chat_application/message_helpers.c

#include <easysock.h>

#include "message_helpers.h"

char* fetch_from_string(char* message, char* indicator) {

	char* message_copy = malloc(strlen(message));
	strcpy(message_copy,message);

        char* token = malloc (sizeof(char) * strlen(message_copy));

	char* string_to_search = malloc(strlen(indicator) + 1);
	strcpy(string_to_search,indicator);
	strcat(string_to_search,":");
        token = strtok(message_copy," r\n");
	while (strcmp(token,string_to_search) != 0) {
		token = strtok(NULL," \r\n");
		if (token == NULL) {
			return NULL;
		}
	}
        token = strtok(NULL," \r\n");
        return token;

}

char* fetch_message_string(char* message) {
	char* start = strstr(message,"START_OF_MESSAGE");
	if (start == NULL) {
		return NULL;
	}
	int start_index = start - message;
	
	char* end = strstr(message,"END_OF_MESSAGE");
	if (end == NULL) {
		return NULL;
	}
	int end_index = end - message;

	int message_length = end_index - start_index;
	char* message_string = malloc(message_length + 1);

	for (int i=0;i < message_length; i++) {
	*(message_string + i) = *(message_
}