simple golang chat server

chat.go

package main

import (
	"bufio"
	"net"
)

type Client struct {
	incoming chan string
	outgoing chan string
	reader   *bufio.Reader
	writer   *bufio.Writer
}

func (client *Client) Read() {
	for {
		line, _ := client.reader.ReadString('\n')
		client.incoming <- line
	}
}

func (client *Client) Write() {
	for data := range client.outgoing {
		client.writer.WriteString(data)
		client.writer.Flush()
	}
}

func (client *Client) Listen() {
	go client.Read()
	go client.Write()
}

func NewClient(connection net.Conn) *Client {
	writer := bufio.NewWriter(connection)
	reader := bufio.NewReader(connection)

	client := &Client{
		incoming: make(chan string),
		outgoing: make(chan string),
		reader: reader,
		writer: writer,
	}

	client.Listen()

	return client
}

type ChatRoom struct {
	clients []*Client
	joins chan net.Conn
	incoming chan string
	outgoing chan string
}

func (chatRoom *ChatRoom) Broadcast(data string) {
	for _, client := range chatRoom.clients {
		client.outgoing <- data
	}
}

func (chatRoom *ChatRoom) Join(connection net.Conn) {
	client := NewClient(connection)
	chatRoom.clients = append(chatRoom.clients, client)
	go func() { for { chatRoom.incoming <- <-client.incoming } }()
}

func (chatRoom *ChatRoom) Listen() {
	go func() {
		for {
			select {
			case data := <-chatRoom.incoming:
				chatRoom.Broadcast(data)
			case conn := <-chatRoom.joins:
				chatRoom.Join(conn)
			}
		}
	}()
}

func NewChatRoom() *ChatRoom {
	chatRoom := &ChatRoom{
		clients: make([]*Client, 0),
		joins: make(chan net.Conn),
		incoming: make(chan string),
		outgoing: make(chan string),
	}

	chatRoom.Listen()

	return chatRoom
}

func main() {
	chatRoom := NewChatRoom()

	listener, _ := net.Listen("tcp", ":6666")

	for {
		conn, _ := listener.Accept()
		chatRoom.joins <- conn
	}
}

this code needs error checking and the ability to deal with clients who terminate their connection.

how can this program get terminal(shall) input?

I scratched a more complex one from this with basic error handlings:

https://github.com/coolspeed/century

how to send message to particular client rather than broadcasting the message?

beautiful

@continuum-swaresh-sankpal

func (client *Client) Write() {
for data := range client.outgoing {
client.writer.WriteString(data)
client.writer.Flush()
}
}