Help with a TCP chat project
Budget: $10 – $30 AUD
Can someone do this for me?
Download and unzip the example project: C# TCP Chat Program.zip
Inside the zip file you will finda project that allows a user to choose between being a server or client
for the chat application. The server accepts connections and broadcasts messages to all clients.
Clients can connect to the server, send and receive chat messages. You will also find a readme.txt
inside the project for more guidance.
Currently the project is limited and needs extending to make it a fuller chat experience.
Step 1
Users currently do not have usernames. When a user joins the server, they should also send their
proposed username, they should send this data in the form of !username [new_username] e.g
!username Bob. When the server receives this message, it needs to see if this name is in use. If no
other user is using this name, then let the user know it was a success. If it is already in use, send a
message to the user to tell them it failed. If the user gets a failed message, they should be
disconnected on both client and server side.
Step 2
After adding usernames, chat messages broadcast from the server should include the username of
the person who sent them in.
Step 3
Clientscan change their username whenever they want, using the !user [new_username] and if
successful, the change should be announced to the rest of the clients.
Step 4
There are a number of special commands that need to be implemented. Currently if a user types in
!commands to the server it will send a message back stating what commands can be done. These
other commands have not been implemented yet and need to be done by you. The commands need
to do the following:
!who – When server receives this message, it sends back messages containing the names of the
connected users to the client to be output to the chat window
!about – Server should send information back to the client about its creator, purpose and year of
development
!whisper [username] – sends a message to a specified user directly or lets sender know it cannot
find anyone by that username
Also implement a custom command of your own devising
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Step 5
The server can designate a moderator with !mod [username] e.g. !mod Bob. Moderators can kick
other clients using !kick [username]. If the server uses the !mod command on a moderator, then
they are demoted back to normal client. Server can also use !mods command to see a list of
moderators output to the chat window.
Download and unzip the example project: C# TCP Chat Program.zip
Inside the zip file you will finda project that allows a user to choose between being a server or client
for the chat application. The server accepts connections and broadcasts messages to all clients.
Clients can connect to the server, send and receive chat messages. You will also find a readme.txt
inside the project for more guidance.
Currently the project is limited and needs extending to make it a fuller chat experience.
Step 1
Users currently do not have usernames. When a user joins the server, they should also send their
proposed username, they should send this data in the form of !username [new_username] e.g
!username Bob. When the server receives this message, it needs to see if this name is in use. If no
other user is using this name, then let the user know it was a success. If it is already in use, send a
message to the user to tell them it failed. If the user gets a failed message, they should be
disconnected on both client and server side.
Step 2
After adding usernames, chat messages broadcast from the server should include the username of
the person who sent them in.
Step 3
Clientscan change their username whenever they want, using the !user [new_username] and if
successful, the change should be announced to the rest of the clients.
Step 4
There are a number of special commands that need to be implemented. Currently if a user types in
!commands to the server it will send a message back stating what commands can be done. These
other commands have not been implemented yet and need to be done by you. The commands need
to do the following:
!who – When server receives this message, it sends back messages containing the names of the
connected users to the client to be output to the chat window
!about – Server should send information back to the client about its creator, purpose and year of
development
!whisper [username] – sends a message to a specified user directly or lets sender know it cannot
find anyone by that username
Also implement a custom command of your own devising
NDS203_Assessment_2_Brief_Networking Project Page 3 of 6
Step 5
The server can designate a moderator with !mod [username] e.g. !mod Bob. Moderators can kick
other clients using !kick [username]. If the server uses the !mod command on a moderator, then
they are demoted back to normal client. Server can also use !mods command to see a list of
moderators output to the chat window.