Minitalk

Minitalk is a simple messaging application that allows communication between a client and a server using UNIX signals. This project was completed as part of the 42 cursus.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Requirements
• Installation
• Usage
• License
• Author

Features

• Send and receive messages between client and server.
• Handle basic error checking and signal handling.
• Implemented in C.

How it works

1. The server starts and displays its process ID (PID).
2. The client sends a message to the server by sending signals with the message encoded in binary.
3. The server receives the signals, decodes the message, and stores it in a list.
4. When the server receives the end-of-transmission signal, it displays the message on the standard output.

Requirements

• UNIX-based operating system.
• GCC compiler.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/minitalk.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd minitalk

3. Compile the server and client:

   make

Usage

1. Start the server:

   ./server

2. In a new terminal, send a message from the client:

   ./client <server_pid> "Your message here"

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Author

• Romain - Github : rom98759