philphilphil / pft

simple file transfer server/client.

pft

simple file transfer server/client built to learn more about Rust, TCP and protocols.

Usage

Start the server with pft server <ADDRESS>. Use the client with the adress to the server, the password the server generated and a path to a file to upload. pft client <ADDRESS> <OTP> <FILE_PATH>

E.g.:

• pft server 0.0.0.0:3333
• pft client phib.io:3333 8NCtXNKp9vxPudq165Foa6mKBvmzqg testbig.zip

Application Layer Protocol

Client Requests

AnnounceFileTransfer

u8	u16	[u8]	u16	[u8]
Request type	filename length	filename value bytes	password length	password value bytes

UploadFile

u8	u8	u16	[u8]	[u8]
Request type	transfer type	filename length	filename value bytes	file value bytes

Request Type

• AnnounceFileTransfer = 1
• UploadFile = 2

Transfer Type

• Normal = 1
• Replace = 2
• KeepBoth = 3

Server Response

Response

u16	[u8]	u8
message length	message value bytes	error type

Error Type

• None = 0,
• InvalidPassword = 1,
• FileAlreadyExists = 2