Textly - Real-Time Multi-Client Chat Application

📌 Overview

A chat application demonstrating core networking principles with:

• Java Sockets for low-level communication
• JavaFX for modern GUI
• Thread-per-client architecture for scalability

✨ Features

Category	Implementation Details
Messaging	Real-time broadcast
Concurrency	Supports 10+ concurrent users via thread isolation
GUI	Color-coded messages (User/Server/System), Dynamic user list
Stability	Graceful disconnection handling, Input validation

🛠 Tech Stack

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    title Technology Distribution
    "Java Sockets" : 35
    "JavaFX GUI" : 30
    "Threading" : 25
    "Error Handling" : 10

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sequenceDiagram
    participant Client A
    participant Server
    participant Client B
    
    Client A->>Server: Connect (Port 1234)
    Server->>Client A: UserList
    Client A->>Server: Send Message
    Server->>Client B: Broadcast Message
    Client B->>Server: Typing Notification

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🚀 Installation

• JDK 17+
• JavaFX 19 SDK

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📧 Contact: sayyadaslam2020@gmail.com