CP372 – Socket Programming Assignment (Fall 2025) - Daniyal Naqvi & Omar Hamza

📌 Overview

This project implements a simple client-server communication system using Python sockets (TCP).
The goal is to demonstrate networking concepts such as multi-client handling, message exchange, and file transfers.

The project consists of:

• Server.py – runs a multi-threaded server that handles multiple clients.
• Client.py – connects to the server and enables interaction via a CLI.
• Report.pdf – documentation of the implementation, challenges, and improvements.

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⚙️ Features

• Multi-client server: Handles up to 3 concurrent clients.
• Automatic client naming: Clients are assigned names in the format Client01, Client02, etc.
• Message exchange: Clients send messages to the server, which echoes them back with ACK.
• Status check: Clients can send status to retrieve active session details.
• Graceful exit: Clients can disconnect using the exit command, freeing resources.
• File repository access:
  • list → Lists available files on the server.
  • <filename> → Requests file transfer from the server.
• Error handling: Handles invalid file requests and disconnections properly.

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🚀 How to Run

1. Start the server

python Server.py