From fb8026ee003c1597893b6a511974a5b91c99bfca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 09:05:30 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 01/21] initial parseargs work

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 15 ++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 9f80fc0..874deb9 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -125,9 +125,18 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException on any bad/missing input
      */
     public static ChatterboxOptions parseArgs(String[] args) throws IllegalArgumentException {
-        // TODO: read args in the required order and return new ChatterboxOptions(host, port, username, password)
-        // Remove this exception
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Argument parsing not yet implemented. Implement parseArgs and remove this exception");
+        if(args.length != 4) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("parseArgs must be passed exactly four arguments!");
+        }
+        String host = args[0];
+        int port = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
+        String username = args[2];
+        String password = args[3];
+
+        if(port < 1 || port > 65535) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Port was not passed in as a int between 1 & 65535.");
+        }
+
     }
 
     /**

From e4a8f65b15c22553e41dfdc24dfefe3196df6c70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 11:24:21 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 02/21] options

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 874deb9..2281850 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -134,9 +134,13 @@ public static ChatterboxOptions parseArgs(String[] args) throws IllegalArgumentE
         String password = args[3];
 
         if(port < 1 || port > 65535) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Port was not passed in as a int between 1 & 65535.");
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Port was not passed in as a number between 1 & 65535.");
         }
 
+        ChatterboxOptions options = new ChatterboxOptions(host, port, username, password);
+
+        return options;
+
     }
 
     /**

From f137fb324777ac14c1eb32901345bf2d66480363 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 11:29:10 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 03/21] added constructor copys for options

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 2281850..f3b4767 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ public ChatterboxClient(ChatterboxOptions options, InputStream userInput, Output
         this.userInput = new Scanner(userInput, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
         this.userOutput = userOutput;
 
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Constructor not yet implemented. Implement ChatterboxClient constructor and remove this exception");
+        this.host = options.getHost();
+        this.port = options.getPort();
+        this.username = options.getUsername();
+        this.password = options.getPassword();
         // TODO: copy options.getHost(), getPort(), getUsername(), getPassword() into fields
     }
 

From 8b47a7e5ced9268ae1dbdea29d31b31a2c72347d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 11:33:33 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 04/21] server reader/writer

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index f3b4767..0971a5d 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 import java.io.BufferedWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
+import java.net.Socket;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Scanner;
 
@@ -180,7 +183,15 @@ public ChatterboxClient(ChatterboxOptions options, InputStream userInput, Output
      * @throws IOException if the socket cannot be opened
      */
     public void connect() throws IOException {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Connect not yet implemented. Implement connect() and remove this exception!");
+        try(Socket socket = new Socket(getHost(), getPort())) {
+            InputStream inputStream = socket.getInputStream();
+            InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream, java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            serverReader = new BufferedReader(inputStreamReader);
+
+            OutputStream outputStream = socket.getOutputStream();
+            OutputStreamWriter outputStreamWriter = new OutputStreamWriter(outputStream, java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            serverWriter = new BufferedWriter(outputStreamWriter);
+        }
 
         // Make sure to have this.serverReader and this.serverWriter set by the end of this method!
         // hint: get the streams from the sockets, use those to create the InputStreamReader/OutputStreamWriter and the BufferedReader/BufferedWriter

From 3d0eee7cae0cfa4f8822c208b6c682241a24b5d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 11:34:05 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 05/21] this. just incase

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 0971a5d..9ae09c6 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ public void connect() throws IOException {
         try(Socket socket = new Socket(getHost(), getPort())) {
             InputStream inputStream = socket.getInputStream();
             InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream, java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-            serverReader = new BufferedReader(inputStreamReader);
+            this.serverReader = new BufferedReader(inputStreamReader);
 
             OutputStream outputStream = socket.getOutputStream();
             OutputStreamWriter outputStreamWriter = new OutputStreamWriter(outputStream, java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-            serverWriter = new BufferedWriter(outputStreamWriter);
+            this.serverWriter = new BufferedWriter(outputStreamWriter);
         }
 
         // Make sure to have this.serverReader and this.serverWriter set by the end of this method!

