/Minitalk

Minitalk between server and client with signals using diffe helman

Primary LanguageC

minitalk

The purpose of this project is to code a small data exchange program using UNIX signals.

Description

Mendatory Part

This project is to create a communication program in the form of a client and a server.

  • The server must be started first. After its launch, it has to print its PID.
  • The client takes two parameters:
    • The server PID.
    • The string to send.
  • The client must send the string passed as a parameter to the server. Once the string has been received, the server must print it.
  • The server has to display the string pretty quickly. (1 second for displaying 100 characters is way too much!)
  • The server should be able to receive strings from several clients in a row without needing to restart.
  • The communication between the client and the server has to be done only using UNIX signals.
  • UNIX signals are limited to these two signals: SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2.

Bonus Part

  • The server acknowledges every message received by sending back a signal to the client.
  • The program must handle unicode characters.

Technologies

  • C
  • Makefile
  • UNIX signals