This project implements a client-server architecture where the server manages a hash table, while the client interacts with the server by sending requests via shared memory. In the shared memory, a circular queue with a fixed size is used to store incoming requests from the clients and the corresponding responses from the server. This circular queue supports concurrent access, allowing multiple clients to enqueue new requests simultaneously while multiple server threads can process and dequeue these requests parallelly. The hash table supports concurrent operations (insert, read, delete), using a readers-writer lock for thread safety. Collisions in the hash table are resolved using linked lists.
To compile the server application, navigate to the server directory and execute the Makefile:
cd server
makeAfter building the server program, you can run the server by simply running the following command in the server directory:
./server_programIt is intended to run only one server instance at a time and to start the server before running any clients.
The client interacts with the server using a menu-driven commandline interface.
To compile the client application, navigate to the client directory and execute the Makefile:
cd client
makeOnce the client program is built and the server is running, you can run one or more instances of the client concurrently. In the client directory simply run:
./client_program