From c0951f27a7e2aaefc96f1dac0d45739bc34a8688 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 11:35:17 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 06/21] catch exception

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 9ae09c6..775157c 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ public void connect() throws IOException {
             OutputStream outputStream = socket.getOutputStream();
             OutputStreamWriter outputStreamWriter = new OutputStreamWriter(outputStream, java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
             this.serverWriter = new BufferedWriter(outputStreamWriter);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            System.out.println("Socket failed to be constructed.");
+            return;
         }
 
         // Make sure to have this.serverReader and this.serverWriter set by the end of this method!

From da7b5eba8f06bdb66aeecf44f0868f168f91185a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 11:46:35 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 07/21] proper args used

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 775157c..508fe4b 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ public ChatterboxClient(ChatterboxOptions options, InputStream userInput, Output
         this.port = options.getPort();
         this.username = options.getUsername();
         this.password = options.getPassword();
-        // TODO: copy options.getHost(), getPort(), getUsername(), getPassword() into fields
     }
 
     /**
@@ -188,8 +187,8 @@ public void connect() throws IOException {
             InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream, java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
             this.serverReader = new BufferedReader(inputStreamReader);
 
-            OutputStream outputStream = socket.getOutputStream();
-            OutputStreamWriter outputStreamWriter = new OutputStreamWriter(outputStream, java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            this.userOutput = socket.getOutputStream();
+            OutputStreamWriter outputStreamWriter = new OutputStreamWriter(this.userOutput, java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
             this.serverWriter = new BufferedWriter(outputStreamWriter);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             System.out.println("Socket failed to be constructed.");

From 904e904ad7b683fc8e8e1dbe1c7696cca6eb0c35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 12:00:11 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 08/21] initial auth

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 508fe4b..e414205 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -194,9 +194,6 @@ public void connect() throws IOException {
             System.out.println("Socket failed to be constructed.");
             return;
         }
-
-        // Make sure to have this.serverReader and this.serverWriter set by the end of this method!
-        // hint: get the streams from the sockets, use those to create the InputStreamReader/OutputStreamWriter and the BufferedReader/BufferedWriter
     }
 
     /**
@@ -220,9 +217,14 @@ public void connect() throws IOException {
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException for bad credentials / server rejection
      */
     public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Authenticate not yet implemented. Implement authenticate() and remove this exception!");
-        // Hint: use the username/password instance variables, DO NOT READ FROM userInput
-        // send messages using serverWriter (don't forget to flush!)
+        String initialPrompt = serverReader.readLine();
+        while(initialPrompt != null && initialPrompt.length() > 0) {
+            userOutput.write(initialPrompt.getBytes());
+            initialPrompt = serverReader.readLine();
+        }
+        
+        serverWriter.write(username + " " + password);
+        serverWriter.flush();
     }
 
     /**

From 343292f22863387f2408b20a52df331ff7ee875b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 12:10:42 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 09/21] error handling

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index e414205..7bc9628 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -225,6 +225,16 @@ public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
         
         serverWriter.write(username + " " + password);
         serverWriter.flush();
+
+        String response = serverReader.readLine();
+        if(response == null) {
+            throw new IOException("Server didn't reply.");
+        }
+
+        String errorCatch = response.toLowerCase();
+        if(errorCatch.contains("error")) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(response);
+        }
     }
 
     /**

From 9b44aca5fa4e8c1809aa5f13a4d5863241641c65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 12:13:29 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 10/21] substring

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 7bc9628..94843f7 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -231,10 +231,12 @@ public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
             throw new IOException("Server didn't reply.");
         }
 
-        String errorCatch = response.toLowerCase();
+        String errorCatch = response.toLowerCase().substring(0, 4);
         if(errorCatch.contains("error")) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(response);
         }
+
+
     }
 
     /**

From e584c11a6d3d2efeb87fb1a466b1348c50e2f7dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 12:20:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 11/21] auth work

