BinaryProtocol-RandomNumberGame

How to run

Note: Application default needs Python2.7 to work properly as it was tested at this version

To run as server: python main.py -a server_ip -S
To run as client: python main.py -a server_ip -S

If address and mode are not supplied, the default values are 127.0.0.1(localhost) and application ask about working mode.

help

usage: main.py [-h] [-a ADDR] [-S] [-C]
optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -a ADDR, --addr ADDR  valid ip address for working
  -S, --server          working as server
  -C, --client          working as client

TCP Segment description

OPERATION TYPE  |   ANSWER  |   ID token   |  Complement bits
00000               0000        000           0000
5 bits              4 bits      3 bits        4 bits

:16 bits per segment

OPERATION TYPES (OPERTION FLAG - BINARY NUMBER AS DECIMAL - DESCRIPTION):

• GET_ID - 1 - Flag used to get ID token from server,
• SEND_ID - 2 - Flag used by server to send ID token to client,
• TRIES - 4 - Number of tries left to the end of game,
• GUESS - 8 - Guessing try (used when client try to guess secret number),
• RESULT - 16 - Used to inform client about winning the game,
• GET_ID_TRIES - 5 - Flag combo used by client to get form server ID token and tries in one single query,
• SEND_ID_TRIES - 6 - Flag combo used by server to inform client about tries left and to send ID token.