Lab 06: TCP Chat Server

Submission Instructions

• fork this repository & create a new branch for your work
• write all of your code in a directory named lab- + <your name> e.g. lab-susan
• push to your repository
• submit a pull request to this repository
• submit a link to your PR in canvas
• write a question and observation on canvas

Learning Objectives

• students will understand how to implement a TCP server using the net module
• students will understand how to work with node.js EventEmitter's

Requirements

Configuration

Your lab directory must include

• .gitignore
• .eslint
• package.json
• README.md

Feature Tasks

• create a TCP Server using the NodeJS native net module
• create a Client Constructor
• when sockets connect to the server, a new Client instance should be made
• all clients should have a unique id property - this should come from the use of node-uuid
• when sockets are connected with the client pool they should be given event listeners for data, error, and close events
• when a socket emits the close event, the socket should be removed from the client pool
• when a socket emits the error event, the error should be logged on the server
• when a socket emits the data event, the data should be logged on the server and the commands below should be implemented

Custom commands

• @all should trigger a broadcast event
• @nickname should allow a user change their nickname
• @dm should allow a user to send a message directly to another user by nick name or by their guest id (unique client id)
• when a user sends a message, their nickname should be printed
  • i.e. cfcrew: sup hackerz

Documentation

• write a paragraph about your project
• write documentation on how to get the project running
• write documentation on how to connect to the server

Testing

• no testing required for this lab - yay!