Simple java socket chat room

A simple java socket chat room application. Chat in different rooms with different people.

How to use · Features · Commands · User Stories

How to use

Change the port and host property to desired value in server.properties and user.properties

port = 5000
host = localhost

Before you open the client executable, make sure the Server layer is up and running. This can be either on a local PC or on a server.

User data storage

User accounts/data is stored inside the users.json file. This file can be manually adjusted or be automatically generated through the profile editing form. It contains a json object of 1 or more users.

[
  {
    "color": "#669966ff",
    "name": "User1",
    "display_picture": "",
    "notifications": "Yes"
  }
]

Features

• Multithreaded chatting (with rooms)
• User commands
• Create and update user accounts
• Manage server and user properties

Etc.

Commands

Command	Description
/help or /info	Get a list of all commands
/users	Get a list of all online users
/room room_name	Change the room you are in. Keep room_name empty to see what room you are currently in
/dm user_name message	send a DM (direct message) to a specific user

User Stories

General

• Language file(s)
• Create Room class so not all threads have to be loop for each message
• User roles

User experience

• Users can send Media.
• Users can send Links.
• Custom top bar
• Room navigation
• Set and change display picture