Wally’s IM

Build and Run

Prerequisite

• Install Rust: https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install
• Cargo is required, it should be installed along with Rust
• When building with Cargo, it would automatically download dependencies

WAIM-lib

• Under root directory cargo test can execute unit test

Server Program

• Under server directory execute cargo run
• This crate contains the server program designed to be executed in a known-ip server
• Under server directory, the file users.json contains the list of registered user and their password
• Once started, the server program does not need any interaction

Client Program

• Under client directory execute cargo run
• This crate contains the client’s binary
• The server’s IP address can be set in config.yaml under client directory
• After started, the user can choose to register for a new account y or use and existing account n
• After successfully validated/registered, user can type in message and send with Enter
• Type in :l can fetch all online users