Rust TCP Chat Server

A simple client agnostic TCP chat server written in Rust. Utilizes the tokio crate for concurrent and asynchronous processing of connections and client inputs.

Features

• Multi-client connection
• Asynchronous message processing
• Concurrent connection/disconnection handling
• Usernames and private messaging
• Allows users to report other users
• Allows users to create rooms

Planned Features

• Admin user with special privileges
• User roles and permissions
• Pin/password protected rooms
• Allow users to have nicknames

Usage

• Requires Rust and Cargo to be installed
• Clone the repository using git clone https://github.com/AnarchistHoneybun/rust_chat_server.git
• Add dependencies using cargo add tokio local-ip-address
• Run the server using cargo run

If the server starts successfully, your local ip address and port will be displayed in the console.

• Clients can connect to the server using telnet <your-ip> <port>
• Clients will have to enter username when prompted

The code is tested for telnet connections, but in essence it should not matter what client is used. In case of any errors, please open an issue.

Client Commands

• /help - Display help message
• /list - List all connected users
• /pm <username> <message> - Send a private message to any connected user
• /report <username> - Report a user to the server admin
• /create_room <room-name> - Create a new room
• /join_room <room-name> - Join a room
• /leave_room <room-name> - Leave a room
• /m_room <room-name> <message> - Send a message to a room
• /view_users <room-name> - List all users of a room
• /view_rooms - List all available rooms
• /exit - Disconnect from the server