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 94843f7..377d3c5 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
         String initialPrompt = serverReader.readLine();
         while(initialPrompt != null && initialPrompt.length() > 0) {
             userOutput.write(initialPrompt.getBytes());
+            userOutput.flush();
             initialPrompt = serverReader.readLine();
         }
         
@@ -236,6 +237,13 @@ public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(response);
         }
 
+        userOutput.write(response.getBytes());
+        userOutput.flush();
+
+        while ((response = serverReader.readLine()) != null && response.length() > 0) {
+            userOutput.write((response + "\n").getBytes());
+            userOutput.flush();
+        }
 
     }
 

From a26c6178c7c34499ff96c18c03d88805c141b1ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 12:24:07 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 12/21] new line

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 377d3c5..ef1d180 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -219,12 +219,12 @@ public void connect() throws IOException {
     public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
         String initialPrompt = serverReader.readLine();
         while(initialPrompt != null && initialPrompt.length() > 0) {
-            userOutput.write(initialPrompt.getBytes());
+            userOutput.write((initialPrompt + "\n").getBytes());
             userOutput.flush();
             initialPrompt = serverReader.readLine();
         }
         
-        serverWriter.write(username + " " + password);
+        serverWriter.write(username + " " + password + "\n");
         serverWriter.flush();
 
         String response = serverReader.readLine();

From 7dcb4fbb2c9c63823b0845f67783222a1d315e8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 08:34:07 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 13/21] trying to get things to work

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 39 ++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index ef1d180..f93ff48 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -182,18 +182,14 @@ public ChatterboxClient(ChatterboxOptions options, InputStream userInput, Output
      * @throws IOException if the socket cannot be opened
      */
     public void connect() throws IOException {
-        try(Socket socket = new Socket(getHost(), getPort())) {
-            InputStream inputStream = socket.getInputStream();
-            InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream, java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-            this.serverReader = new BufferedReader(inputStreamReader);
-
-            this.userOutput = socket.getOutputStream();
-            OutputStreamWriter outputStreamWriter = new OutputStreamWriter(this.userOutput, java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-            this.serverWriter = new BufferedWriter(outputStreamWriter);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            System.out.println("Socket failed to be constructed.");
-            return;
-        }
+        Socket socket = new Socket(getHost(), getPort());
+        InputStream inputStream = socket.getInputStream();
+        InputStreamReader inputStreamReader = new InputStreamReader(inputStream);
+        this.serverReader = new BufferedReader(inputStreamReader);
+
+        OutputStream outputStream = socket.getOutputStream();
+        OutputStreamWriter outputStreamWriter = new OutputStreamWriter(outputStream);
+        this.serverWriter = new BufferedWriter(outputStreamWriter);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -218,22 +214,19 @@ public void connect() throws IOException {
      */
     public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
         String initialPrompt = serverReader.readLine();
-        while(initialPrompt != null && initialPrompt.length() > 0) {
-            userOutput.write((initialPrompt + "\n").getBytes());
-            userOutput.flush();
-            initialPrompt = serverReader.readLine();
-        }
-        
-        serverWriter.write(username + " " + password + "\n");
-        serverWriter.flush();
+        userOutput.write((initialPrompt).getBytes());
+        userOutput.flush();
+
+        this.serverWriter.write(this.username + " " + this.password);
+        this.serverWriter.flush();
 
         String response = serverReader.readLine();
         if(response == null) {
             throw new IOException("Server didn't reply.");
         }
 
-        String errorCatch = response.toLowerCase().substring(0, 4);
-        if(errorCatch.contains("error")) {
+        String errorCatch = response.toLowerCase();
+        if (errorCatch.startsWith("error")) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(response);
         }
 
@@ -241,7 +234,7 @@ public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
         userOutput.flush();
 
         while ((response = serverReader.readLine()) != null && response.length() > 0) {
-            userOutput.write((response + "\n").getBytes());
+            userOutput.write(response.getBytes());
             userOutput.flush();
         }
 

