CS3524 Team Lima Messenger Application

Dependencies

java make

Setup:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/cs3524-lima/messenger-assessment.git

Navigate to the directory:

cd messenger-assessment/messenger

Compiling:

Compile the server and client files using the makefile:

make

alternatively if make isn't installed compile all via

javac shared/*.java server/*.java client/*.java

Running:

Run the server:

java server.StartChatServer

Run the client:

java client.StartClient

The client must be running at the same time as the server.

While both server and client are running, you will be able to send messages through the client. More than one instance of the client can run and they will be able to relay messages to each other through the server.