taha-file-protocol 0.2.0

A project for building a custom file transfer protocol over TCP.

Taha File Protocol

Taha File Protocol or TFP, is a learning project for building a custom file transfer protocol over TCP using Python.

The goal is to understand how application protocols are made

What This Project Does

TFP lets one computer send a file to another computer using a simple custom protocol.

It supports:

• TCP socket communication
• Custom packet headers
• Message types such as HELLO, FILE_INFO, FILE_CHUNK, FILE_END, and ACK
• File transfer in chunks
• SHA-256 checksum verification
• Command-line sender and receiver tools

Project Structure

TahaFileProtocol/
  tfp/
    protocol.py
    sender.py
    receiver.py
    checksum.py
    __init__.py
  tests/
    test_protocol.py
  pyproject.toml
  README.md
  LICENSE