From dce36ec480187deca5ba11980c5347b328e2ed58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 08:39:01 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 14/21] auth working

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index f93ff48..0a17b01 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -217,10 +217,11 @@ public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
         userOutput.write((initialPrompt).getBytes());
         userOutput.flush();
 
-        this.serverWriter.write(this.username + " " + this.password);
+        this.serverWriter.write(this.username + " " + this.password + "\n");
         this.serverWriter.flush();
 
         String response = serverReader.readLine();
+
         if(response == null) {
             throw new IOException("Server didn't reply.");
         }

From 239cd9a31bcd30697d854bd9c4390c04f41637af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 08:52:49 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 15/21] streamlining + handler functions

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 0a17b01..3a5d3ac 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Scanner;
 
+import javax.imageio.IIOException;
+
 /**
  * A simple command-line chat client for the Chatterbox server.
  *
@@ -214,8 +216,7 @@ public void connect() throws IOException {
      */
     public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
         String initialPrompt = serverReader.readLine();
-        userOutput.write((initialPrompt).getBytes());
-        userOutput.flush();
+        printToUser(initialPrompt);
 
         this.serverWriter.write(this.username + " " + this.password + "\n");
         this.serverWriter.flush();
@@ -231,12 +232,10 @@ public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(response);
         }
 
-        userOutput.write(response.getBytes());
-        userOutput.flush();
+        printToUser(response);
 
         while ((response = serverReader.readLine()) != null && response.length() > 0) {
-            userOutput.write(response.getBytes());
-            userOutput.flush();
+            printToUser(response);
         }
 
     }
@@ -253,8 +252,8 @@ public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
      *
      * @throws IOException
      */
-    public void streamChat() throws IOException {
-        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Chat streaming not yet implemented. Implement streamChat() and remove this exception!");
+    public void streamChat() throws IOException { 
+        printIncomingChats();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -272,8 +271,20 @@ public void streamChat() throws IOException {
      *   print a message to userOutput and exit.
      */
     public void printIncomingChats() {
-        // Listen on serverReader
-        // Write to userOutput, NOT System.out
+        try {
+            String incoming;
+            while((incoming = serverReader.readLine()) != null) {
+                printToUser(incoming);
+            }
+
+            printToUser("Disconnected from Server.");
+            System.exit(0);
+        } catch(IOException i) {
+            try {
+                printToUser("Connection failed.");
+            } catch(IOException e) {}
+            System.exit(0);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -294,6 +305,18 @@ public void sendOutgoingChats() {
         // write to serverOutput
     }
 
+    public void printToUser(String message) throws IOException {
+        try {
+            this.userOutput.write((message + "\n").getBytes());
+            this.userOutput.flush();
+        } catch(IOException e) {
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void writeToServer(String message) throws IOException {
+        
+    }
+
     public String getHost() {
         return host;
     }

From 782ccdfb87f9b45582aff3eefdf2020afc0cc77b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 08:59:00 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 16/21] finishing touches on handler funcs

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 3a5d3ac..e24ae0e 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
         String initialPrompt = serverReader.readLine();
         printToUser(initialPrompt);
 
-        this.serverWriter.write(this.username + " " + this.password + "\n");
-        this.serverWriter.flush();
+        writeToServer(this.username + " " + this.password);
 
         String response = serverReader.readLine();
 
@@ -314,7 +313,10 @@ public void printToUser(String message) throws IOException {
     }
 
     public void writeToServer(String message) throws IOException {
-        
+        try {
+            this.serverWriter.write(message + "\n");
+            this.serverWriter.flush();
+        } catch(IOException e) {}
     }
 
     public String getHost() {

From e19a7cc924f857a4540f5625b1763fdd4e0074e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 09:04:28 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 17/21] send outgoing

