Java-RMI-Chat

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 eclipse project directory
  • Client: All relevant code for the client chat GUI.
  • Server: The code for the central server.
• Design: UML diagrams and wireframe sketch design

####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: ChatServer.java)
• Start a client (main method: ClientRMIGUI.java)
• Enter a unique username to join the chat

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