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Asio chat server example
Simple Asio chat server using WiFi STA or Ethernet.
Example workflow
- Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection is established, and IP address is obtained.
- Asio chat server is started on port number defined through
make menuconfig
. - Chat server echoes a message (received from any client) to all connected clients.
Running the example
- Run
make menuconfig
to configure Wi-Fi or Ethernet. See "Establishing Wi-Fi or Ethernet Connection" section in examples/protocols/README.md for more details. - Set server port number in menuconfig, "Example configuration".
- Run
make flash monitor
to build and upload the example to your board and connect to it's serial terminal. - Wait for the board to connect to WiFi or Ethernet (note the IP address).
- Connect to the server using multiple clients, for example using any option below.
- build and run asi chat client on your host machine
- run chat_client asio example on ESP platform
- since chat message consist of ascii size and message, it is possible to
netcat
nc IP PORT
and type for example4ABC<CR>
to transmit 'ABC\n'
See the README.md file in the upper level 'examples' directory for more information about examples.