Long: `You can connect to this server by running the following command from
+	Long: `A longer description that spans multiple lines and likely contains examples
-a client:
+and usage of using your command. For example:
-	nc $SERVER_IP $PORT
 
-Assuming your IP is 192.168.0.30 and the server port is left on default the
+Cobra is a CLI library for Go that empowers applications.
-command would be as follows:
+This application is a tool to generate the needed files
-	nc 192.168.0.30 1302`,
+to quickly create a Cobra application.`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		server(cmd)
 	},
@@ -44,13 +46,6 @@ func init() {
 	serverCmd.Flags().String("port", "1302", "Port to listen on")
 }
 
-var receiverIsStarted bool = false
-
-type chatter struct {
-	Username string
-	IP       string
-}
-
 func server(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	var lport string
 	port, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("port")
@@ -63,66 +58,42 @@ func server(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", ":"+lport)
 	cobra.CheckErr(err)
 	fmt.Printf("Listening on port %v...\n", lport)
-	masterChannel := make(chan string, 20)
+	messageChan := make(chan string)
-
-	slaveChannel := make(chan string, 20)
-	go masterReceiver(slaveChannel, masterChannel)
 	// TODO: get channels properly working
-	// receivingChannel := make(chan string)
+	//receivingChannel := make(chan string)
-	// sendingChannel := make(chan string)
+	//sendingChannelº := make(chan string)
 	for {
 		conn, err := ln.Accept()
 		cobra.CheckErr(err)
-		numOfClients++
+		go handleConn(conn, messageChan)
-		go handleConn(conn, slaveChannel, masterChannel)
 	}
 
 }
 
-var numOfClients int = 0
+type chatter struct {
-
+	Username string
-func masterReceiver(slaveChannel chan<- string, masterChannel <-chan string) {
+	IP       string
-	for {
-		message := <-masterChannel
-		for i := 0; i < numOfClients; i++ {
-			slaveChannel <- message
-		}
-	}
 }
 
-// func receiver(conn net.Conn, ch chan string) {
+func handleConn(conn net.Conn, ch chan string) {
-// 	fmt.Println("THE RECEIVER HAS BEEN STARTED, YOU CAN ONLY SEE THIS MESSAGE ONCE")
-// 	receiverIsStarted = false
-// 	for {
-// 		select {
-// 		case otherMessage := <-ch:
-// 			conn.Write([]byte(otherMessage))
-// 		default:
-// 		}
-// 	}
-// }
-
-func handleConn(conn net.Conn, slaveChannel <-chan string, masterChannel chan<- string) {
 	defer conn.Close()
-	//var otherMessage string
+	var otherMessage string
 
 	go func() {
 		for {
-			//select {
+			otherMessage = <-ch
-			message := <-slaveChannel
+			conn.Write([]byte(otherMessage))
-			conn.Write([]byte(message))
 		}
 	}()
 
 	IP := getIP(conn)
 	t := time.Now()
-	date := fmt.Sprintf("%d-%02d-%02d | %02d:%02d:%02d", t.Year(), t.Month(), t.Day(), t.Hour(), t.Minute(), t.Second())
+	date := fmt.Sprintf("%d-%02d-%02dT%02d:%02d:%02d", t.Year(), t.Month(), t.Day(), t.Hour(), t.Minute(), t.Second())
 	final_message_connect := fmt.Sprintf("[%v] Received connection from %v!\n", date, IP)
 	fmt.Print(final_message_connect)
 	conn.Write([]byte("What's your name?\nName: "))
 	name, err := bufio.NewReader(conn).ReadString('\n')
 	if err != nil {
-		numOfClients--
 		return
 	}
 	var NewUser = new(chatter)
@@ -132,12 +103,11 @@ func handleConn(conn net.Conn, slaveChannel <-chan string, masterChannel chan<-
 		message, err := bufio.NewReader(conn).ReadString('\n')
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf(NewUser.Username + " disconnected!\n")
-			numOfClients--
 			return
 		}
 		finalMessage := fmt.Sprint("{" + NewUser.IP + "} " + NewUser.Username + ": " + message)
 		fmt.Print(finalMessage)
-		masterChannel <- finalMessage
+		ch <- finalMessage
 		//conn.Write([]byte(message))
 	}
 }

main.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
 Copyright © 2024 Raul
-*/
 
+*/
 package main
 
 import "mini-chat/cmd"