Enhanced client colors and display

Lucien/Rust/src/client.rs

@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@ use std::net::TcpStream;
 use std::thread;
 use self::colored::*;
 use self::chrono::Local;
+use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
+use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 
-// static leave_msg: &str = "BYE";
+fn hash_name(name: &str) -> usize {
+    let mut s = DefaultHasher::new();
+    let name = String::from(name);
+    name.hash(&mut s);
+    s.finish() as usize
+}
 
 fn get_entry() -> String {
     let mut buf = String::new();
-
     stdin().read_line(&mut buf).unwrap();
     buf.replace("\n", "").replace("\r", "")
 }
@@ -78,6 +84,18 @@ fn exchange_with_server(stream: TcpStream) {
     let server = stream.peer_addr().unwrap();
     println!("Connected to {}", server);
 
+    #[allow(non_snake_case)]
+    let COLORS: Vec<&str> = vec![
+        // "black",
+        "red",
+        "green",
+        "yellow",
+        "blue",
+        "magenta",
+        "cyan",
+        // "white",
+    ];
+
     let stream_cpy = stream.try_clone().unwrap();
     let mut reader = BufReader::new(&stream_cpy);
 
@@ -111,22 +129,39 @@ fn exchange_with_server(stream: TcpStream) {
         let spliced_input: Vec<&str> = input.split(" ").collect();
         match spliced_input[0] {
             "WELCOME" => {
-                println!("{}", "Successfully connected to the server.".green());
+                println!("{}", ">>> Login Successful <<<".green());
                 println!("Type /clients to get the list of users connected");
                 println!("Type /quit to disconnect and quit");
             }
             "FROM" => {
                 let date = Local::now();
+                let name = String::from(spliced_input[1]);
+
                 let mut msg = String::new();
                 for i in 3..spliced_input.len() {
                     msg.push_str(" ");
                     msg.push_str(spliced_input[i]);
                 }
+
+                // Hashing name for color
+                let mut s = DefaultHasher::new();
+                name.hash(&mut s);
+                let name_hash: usize = (s.finish() as usize) % COLORS.len();
+
+                // Formatting name
+                let mut name = String::new();
+                for _i in 0..(20 - spliced_input[1].to_string().len()) {
+                    name.push(' ');
+                }
+                name.push('<');
+                name.push_str(spliced_input[1]);
+                name.push('>');
+
                 println!(
-                    "{} <{}>:{}",
+                    "{} {}:{}",
-                    date.format("[%H:%M:%S]").to_string().blue(),
+                    date.format("[%H:%M:%S]").to_string().dimmed(),
-                    spliced_input[1].red(),
+                    name.color(COLORS[name_hash]),
-                    msg
+                    msg.yellow().dimmed()
                 );
             }
             "BYE" => {
@@ -139,20 +174,30 @@ fn exchange_with_server(stream: TcpStream) {
                 }
             }
             "JOIN" => {
+                let date = Local::now();
+                let name_hash: usize =
+                    hash_name(spliced_input[1].clone()) % COLORS.len();
+
                 println!(
-                    "{}{}{}",
+                    "{}{}{}{}",
-                    "-------> ".green(),
+                    date.format("[%H:%M:%S]").to_string().dimmed(),
-                    spliced_input[1],
+                    "                ------>  ".green(),
+                    spliced_input[1].color(COLORS[name_hash]),
                     " has joined".green()
-                );
+                )
             }
             "LOGOUT" => {
+                let date = Local::now();
+                let name_hash: usize =
+                    hash_name(spliced_input[1].clone()) % COLORS.len();
+
                 println!(
-                    "{}{}{}",
+                    "{}{}{}{}",
-                    "<------- ".red(),
+                    date.format("[%H:%M:%S]").to_string().dimmed(),
-                    spliced_input[1],
+                    "                <------  ".red(),
+                    spliced_input[1].color(COLORS[name_hash]),
                     " has left".red()
-                );
+                )
             }
             _ => {
                 println!("{}", input);
@@ -164,8 +209,8 @@ fn exchange_with_server(stream: TcpStream) {
         Ok(_) => {
             println!("{}", ">>> Logout successful <<<".green());
         }
-        Err(e) => {
+        Err(_) => {
-            println!("{}: {}", "Error: Function terminated too early".red(), e);
+            println!("{}", "Error: Connection with server lost".red());
         }
     }
 }