weebchat

A dynamically distributed telnet chat server. "Work In Progress"

Features

Kicks clients that does not specify a name within 9 seconds.
Detects connection flooding.
Limits every message to 100 characters. Avoiding a few more exploits.
Private messaging to users in the same room.
Authority levels. Allowing operators to kick users.
Distributes rooms across servers.
Strict and stable.

Commands

/help - shows this message.
/quit - disconnects from the server.
/rooms - shows all the active rooms.
/enter <nickname> - joins the server as nickname.
/create <room> <password> - creates a new room with a password.
/join <room> - joins the specified room.
/chat <message> - broadcasts message to everyone in room.
/leave - leaves the chatroom.
/login <password> - be an operator of the room.
/me <action> - broadcast an action.
/msg <nickname> <message> - sends a private message to specified nickname.
/poke <nickname> - poke another user in chatroom.
/kick <nickname> - kicks the nickname off the chatroom.
/servers - shows all active servers or schools.

Demo

$ telnet majidarif.com 9399

Install

$ git clone git@github.com:majimboo/weebchat.git
$ cd weebchat
$ npm install

Usage

Starting the load balancer.

$ bin/lobby -h

Usage: lobby [options]

Options:

  -h, --help           output usage information
  -V, --version        output the version number
  -c, --config [path]  path to config

Starting a server.

$ bin/school -h

Usage: school [options]

Options:

  -h, --help           output usage information
  -V, --version        output the version number
  -c, --config [path]  path to config

Connect

$ telnet localhost 9399
<= Welcome to the Weeb chat server
<= Login Name?
=> arif
<= Welcome arif!
=> /create room secretpass
=> /join room
<= Entering room: room
<=  * arif (** this is you)
<= end of list.
<= * new user joined room: majid
<= majid: hi there
=> /kick majid
<= Permission denied.
=> /login secretpass
<= Successfully authenticated.
=> /kick majid
<= * user has been kicked from chat: majid
=> /quit
<= * user has left chat: arif (** this is you)
<= BYE
Connection closed by foreign host.

TODO

/goto <nickname>. Goes to the room where the user currently is.
/whois <nickname>. Shows the user's information.
/announce <message>. Broadcasts a message to users. Admin ONLY.
Discard commands like CTRL+C.
Cross server or room communication.
Do not allow chat with empty messages.
Stricter arity checking.
Refactor src/db.
Better logging.
More informative replies on commands.