TermiChat

A lightweight, terminal-based IRC-style chat application written in Go, following Clean Architecture principles. Supports multiple clients, nick management, user lists. Designed for simplicity, extensibility, and easy terminal use.

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Features

• Terminal-based IRC-style chat
• Multiple clients support
• Nickname management (/nick NEWNAME)
• List connected users (/who)
• Quit command (/quit)
• Built with Clean Architecture in Go
• Easy to extend (channels, private messages, TLS, etc.)

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Folder Structure

chat-irc/
├── cmd/
│ ├── server/ # Server entry point
│ └── client/ # Client entry point
├── internal/
│ ├── domain/ # Core entities (Client, Message)
│ ├── usecase/ # Business logic (ChatService)
│ ├── infra/ # TCP server/client infrastructure
│ └── interfaces/ # Interface definitions (ports)
└── go.mod

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Installation

Make sure you have Go 1.18+ installed.

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Facelless/IRC-Terminal.git
cd IRC-Terminal

Running the Server

go run cmd/server/main.go

Running the Client

go run cmd/client/main.go