Kuninoto/42_minitalk
Small data exchange between client and server programs using UNIX signals - introduction to Inter Process Communication (IPC).
minitalk (42Porto - 42Cursus)
Grade: 125/100
Showcase
Description
2 programs, server and client that use the UNIX signals SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 to exchange binary-encoded messsages - Introduction to Inter Process Communication (IPC).
Installing and running the project
1- Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/Kuninoto/42_minitalk
2- Run make
make
3- make clean so that you don't keep those object files that you won't need anymore
make clean
4- Run server, copy its PID and run client with it alongside the message you wish to send.
./server
./client <server_PID> <message>
Makefile available targets
make or make all - Makes server and client
make clean - Deletes all the resulting object files
make fclean - Deletes the executables and all the resulting object files
make re - fclean + all
make bonus - same as all, added for assignment purposes
Useful links:
Sending and Handling Signals in C (kill, signal, sigaction)
Bitwise operators in C
Disclaimer
At 42School, almost every project must be written in accordance to the "Norm", the schools' coding standard. As a result, the implementation of certain parts may appear strange and for sure had room for improvement.
Made by Nuno Carvalho (Kuninoto) | nnuno-ca@student.42porto.com
