gstark31897/akai-old

Akai

This is a messaging/voip application intended to run on desktop systems

Building The Client

Linux

1. git clone https://github.com/gstark31897/Akai
2. cd Akai/client
3. qmake -makefile
4. make
5. ./Akai is the current executable, more to come on this later

akai-old's Issues

Audio uses too much bandwidth and drops frames

Crashed people's inernet while testing audio, we probably need to split the audio into smaller uniform packets instead of sending full 16000 byte packets over the udp port. This will make droped packets easier to manager, and will hopefully reduce network strain.

Project does not build on Ubuntu 16.04.01

Error message when building on Ubuntu 16.04.01:

Error Message when making by default:
(xenial)zackery@localhost:~/Desktop/C++/Akai/Akai/client$ make g++ -c -m64 -pipe -g -O2 -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -fPIC -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -I. -I. -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5 -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtGui -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtCore -Iobjects -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/mkspecs/linux-g++-64 -o objects/messagelist.o messagelist.cpp messagelist.cpp: In constructor ‘FriendMenu::FriendMenu(QString, QWidget*)’: messagelist.cpp:9:54: error: no matching function for call to ‘FriendMenu::addAction(const char [5], FriendMenu*, void (FriendMenu::*)())’ addAction("Call", this, &FriendMenu::callSelected); ^ In file included from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/QMenu:1:0, from messagelist.h:14, from messagelist.cpp:1: /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:76:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QString&) QAction *addAction(const QString &text); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:76:14: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 3 provided /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:77:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QIcon&, const QString&) QAction *addAction(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:77:14: note: candidate expects 2 arguments, 3 provided /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:78:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QString&, const QObject*, const char*, const QKeySequence&) QAction *addAction(const QString &text, const QObject *receiver, const char* member, const QKeySequenc ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:78:14: note: no known conversion for argument 3 from ‘void (FriendMenu::*)()’ to ‘const char*’ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:79:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QIcon&, const QString&, const QObject*, const char*, const QKeySequence&) QAction *addAction(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text, const QObject *receiver, const char* member ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:79:14: note: candidate expects 5 arguments, 3 provided In file included from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qaction.h:39:0, from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/QAction:1, from messagelist.h:5, from messagelist.cpp:1: /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qwidget.h:538:10: note: candidate: void QWidget::addAction(QAction*) void addAction(QAction *action); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qwidget.h:538:10: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 3 provided messagelist.cpp:10:62: error: no matching function for call to ‘FriendMenu::addAction(const char [9], FriendMenu*, void (FriendMenu::*)())’ addAction("Unfriend", this, &FriendMenu::unfriendSelected); ^ In file included from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/QMenu:1:0, from messagelist.h:14, from messagelist.cpp:1: /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:76:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QString&) QAction *addAction(const QString &text); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:76:14: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 3 provided /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:77:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QIcon&, const QString&) QAction *addAction(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:77:14: note: candidate expects 2 arguments, 3 provided /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:78:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QString&, const QObject*, const char*, const QKeySequence&) QAction *addAction(const QString &text, const QObject *receiver, const char* member, const QKeySequenc ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:78:14: note: no known conversion for argument 3 from ‘void (FriendMenu::*)()’ to ‘const char*’ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:79:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QIcon&, const QString&, const QObject*, const char*, const QKeySequence&) QAction *addAction(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text, const QObject *receiver, const char* member ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:79:14: note: candidate expects 5 arguments, 3 provided In file included from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qaction.h:39:0, from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/QAction:1, from messagelist.h:5, from messagelist.cpp:1: /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qwidget.h:538:10: note: candidate: void QWidget::addAction(QAction*) void addAction(QAction *action); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qwidget.h:538:10: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 3 provided Makefile:407: recipe for target 'objects/messagelist.o' failed make: *** [objects/messagelist.o] Error 1

Error message after adding "-std=c++11" to the end of line 30 in the Akai.pro file located in Akai/client:

