Project 'Hiya' - Update #1
21 Dec 2019 - Fabian Tauriello
To kick things off, I’ve decided to experiment with Sockets in Java by creating a multi-client chat program called ‘Hiya’, named after the informal greeting I’ve heard a lot since arriving in the UK. The project will go through several iterations as I improve things and add new features but let’s start with an early list of my requirements…
Hiya should:
- Follow the client-server paradigm, where multiple clients can connect to a server and communicate with each other over some protocol.
- Allow clients on the same network to communicate with each other.
- Allow text communication.
- Have a graphical user interface (GUI).
Remember, this list only represents a simple list of minimum requirements that should be considered. It may be revisited in the future to change or add new requirements. For instance, requirement 2 could be improved by allowing clients on different networks to communicate with each other.
I’ll be using the Eclipse IDE and Java version 13.0.1 to build the application.
