mgsxv / minitalk_mgs

The purpose of this project is to code a small data exchange program using UNIX signals.

minitalk

The purpose of this project is to code a small data exchange program using UNIX signals.

Description

Mendatory Part

This project is to create a communication program in the form of a client and a server.

• The server must be started first. After its launch, it has to print its PID.
• The client takes two parameters:
  • The server PID.
  • The string to send.
• The client must send the string passed as a parameter to the server. Once the string has been received, the server must print it.
• The server has to display the string pretty quickly. (1 second for displaying 100 characters is way too much!)
• The server should be able to receive strings from several clients in a row without needing to restart.
• The communication between the client and the server has to be done only using UNIX signals.
• UNIX signals are limited to these two signals: SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2.

Bonus Part

• The server acknowledges every message received by sending back a signal to the client.
• The program must handle unicode characters.

Technologies

• C
• Makefile
• UNIX signals