README.md

CLI chat application using RabbitMQ

Description

a minimal command-line chat application written in JAVA and using RabbitMQ.

Features

• Distributed architecture (client-server).
• messages history (for broadcasted messages).
• Private and broadcast messages.
• User-friendly and simple usage.

Requirements

• RabbitMQ server : https://www.rabbitmq.com
• Java 8 or higher: https://www.oracle.com/fr/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html

How to run

Before starting the application, run your rabbitMQ server

$ rabbitmq-server   

then, start the application server with the provided shell script

$ ./startServer.sh  

now you can run as many client as you want using the provided shell script

$ ./startClient.sh  

How to use

   --b <message>        : to broadcast message to all connected clients    
   --p <name> <message> : to send a private message to a specific client     
   --q                  : to leave the chat    
   --h                  : to display help