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client.cpp

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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+void load_env(const std::string& path) {
+    std::ifstream f(path);
+    std::string line;
+    while (std::getline(f, line)) {
+        if (line.empty() || line[0] == '#') continue;
+        auto pos = line.find('=');
+        if (pos == std::string::npos) continue;
+
+        std::string key = line.substr(0, pos);
+        std::string val = line.substr(pos + 1);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+        _putenv_s(key.c_str(), val.c_str());
+#else
+        setenv(key.c_str(), val.c_str(), 1);
+#endif
+    }
+}
+namespace std {}
+
+int main(void){
+    load_env(".env");
+    // Declare variables
+    const char *server_ip = std::getenv("SERVER_IP");
+    const int server_port = std::atoi(std::getenv("SERVER_PORT"));
+    char client_message[1024];
+    char server_message[1024];
+    // Create socket:
+
+    // Send connection request to server, be sure to set por tand IP the same as server-side
+
+    // Get input from the user:
+    printf("Enter message sent to the server: ");
+    // fgets(client_message);
+
+    // Send the message to server:
+
+    // Receive the server's response:
+
+
+    printf("Server's response: %s\n", server_message);
+
+    // Close the socket
+
+    return 0;
+}