Built a Real-time Chat Application using C++

I built a real-time, multi-client chat application for Windows. It is a client-server model that communicates over TCP/IP. It allows multiple users to connect to a central server and broadcast messages to other connected users. I used multithreading to improve scalability and robustness.

Technologies Used:

• Modern C++
• Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC)
• Windows Sockets API
• Visual Studio 2022

Features:

• Real-time text-based communication.
• Multi-user support.
• Simple graphical user interface using MFC.
• Username registration upon connecting.
• Message broadcasting from server to all connected clients.
• Timestamps on messages.
• IP Address Control for specifying the server IP.

Check out more here:

yadunand-kamath / SyncStream

A Windows client-server application that allows users to broadcast messages to other connected users in real-time.

SyncStream

SyncStream is a real-time, multi-user chat application built for Windows. It allows multiple users to connect to a central server and broadcast text messages in real time.

Demo

Client:

SyncStream.Client.-.Demo.mp4

Server:

Technologies Used

• Modern C++
• Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library
• Winsock API
• Visual Studio 2022
• Logo credits: Communication icons created by Vectors Market - Flaticon

Prerequisites

• For Users: Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2015-2019 Download here
• For Developers: Visual Studio (with C++ and MFC support) and Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2015-2019.

Setup and Installation (for Developers)

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yadunand-kamath/SyncStream.git

2. Open the Solution in Visual Studio:

   • Navigate to the cloned repository folder.
   • You will find two project folders: ChatClient and ChatServer. Each folder contains a Visual Studio solution file (.sln).
   • Open the ChatClient/ChatClient.sln and ChatServer/ChatServer.sln in Visual Studio.

3. Build the Projects:

   • In Visual Studio, select the desired build configuration (e.g., Debug or Release…

View on GitHub

You can download the app on Windows by following the steps shown in the Github repo.

Comments

[Marriam Haji]

Hey can we talk. I wanted to ask about some code. Please