Whistle 🌬

A simple TCP chat room written in GoLang. This application allows clients to connect to port 8001, create a username or be ✨anonymous✨, and start joining rooms to send a message.

Demo 🎯

Here is an example of two clients connected via TCP on Whistle. They were able to create nicknames and join a room to chat with each other. When done chatting, they were able to quit out of the server.

Usage 🚀

1. Clone the Repository

$ git clone https://github.com/allen-tran/whistle/

2. Run the App

$ ./whistle

3. Connect the Client

MacOS

$ nc ::1 8001

Linux

$ telnet localhost 8001

Commands 🎮

/nick <name>: give yourself a nickname, else stay anonymous
/join <name>: join a room. if the room does not exist, it will be created for you
/rooms: show list of availible rooms
/msg <message>: broadcast message to everyone in room
/quit: disconnects from chat server