This project introduces an example utilising Google's Protocol Buffers (protobuf) with the file echoWave.proto. The primary objective is to enhance the project by incorporating two additional binaries, one serving as a client and the other as a server. These binaries will facilitate communication over either TCP or UDP, utilising configurable parameters such as IPv4 address and port, which can be specified either as defined variables or through command line parameters.
The server component is tasked with listening on the configured port for incoming connections from the client. Upon connection, it should expect to receive an echoWaveRequest encapsulated in an echoWave message. Subsequently, the server is required to respond to the client with an echoWaveResponse also encapsulated in an echoWave message. The echo field in the echoWaveResponse should mirror the content of the wave field in the received echoWaveRequest, and the status field should be appropriately set.
The client component is responsible for establishing a connection to a specified socket, with the socket configuration being customisable either through code or command line parameters. Additionally, the client should accept a string parameter, which will populate the wave field in the echoWaveRequest. Upon sending the request, the client must await the echoWaveResponse from the server and verify the status and the echo field in the response matches the originally sent string.
Before proceeding, ensure that your development environment is equipped with the necessary dependencies: libc++, libprotobuf, cmake, make, and protoc.
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
After successful compilation, you will find a binary named projectEchoWave_example within the build/example directory.
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