Rust-chat-server

A Chat server writen in rust to allow communication between peers.

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Features:

• implemented:
  • json based API.
  • Server introspection.
  • Peer discovery.
  • sending messages to connected clients.
• todo:
  • Encryption to server.
  • server to server meshing.
  • asynchronous client managment instead of threaded approach.

Goals:

• Learn the rust programming lanaguage.
  • Ownership: how that affects normal programming styles.
  • Borrowing and references: how this affects shared state.
  • Lifetimes: how this affects data retention and sharing.
• Learn how to create networked programs.
  • Application level protocol: how to get two programs to communicate via TCP sockets.
  • Socket handling: Discovering ways to handle multiple socket connections without affecting performance.
• Learn common encryption protocols.
  • Adding support for encrypted sockets.
  • Pros and cons of symetric and asymetric encryption.
  • resolving common encryption flaws

Questions: For questions please add a issue with the question label. It will eventually be responded to