(xenial)zackery@localhost:~/Desktop/C++/Akai/Akai/client$ make g++ -c -m64 -pipe -g -std=c++11 -O2 -Wall -W -D_REENTRANT -fPIC -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -I. -I. -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5 -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtGui -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtCore -Iobjects -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/mkspecs/linux-g++-64 -o objects/messagelist.o messagelist.cpp messagelist.cpp: In constructor ‘FriendMenu::FriendMenu(QString, QWidget*)’: messagelist.cpp:9:54: error: no matching function for call to ‘FriendMenu::addAction(const char [5], FriendMenu*, void (FriendMenu::*)())’ addAction("Call", this, &FriendMenu::callSelected); ^ In file included from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/QMenu:1:0, from messagelist.h:14, from messagelist.cpp:1: /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:76:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QString&) QAction *addAction(const QString &text); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:76:14: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 3 provided /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:77:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QIcon&, const QString&) QAction *addAction(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:77:14: note: candidate expects 2 arguments, 3 provided /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:78:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QString&, const QObject*, const char*, const QKeySequence&) QAction *addAction(const QString &text, const QObject *receiver, const char* member, const QKeySequenc ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:78:14: note: no known conversion for argument 3 from ‘void (FriendMenu::*)()’ to ‘const char*’ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:79:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QIcon&, const QString&, const QObject*, const char*, const QKeySequence&) QAction *addAction(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text, const QObject *receiver, const char* member ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:79:14: note: candidate expects 5 arguments, 3 provided In file included from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qaction.h:39:0, from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/QAction:1, from messagelist.h:5, from messagelist.cpp:1: /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qwidget.h:538:10: note: candidate: void QWidget::addAction(QAction*) void addAction(QAction *action); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qwidget.h:538:10: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 3 provided messagelist.cpp:10:62: error: no matching function for call to ‘FriendMenu::addAction(const char [9], FriendMenu*, void (FriendMenu::*)())’ addAction("Unfriend", this, &FriendMenu::unfriendSelected); ^ In file included from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/QMenu:1:0, from messagelist.h:14, from messagelist.cpp:1: /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:76:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QString&) QAction *addAction(const QString &text); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:76:14: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 3 provided /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:77:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QIcon&, const QString&) QAction *addAction(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:77:14: note: candidate expects 2 arguments, 3 provided /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:78:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QString&, const QObject*, const char*, const QKeySequence&) QAction *addAction(const QString &text, const QObject *receiver, const char* member, const QKeySequenc ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:78:14: note: no known conversion for argument 3 from ‘void (FriendMenu::*)()’ to ‘const char*’ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:79:14: note: candidate: QAction* QMenu::addAction(const QIcon&, const QString&, const QObject*, const char*, const QKeySequence&) QAction *addAction(const QIcon &icon, const QString &text, const QObject *receiver, const char* member ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qmenu.h:79:14: note: candidate expects 5 arguments, 3 provided In file included from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qaction.h:39:0, from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/QAction:1, from messagelist.h:5, from messagelist.cpp:1: /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qwidget.h:538:10: note: candidate: void QWidget::addAction(QAction*) void addAction(QAction *action); ^ /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets/qwidget.h:538:10: note: candidate expects 1 argument, 3 provided Makefile:407: recipe for target 'objects/messagelist.o' failed make: *** [objects/messagelist.o] Error 1

There's no audio

There's code already, it just needs a server side broker and socket connections.

Error messages don't get displayed

I'd suggest putting them into a status at the bottom of the main window

Messages don't scroll to bottom when new messages are received

Login box needs to honour the ISAUTH command

The login box just goes away if you don't put in a valid username and password, this needs to be rectified.

There's no group messaging

Messages need encryption

We need encryption around messages (this is separate from the client to server SSL wrapper)

Calls just start whenever someone requests one

This is a pretty big issue, we need a popup that asks the user if they want to accept a call before they start sending packets.

Server crashes if client resets connection

there just needs to be a try catch arround the read on the server.

Need a status bar widget for when a call is in progress

http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qstatusbar.html
see addPerminateWidget

There's no message caching

This isn't very important yet, but will be once there's actual users...
Presently, the client asks the server for a full message history every time it logs in, but I propose the addition of a date command to notify the client of the newest message, and a requirement for date on the msghist command.

There's no screen sharing

It'll probably use the same pipeline as video, just a different input.

We need a config dir/file

somewhere that we can store certs, keys, and server info

Clients on same network cannot call eachother

if clients have the same external ip address, they can't call eachother, they should attempt to reach eachother locally if external ip's match.

Server crashes if invalid characters are sent from a client

to reproduce:

1. telnet to server,
2. push ctrl + c

there needs to be a try catch around the string encode method, and an assosiated error message.

There's no video

Not very important yet, but it'll probably be similar to audio.

Server needs to generate default config

There's no encryption

We need encryption for client to server communications.

We need a server config

needs to have max hosts, ssl cert/key, and port

You can't log in from multiple devices

Sent and received messages need to be delivered to all logged in devices.

Audio uses too much cpu

This is most likely due to how often qt has to spawn a thread for reading from the audio input, look into making a persistant thread or using larger buffers.

Need an options menu

Options menu needs to store audio device settings, perfered audio sample rates, and server configurations.

We need a user registration system

we also probably want to add an email account, for account recovery

Windows audio is janky

Tested program on a Windows machine and the audio cutout repeatedly (subsecond intervals)
This might be fixed, but should be double checked

No group calls