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 22 +++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index e24ae0e..87f7a07 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -299,9 +299,25 @@ public void printIncomingChats() {
      *   print a message to userOutput and exit.
      */
     public void sendOutgoingChats() {
-        // Use the userInput to read, NOT System.in directly
-        // loop forever reading user input
-        // write to serverOutput
+        while(true) {
+            String line;
+            if(!userInput.hasNextLine()) {
+                try {
+                    Thread.sleep(50);
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) { }
+                continue;
+            }
+            line = userInput.nextLine();
+
+            try {
+                writeToServer(line);
+            } catch(IOException i) {
+                try {
+                    printToUser("Failed to send message: " + i);
+                } catch (IOException e) { }
+                System.exit(1);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     public void printToUser(String message) throws IOException {

From 59dd37c0e389d2ceeb536dbd2099adc198eb987e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 09:25:05 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 18/21] initial threading

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 87f7a07..7bd7f33 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Scanner;
 
-import javax.imageio.IIOException;
-
 /**
  * A simple command-line chat client for the Chatterbox server.
  *
@@ -252,7 +250,10 @@ public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
      * @throws IOException
      */
     public void streamChat() throws IOException { 
-        printIncomingChats();
+        Thread incoming = new Thread(() -> printIncomingChats());
+        Thread outgoing = new Thread(() -> sendOutgoingChats());
+        incoming.start();
+        outgoing.start();
     }
 
     /**

From c7d0fdb8d13313a628da8f7d33e7e3f60cfdc068 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 09:47:07 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 19/21] input fix

---
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 19 ++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index 7bd7f33..eca44fa 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -231,10 +231,6 @@ public void authenticate() throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException {
 
         printToUser(response);
 
-        while ((response = serverReader.readLine()) != null && response.length() > 0) {
-            printToUser(response);
-        }
-
     }
 
     /**
@@ -301,22 +297,19 @@ public void printIncomingChats() {
      */
     public void sendOutgoingChats() {
         while(true) {
-            String line;
-            if(!userInput.hasNextLine()) {
-                try {
-                    Thread.sleep(50);
-                } catch (InterruptedException e) { }
-                continue;
-            }
-            line = userInput.nextLine();
-
             try {
+                String line = userInput.nextLine();
                 writeToServer(line);
             } catch(IOException i) {
                 try {
                     printToUser("Failed to send message: " + i);
                 } catch (IOException e) { }
                 System.exit(1);
+            } catch(IllegalStateException e) {
+                try {
+                    printToUser("Input closed");
+                } catch (IOException ex) { }
+                System.exit(0);
             }
         }
     }

From 9df31e849f7101dc5433b0c0d3510cdef472a0ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 12:27:22 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 20/21] catch

---
 my_passwords.txt          | 2 --
 src/ChatterboxClient.java | 8 ++------
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/my_passwords.txt b/my_passwords.txt
index 0332ee1..e69de29 100644
--- a/my_passwords.txt
+++ b/my_passwords.txt
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-You can add your passwords here and they won't be committed to your git repository.
-
diff --git a/src/ChatterboxClient.java b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
index eca44fa..3f42553 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxClient.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxClient.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
 import java.net.Socket;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import java.util.Scanner;
 
 /**
@@ -305,12 +306,7 @@ public void sendOutgoingChats() {
                     printToUser("Failed to send message: " + i);
                 } catch (IOException e) { }
                 System.exit(1);
-            } catch(IllegalStateException e) {
-                try {
-                    printToUser("Input closed");
-                } catch (IOException ex) { }
-                System.exit(0);
-            }
+            } catch(NoSuchElementException e) {}
         }
     }
 

From 340545e02be2e2ff52139b56a6a193e0c6c954e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darien Arthur-Gocken
 <233949874+DarienArthur-Gocken@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 10:56:44 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 21/21] test

---
 src/ChatterboxServer.java | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/src/ChatterboxServer.java b/src/ChatterboxServer.java
index f10b2cc..ce5153a 100644
--- a/src/ChatterboxServer.java
+++ b/src/ChatterboxServer.java
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
      * File format:
      * - whitespace-separated tokens
      * - interpreted as (user, pass) pairs
+     * test
      *
      * @param filename path to the credentials file
      * @return a map of username -> password