C++ Chat Application 💬

This is a lightweight, multithreaded chat application built in C++.
It supports both Linux (POSIX sockets) and Windows (Winsock2), allowing multiple clients to connect to a server and exchange messages in real time.

✨ Features

• 🖧 Client-Server architecture using TCP sockets
• 🎨 Colored messages for better readability
• 🔄 Multithreaded: separate threads for sending and receiving
• 📡 Works on Linux (<sys/socket.h>) and Windows (<winsock2.h>)
• 👥 Supports multiple clients simultaneously
• #exit command to disconnect gracefully

🛠️ How to Run

On Linux:

1. Run the following:

g++ server.cpp -o server -pthread
g++ client.cpp -o client -pthread

2. Open a terminal and run the following(server):

./server

4. For client open another terminal and run the following:

./client

5. for multiple users repeat step 4.

On Windows:

• Compile with MinGW or MSVC:

g++ client.cpp -o client.exe -lws2_32

🚀 Future Improvements

• 🔐 User authentication (login system)
• 💬 Private messages (DMs)
• 📂 File sharing
• 🖥️ GUI version (Qt / ImGui)