An easy-to-understand Hotline protocol implementation, with a reference client and server.

An attempt at an easy-to-understand Hotline protocol implementation along with a reference client and server.

• Protocol frame serialization/deserialization
  • Client/Server Handshake
  • Transactions
• Many of the higher level protocol concepts such as:
  • Login
  • Set user name info
  • Send/receive chat
  • Read/post non-threaded news
  • many more...
• A flat-file user account database
  • 1 TOML file per user in a single directory
  • Interactive terminal-interface user data editor

• A very simple, insecure, and incoherent demo server

  • Logins are enforced

  • Filesystem interface with AppleDouble support for resource forks and most useful Finder metadata

    • Read-only file browsing backed by a UNIX filesystem subtree
    • Single-file downloads/uploads with Mac file support, without resume support

  • Chat messaging

  • Broadcast messaging
  • Private chat rooms
  • Instant messaging

From the project's README.

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Source code