This project implements a multithreaded web server capable of handling multiple concurrent client requests efficiently. It leverages thread pools to manage resources effectively and demonstrates key concepts such as client-server communication, TCP sockets, and multithreading.

• Multithreaded Server: Handles multiple client requests simultaneously.
• Thread Pool Implementation: Optimizes server performance by reusing threads.
• TCP Communication: Ensures reliable data transfer between the client and server.
• Scalable Design: Supports concurrent connections with controlled resource usage.
• Client Simulation: Generates multiple client requests to test server performance.

• The server listens on a specified port and handles incoming requests from multiple clients.
• The client establishes a connection to the server, sends a request, and receives a response.

• Uses TCP for reliable, ordered, and error-checked communication.
• Demonstrates the TCP three-way handshake for establishing a connection.

• Implements basic server responses similar to HTTP protocols.
• Simulates the behavior of HTTP 1.0 (non-persistent) and HTTP 1.1 (persistent) connections.

• Utilizes Java's Socket and ServerSocket classes for network communication.
• Demonstrates socket operations: opening, listening, accepting, reading, and writing.

• Processes each client request in a separate thread.
• Uses ExecutorService to manage threads efficiently via a thread pool.

The server code:

• Listens for incoming connections on a specified port (default: 8010).
• Uses a thread pool to process each client request concurrently.
• Responds to each client with a greeting message.

The client code:

• Simulates multiple clients using a thread pool.
• Each thread represents a client connecting to the server, sending a request, and receiving a response.

• Java Development Kit (JDK) installed (version 8 or higher).
• Basic understanding of Java and networking concepts.

1. Compile the Server.java file:

   javac Server.java

2. Run the server:

   java Server

3. The server will start listening for connections on port 8010.

1. Compile the Client.java file:

   javac Client.java

2. Run the client:

   java Client

3. The client will simulate multiple requests to the server.

1. Listens on a specified port for incoming client connections.
2. Accepts client connections and assigns each to a thread from the thread pool.
3. Processes the client request and sends a response.
4. Closes the client connection after communication.

1. Establishes a connection to the server.
2. Sends a request to the server.
3. Waits for and processes the server's response.
4. Closes the connection.

• Concurrency: Handles multiple clients simultaneously without blocking.
• Efficiency: Reuses threads from a thread pool, reducing overhead.
• Scalability: Supports a large number of concurrent connections.

You can test the server's performance by adjusting the following:

• Number of client threads in the Client class.
• Size of the thread pool in the Server class.

Example:

• Increase numberOfClients in the client to simulate a higher load.
• Change poolSize in the server to observe resource management under varying loads.

This project demonstrates a scalable and efficient multithreaded web server design. It provides hands-on experience with networking, sockets, and multithreading in Java. Thread pools ensure optimal resource utilization, making this implementation suitable for real-world applications.