- Spin up zookeeper instances with
docker-compose up - Bash into a container instace like
docker exec -it decentralized-chat-zoo1-1 bash - Inside this container run
./bin/zkCli.sh -server zoo1:2181to run the client - On the client create the 3 initial nodes users, channels and conn like
create /users 0for the users node - On the root directory of the program run
maketo compile it - Run instances of the chat like
./bin/client -username=<username> -port<port>, make sure to have unique usernames and ports for each instance you run
To issue a chat command you must first precede it by using the dollar sign like so $command <params>.
The chat client has commands to list, create, join and disconnect from a channel, those are:
$list: list all channels$create <channel-name>: creates a new channel$join <channel-name>: joins and connects to all peers inside a channel$leave: leaves the current channel
To send messages to other peers inside a channel you must first join a channel. By not preceding your input with the dollar sign you will broadcast your input to all available peers inside you channel