Smallchat is a minimal implementation of a concurrent network server and TCP-based chat system designed as a demonstration of C socket programming. It provides a basic server and client architecture that enables real-time text communication between multiple connected users.
The project focuses on the implementation of a networked chat server that handles simultaneous client sessions. It utilizes a centralized broadcasting model to route incoming text from one client to all other active participants.
The system manages concurrent client connections and session tracking using socket descriptors and synchronous I/O multiplexing. Its primary capabilities cover server-side network listening, client-side messaging, and the management of active network sessions.