Virtual Café Server

Welcome to the Virtual Café server application! This server simulates a café environment where clients can place orders for tea or coffee.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
• Features
• Contributing
• License

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on your machine.
• Gson library. Download it from here and place the gson.jar file in the root directory.

Installation

navigate to the root of the file path

cd virtual-cafe

compile barista with gson

javac -cp ".:gson.jar" Barista.java

run barista

java -cp ".:gson.jar" Barista

compile customer

javac -cp "." Customer.java

run customer

java -cp "." Customer

Features

• Multithreaded server architecture.
• Simulates a dynamic café environment with waiting, brewing, and tray areas.
• Handles multiple clients concurrently.
• Authentication mechanism using a shared secret key.
• Graceful handling of client exits and SIGTERM signals.
• Logging of server states in the terminal and JSON file.