Peer-to-Peer Tracker Server

This project is a simple Tracker Server implementation used in a hybrid peer-to-peer chat system. It manages peer registrations and provides a list of available peers upon request.

Features

• Accept connections from peers
• Receive and store peer information (IP and PORT)
• Return the current peer list to requesting clients
• Threaded handling for multiple client connections
• Basic logging of system events

Project Structure

README.md server client tracker.log data utils

Built-in Python Modules Used

These are all part of the Python standard library:

• socket
• threading
• argparse
• json
• logging

FEATURES

• Peer registration via submit_info <ip> <port>
• Peer list sharing via get_list command
• Logging to tracker.log
• Connection management using threads
• Simple CLI with `argparse

ERRORS

• Tracker crashes if peer sends invalid or incomplete command
• No validation for IP or port format
• Server does not handle persistent storage (peer list is in-memory only)

FUTURE IMPROVEMENT

• Add persistent peer storage (e.g., save/load from file or database)
• Add heartbeat mechanism to remove inactive peers
• Add authentication or verification for peer identity
• Improve CLI and interactive server control
• Add support for peer removal manually or on disconnect