This project originally started as a university project to make a client and a server from scratch using native libraries only to form an instant messaging app for soccer game updates.
- Each client can subscribe to specific game channels (i.e France vs Argentina)
- Each client can post a report to a channel regarding live updates/thoughts.
- Each client can request a summary of a game statistics by compiling all of the statistics gathered from all reports from all users in the channel.
- Client is written in C++, Server is written in Java.
- Server can run in two configurations: "Thread-Per-Client" and "Reactor"
- Server and Client communicate through STOMP protocol (application layer protocol)
*Thread-Per-Client mode is when the server dedicates a port to every client that connects. It is good for when there is a small amount of clients (not more than about 2^16) to serve each client quickly and efficiently.
*Reactor mode is when the server runs with a fixed number of threads that are responsible to serve all clients, regardless of how many clients there are. It is good for limiting the resources dedicated by the server and to serve a much higher amount of clients simultaneously, although the response time might be slower.
- An HTTP client.
- A client-side proxy server which enables running the app in HTTP protocol using the browser, by adapting the HTTP requests to STOMP!
- A user interface, which enables the client to inspect the traffic being routed through the proxy.
- 2 System Tests.
