Real-Time Chat Application

This is a simple real-time chat application implemented in C++ using WinSock for network communication. It includes both server and client components, enabling multiple clients to connect to the server and communicate with each other.

Features

• Real-time message broadcasting to all connected clients.
• Multithreading to handle multiple clients simultaneously.

Code Overview

Server Code

The server code initializes WinSock, creates a listening socket, and waits for client connections. For each client connection, it spawns a new thread to handle communication with that client.

• Initialization: The Initialize() function initializes WinSock.
• InteractWithClient(): Handles communication with a connected client. It receives messages from the client and broadcasts them to all other connected clients.
• Main Function: Sets up the server socket, binds it to an address and port, and starts listening for connections. It accepts new clients and creates a new thread for each one.

Client Code

The client code initializes WinSock, creates a socket, and connects to the server. It uses two threads: one for sending messages and one for receiving messages.

• Initialization: The Initialize() function initializes WinSock.
• SendMsg(): Handles user input and sends messages to the server.
• ReceiveMsg(): Receives messages from the server and displays them.
• Main Function: Sets up the client socket, connects to the server, and starts the send and receive threads.

Acknowledgements

• This project uses WinSock for network communication.
• Special thanks to the C++ community for their helpful resources & tutorials and Friends & Professors.

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