In this article we will see how to make a server and client chat room system using Socket Programming with Python.
The sockets are the endpoints of any communication channel. These are used to connect the server and client. Sockets are Bi-Directional. In this area, we will setup sockets for each end and setup the chatroom system among different clients through the server. The server side has some ports to connect with client sockets. When a client tries to connect with the same port, then the connection will be established for the chat room.
There are basically two parts. The server side and the client side. When the server side script is running, it waits for any active connection request. When one connection is established, it can communicate with it.
In this case we are using localhost. If machines are connected via LAN, then we can use IP addresses to communicate. The server will display its IP, and ask for a name for the server. From the client side, we have to mention a name, and also the IP address of the server to connect.
The Server Side Code
import time, socket, sys
print('Setup Server...')
time.sleep(1)
#Get the hostname, IP Address from socket and set Port
soc = socket.socket()
host_name = socket.gethostname()
ip = socket.gethostbyname(host_name)
port = 1234
soc.bind((host_name, port))
print(host_name, '({})'.format(ip))
name = input('Enter name: ')
soc.listen(1) #Try to locate using socket
print('Waiting for incoming connections...')
connection, addr = soc.accept()
print("Received connection from ", addr[0], "(", addr[1], ")\n")
print('Connection Established. Connected From: {}, ({})'.format(addr[0], addr[0]))
#get a connection from client side
client_name = connection.recv(1024)
client_name = client_name.decode()
print(client_name + ' has connected.')
print('Press [bye] to leave the chat room')
connection.send(name.encode())
whileTrue:
message = input('Me > ')
if message == '[bye]':
message = 'Good Night...'
connection.send(message.encode())
print("\n")
break
connection.send(message.encode())
message = connection.recv(1024)
message = message.decode()
print(client_name, '>', message)The Client Side Code
import time, socket, sys
print('Client Server...')
time.sleep(1)
#Get the hostname, IP Address from socket and set Port
soc = socket.socket()
shost = socket.gethostname()
ip = socket.gethostbyname(shost)
#get information to connect with the server
print(shost, '({})'.format(ip))
server_host = input('Enter server\'s IP address:')
name = input('Enter Client\'s name: ')
port = 1234
print('Trying to connect to the server: {}, ({})'.format(server_host, port))
time.sleep(1)
soc.connect((server_host, port))
print("Connected...\n")
soc.send(name.encode())
server_name = soc.recv(1024)
server_name = server_name.decode()
print('{} has joined...'.format(server_name))
print('Enter [bye] to exit.')
whileTrue:
message = soc.recv(1024)
message = message.decode()
print(server_name, ">", message)
message = input(str("Me > "))
if message == "[bye]":
message = "Leaving the Chat room"
soc.send(message.encode())
print("\n")
break
soc.send(message.encode())