multithreaded-chat-app-using-sockets-cpp

A terminal-based chat application built in C++ using WinSock2. It features a multithreaded server that handles multiple clients, enabling real-time messaging over TCP. Demonstrates core networking concepts like sockets, client-server communication, and threading.

🗨️ C++ Socket-Based Chat Application (Client-Server)

This project is a simple terminal-based chat application built using C++ and WinSock2 API for Windows. It consists of a multithreaded server that handles multiple clients simultaneously, and a client that can send and receive messages in real-time.

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🚀 Features

• Multi-client support using threads
• Real-time message broadcasting
• Graceful disconnection handling
• Terminal-based chat interface

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• C++
• WinSock2 API (Windows Sockets)
• Threads (<thread>)
• TCP/IP Protocol

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📁 File Structure

/chat-app
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├── client.cpp       # Client-side implementation
├── server.cpp       # Server-side implementation
├── README.md        # Project documentation
├── LICENSE          # (Optional) License file
└── .gitignore       # (Optional) Git ignored files