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A Textual-based terminal chat client offering real-time messaging, file sharing, typing indicators, and emoji support.

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LynqX

LynqX is a terminal-based peer-to-peer chat client built using Textual. It supports:

  • Real-time messaging
  • File sharing (with resume and cancel support)
  • Typing indicators
  • Emoji rendering
  • Reconnection logic
  • Custom commands

LynqX connects to a backend server (e.g., LynqX server) for managing chat rooms and delivering messages over Server-Sent Events (SSE).


🚀 Features

  • 📦 File transfers with resume capability
  • 🔒 Cancel transfers anytime
  • 🧠 Reconnect logic with exponential backoff
  • 😃 Emoji support via emoji Python package
  • 🧑‍💻 Typing indicators for active participants
  • 📿 Textual UI for a clean terminal interface

📆 Installation

pip install lynqx

This will automatically install all required dependencies:

  • textual
  • httpx
  • requests
  • sseclient
  • emoji

🧑‍💻 Usage

Create a new chat room:

lynqx -c

Join an existing room:

lynqx -j <room_id>

⚙️ Requirements

  • Python 3.8+

🧠 Customization

  • You can change the base server URL in app.py via the BASE_URL constant.
  • For advanced use, fork or modify the LynqX server backend.

📄 License

MIT — see the LICENSE file for details.

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