Chat Application 📡💬

A lightweight and user-friendly chat application built with Python. This project includes a server to manage connections and a client with a graphical user interface for seamless communication.

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Features 🌟

• Real-time Messaging: Exchange messages instantly between connected users.
• User-Friendly Interface: Simple GUI built with Tkinter for intuitive usage.
• Custom Alignment: Sent and received messages are aligned to the right and left, respectively.
• Scalable Server: Handles multiple connections efficiently using non-blocking I/O.
• Customizable IP & Port: Easily configure the server and client to run on different networks.

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Technology Stack 🛠️

• Frontend (Client):
  • Tkinter for GUI
  • socket for networking
  • threading for concurrent operations
• Backend (Server):
  • socket for networking
  • select for handling multiple connections
• Protocol: TCP with custom message headers for structured communication.

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Setup and Usage 🚀

1. Clone the Repository

git clone <repository-link>
cd <repository-folder>

2. Run the Server

1. Navigate to the project folder.
2. Start the server:

   python Server.py

3. The server will listen for incoming connections on 0.0.0.0:3000 by default.

3. Run the Client

1. Navigate to the project folder.
2. Start the client:

   python Client.py

3. Enter a username when prompted and start chatting!

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Screenshots 📸

Chat Interface (Client)

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How It Works ⚙️

1. Server:

   • Listens for incoming client connections.
   • Maintains a list of connected clients.
   • Broadcasts messages from one client to all others.

2. Client:

   • Connects to the server using IP and port.
   • Provides a GUI for users to send and view messages.
   • Uses threading to handle incoming messages without freezing the interface.

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Configuration 🔧

Server

• IP: Default is 0.0.0.0.
• Port: Default is 3000.

To change the settings, update these lines in Server.py:

IP = "0.0.0.0"
PORT = 3000

Client

• IP: Update to the server's IP address.
• Port: Match the server's port.

Modify these lines in Client.py:

IP = "10.113.18.221"
PORT = 3000

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Contribution 🤝

We welcome contributions to improve this project! Feel free to fork the repository and submit pull requests.

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License 📜

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Acknowledgments ❤️

Special thanks to the open-source community for providing inspiration and resources.