This is a multi-threaded TCP server that handles concurrent client connections and efficiently performs string searches within large files. The server is capable of reading configuration files to dynamically locate a file path and checks if a specified string exists in that file. The system is optimized for performance and includes security features like SSL authentication for encrypted communication.
- Multi-threading Support: Handles a large number of concurrent client requests in parallel.
- String Search: Searches for an exact match of a string in a file, ensuring full line matches (not partial).
- Optimized Search: Configurable behavior to either re-read the file on every query (
REREAD_ON_QUERY=True) or read it once at startup (REREAD_ON_QUERY=False). - Large File Handling: Supports large files (up to 250,000 lines) with optimized search algorithms.
- SSL Authentication: Secure communication between the server and client using SSL (configurable to enable/disable).
- Logging and Debugging: Includes detailed logging for performance monitoring, such as query strings, timestamps, and execution times.
- Security: Protections against buffer overflows and other potential security issues.
- The server is implemented using Python for ease of development and performance.
- Used for load balancing and managing incoming connections.
- Database for configuration and logging data storage (if needed).
- SSL/TLS: Secure communication between clients and the server.
To run the server as a Linux daemon or service, follow these steps:
git clone https://github.com/JamesWainaina/FastSearchDaemon.gitcd FastSearchDaemonpip install -r requirements.txt
Modify the configuration file to specify the correct file path (e.g., linuxpath=/root/200k.txt) and configure other settings such as the SSL option.
To start the server as a daemon or service:
python3 server.pypython3 client.py