🖥️ Network Copywriter

Network Copywriter is a Python-based networking application that enables real-time text broadcasting between a server and multiple clients over a network. It provides a user-friendly GUI built with CustomTkinter and supports auto-typing of received messages.

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Acknowledgment

This project was developed with ${{\color{red}\textsf{ extensive\ use\ of\ ChatGPT to\ speed\ up\ the\ coding\ process }}}$. However, the success of this project was not solely dependent on AI-generated code. The familiarity and expertise in the tools and technologies used—such as Python, Tkinter, CustomTkinter, and networking concepts—were crucial in understanding, debugging, and refining the implementation.

ChatGPT served as a tool to accelerate development, but the ability to analyze, modify, and optimize the generated code played a key role in ensuring the project's quality and functionality.

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📌 Features

🔹 Main Menu

• Choose to start as Server or Client.

🔹 Server Mode

• Host a server and allow multiple clients to connect.
• Shows server IP & port (customizable before starting).
• Displays a list of connected clients (updates when clients disconnect).
• Broadcast messages to all clients using a text box.
• Remove newline option for better formatting.
• Gracefully disconnects all clients when the server stops.

🔹 Client Mode

• Connect to a server by entering its IP & port.
• Displays incoming messages with timestamps & date.
• Auto-typing feature (optional) to type received messages using pyautogui.
• Shows total messages received.
• Disconnects cleanly by sending a disconnect signal to the server.

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🚀 Installation & Setup

🔹 Prerequisites

• Python 3.9+
• pip (Python package manager)

🔹 Install Dependencies

Run the following command:

pip install -r requirements.txt

🔹 Run the Application

Start the application using:

python NetworkCopyWriter.py

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🖼️ Screenshots

Main Menu

Server Page

Client Page

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🛠️ Build as Windows Executable

To create a standalone Windows executable, use:

pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --icon=logo.ico --add-data "logo.ico;." main.py

• --onefile → Creates a single EXE file.
• --windowed → Hides the console window.
• --icon=logo.ico → Sets the app icon for the EXE.
• --add-data "logo.ico;." → Ensures logo.ico is included in the package.

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🎯 Contributing

1. Fork this repository.
2. Clone your fork:

   git clone https://github.com/UtpalKuma-r/NetworkCopyWriter.git

3. Create a new branch:

   git checkout -b feature-branch

4. Make changes and commit:

   git commit -m "Added new feature"

5. Push to GitHub:

   git push origin feature-branch

6. Open a Pull Request 🚀.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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📧 Contact

For any queries or contributions, feel free to reach out!

🔗 GitHub: UtpalKuma-r
🔗 LinkedIn: Utpal Kumar