grpc-chat-room's Introduction

.NET 7.0 gRPC Chat Room

GrpcChatRoom is a simple, yet powerful chat room application built using .NET 7.0 and gRPC. It leverages the bi-directional streaming feature of gRPC to enable real-time communication between users.

Features

Chat Room Creation: Users can create new chat rooms with unique names.
Join Chat Room: Users can join an existing chat room using their username.
Real-time Messaging: Once in a chat room, users can send and receive messages in real-time.
Broadcast Messages: Messages are broadcasted to all members of the chat room.

Prerequisites

How to Run

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/JerryR7/gRPC-Chat-Room.git

Install Dependencies

Navigate to the solution's root directory and run:
```
dotnet restore
```
Start the Server
```
dotnet run --project GrpcChatServer
```
Join the Chat Room (Client)

Open another terminal and execute:
```
dotnet GrpcChatRoomClient.dll http://localhost:5040 userName
```
Replace userName with your desired username.

Project Structure

.proto File: Defines the gRPC service and message contracts.
Server: Hosts the gRPC service that manages chat rooms and message broadcasting.
Client: Connects to the server, joins chat rooms, and handles sending/receiving messages.

Versioning

This project uses Semantic Versioning. The current version is 1.0.0. For the versions available, see the tags on this repository.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit pull requests, report bugs, or request new features. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on contributing.