42_cursus_irc

Client

Hexchat: https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat

Summary

• Introduction
• Mandatory Part
• Bonus Part
• Code Overview
• Execution Breakdown
• Conclusion
• Thanks

Introduction

The IRC project is about creating a simple IRC server that can handle multiple clients, channels, and basic IRC commands. This project helps in understanding network programming, socket handling, and the IRC protocol by implementing a functional IRC server.

Mandatory Part

Your IRC server must implement the following features:

• Handle multiple clients simultaneously.
• Support basic IRC commands: NICK, USER, JOIN, PART, PRIVMSG, QUIT.
• Manage multiple channels and allow clients to join and leave channels.
• Broadcast messages to all clients in a channel.
• Handle private messages between clients.

Bonus Part

Your IRC server must implement the following features:

• Implement a bot that responds to specific commands (e.g., !hello).
• Support file transfers using the DCC protocol.

Code Overview

Server

The server part of the IRC project includes the following files:

• server.cpp: Main server logic, including client handling and command processing.
• serverSocket.cpp: Functions for setting up and managing sockets and epoll events.
• serverCommand.cpp: Functions for handling IRC commands.

Client

The client part of the IRC project includes the following files:

• client.cpp: Client class implementation, including command handling and message sending.
• clientCommand.cpp: Functions for handling client-specific commands.

Channel

The channel part of the IRC project includes the following files:

• channel.cpp: Channel class implementation, including client management and message broadcasting.

Bot

The bot part of the IRC project includes the following files:

• bot.cpp: Bot class implementation, including command handling and message responding.

Execution Breakdown

For this project, we divided the execution into several main parts:

1. Server Setup:

   Setting up the server involved configuring sockets, managing epoll events, and handling client connections. This part required a solid understanding of network programming and socket handling.

2. Command Handling:

   Implementing the IRC commands required careful parsing and processing of client messages. We implemented commands such as NICK, USER, JOIN, PART, PRIVMSG, and QUIT.

3. Channel Management:

   Managing channels involved handling client joins and leaves, broadcasting messages to all clients in a channel, and maintaining a list of active channels.

4. Bot Implementation:

   We implemented a simple bot that responds to specific commands such as !hello. The bot was designed to join channels and interact with clients based on predefined commands.

5. File Transfer:

   Implementing file transfer using the DCC protocol was a challenging task. It required setting up a separate socket for the file transfer and ensuring reliable data transmission between clients.

Conclusion

Overall, the IRC project was a valuable learning experience that provided a deep understanding of network programming and the IRC protocol. It was a challenging project that required careful planning, thorough testing, and effective collaboration. The skills and knowledge gained from this project will be invaluable in future endeavors.

Thanks

To ThomasRibalta : who provided guidance on the use of Hexchat.

To Nargin : who provided guidance on the project structure.

To Romlamb : my mate who supported me for the entire project.