Programming Assignment 1 (PA1)

Overview

PA1 introduces students to TCP socket programming, asking them to develop the client and server components of a text chat application, consisting of one chat server (handling client registration, relaying messages, maintaining statistics, etc.) and multiple chat clients. As a bonus, students can implement file transfers between clients over P2P connections.

Links

• Description
• Grading Rubric
• Automated Grader (Source)
• Instructions: Using code template and auto grader (Students)
• Instructions: Automated grader setup (Course staff)

Suggested workload/time

5 weeks

Quick Checklist: Instructors/Course Staff

In order for students to be able to complete PA1, they need to be provided with:

1. Link to the assignment handout
2. List of the five grading hosts and path to the student work/test directory
3. Configuration options for AutoGrader (Client) grader.cfg file. For UB students, only port number is required (others options are pre-populated).

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