fog-ntp/chat-rmi

RMI_ChatApp 💻

A Chat application using java remote method invocation

▷ A third year college project 🎓 3️⃣

This is a project to build a client-server chat application using java RMI technology The directories included in this repo:

• Java-RMI-Chat: The netbeans project directory
  • Client: All relevant code for the client chat GUI.
  • Server: The code for the central server.

▷ Features:

• The appplication follows a hub and spoke topology, with the server as the hub.
• Clients logon to the system with a username
• Clients can send a normal chat message(broadcast to all clients)
• Clients can send a private message to one or more clients
• Server maintains a user list, which is displayed in client GUI
• Online user list is updated on all clients when users join or leave the chat room

▷ Instructions

• Start the server first (main method: Main.java)
• Start a client (main method: Login.java)
• Enter a unique username to join the chat

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Pic1:Description of starting the server and logging in with the IP address in Windows 10(virtual machine on VMWare)

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Pic2&3:Description of logging in with the IP address (of virtual machine) in Windows 11

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Pic4&5:Describe the chat of a user of a windows 10 virtual machine with a user of a windows 11

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Pic6,7&8:Describe the chat that users of windows 11 log out

▷ Author: F.O.G_ntp(NguyenThanhPhong)