Clayton Chang, Justin McCarron, Vincent Pai ChatInTheHat Clayton Chang, Justin McCarron, Vincent Pai

Operational Concepts ChatInTheHat offers chatroom functionality in addition to instant messaging Clients logged into the server may send messages to individual users, “groups” of other users, or to entire “channels” from the same message window

Feature Set Server will store a finite number of messages to offline users, presenting them when the user logs on Additional features such as picture-messaging, user states, auto-response, tabbed windows, and/or simple games may be added if time remains after completion of the core chat features

User Interface Concept

System and Software Architecture

Lifecycle Plan The initial plan is to use a staged-delivery lifecycle model, where the core messaging features comprise the first release. The next release will add the next highest-priority feature as determined by the group as a whole (possibilities include picture-messaging, user states, automatic responses, and small game elements)

Feasibility Rationale It is not unreasonable to assume the framework and core features of the first build may be completed within the given time frame. The server does not necessarily need a complicated interface Networking code will involve the transmission of text, which Java streams are well suited to handle