ft_irc

The ft_irc project involves the implementation of an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server and client. The purpose is to create a scalable and efficient server that can handle multiple clients concurrently. The project encompasses features such as channel creation, private messaging, and handling various IRC commands, fostering a comprehensive understanding of networking, system calls, and inter-process communication.

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What I've learned 📚

I've acquired basic knowledge in :

• Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Protocol: Understanding the IRC protocol, including its commands, message formats, and server-client interactions.
• Networking Protocols: Knowledge of TCP/IP networking protocols, including how data is transmitted over the internet using TCP sockets.
• Socket Programming: Understanding how to create, bind, listen on, accept, connect to, read from, and write to sockets in C programming.
• Error Handling and Recovery: Strategies for detecting, reporting, and recovering from errors in network communication, including graceful shutdowns and error logging.
• Testing and debugging

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If I had to do it all over again 🗒

• I would create a User class rather than a structure in the server class.
• I would optimize the use of the abstract class ACommand.
• I would group together all error and reply definitions in a .hpp file.

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Usage 🛠

1- Compilation :

make

2- Execution :

./ircserv <port> <password>

3- Connection :

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Commands implemented 💻

INVITE: Allows inviting a user to join a specific channel.
JOIN: Allows a user to join an existing channel.
KICK: Allows kicking a user from a given channel.
MODE: Allows modifying the modes of a user or a channel.

• Flag i: Enables/Disables the invitation-only mode of a channel.
  
• Flag k: Enables/Disables the password of a channel.
  
• Flag l: Enables/Disables a user limit in a channel.
  
• Flag o: Grants/Revokes operator rights of the channel.
  
• Flag t: Enables/Disables restrictions for modifying the topic of a channel by a user.
  

NAMES: Lists all of the nicknames on the server.
NICK: Allows a user to change their nickname.
PART: Allows a user to leave a channel.
PASS: Allows a client to provide a password to identify with the server.
PING: Used to test the presence of an active client.
PRIVMSG: Sends a message to the specified user or channel.
TOPIC: Sets message as the channel topic.

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Collaborators 👨🏼‍🚀

This project was realized as a team effort with TwindZ and Prezcoder 🚀

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