diff --git a/interactive_test_client.py b/interactive_test_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f073eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interactive_test_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import selectors
+import socket
+import types
+import time
+import sys
+import select
+import tty
+import termios
+def isData():
+    return select.select([sys.stdin], [], [], 0) == ([sys.stdin], [], [])
+
+
+HOST = '127.0.0.1'  # The server's hostname or IP address
+PORT = 80        # The port used by the server
+sel = selectors.DefaultSelector()
+i = 0
+message = ""
+def service_connection(key, mask, message):
+    sock = key.fileobj
+    data = key.data
+    if mask & selectors.EVENT_READ:
+        recv_data = sock.recv(1024)  # Should be ready to read
+        if recv_data:
+            print('received', repr(recv_data),flush=True)
+            
+    if mask & selectors.EVENT_WRITE:
+        if message:
+            data.outb += message
+            message = ""
+            print('sending', repr(data.outb))
+            sent = sock.send(data.outb.encode('utf-8'))  # Should be ready to write
+            data.outb = data.outb[sent:]
+
+def start_connection(host, port):
+    server_addr = (host, port)
+    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    sock.setblocking(False)
+    sock.connect_ex(server_addr)
+    events = selectors.EVENT_READ | selectors.EVENT_WRITE
+    data = types.SimpleNamespace(outb='')
+    sel.register(sock, events, data=data)
+
+
+start_connection(HOST, PORT)
+
+old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(sys.stdin)
+
+try:
+    tty.setcbreak(sys.stdin.fileno())
+
+    temp_message = ""
+    while 1:
+        events = sel.select(timeout=None)
+        for key, mask in events:
+            if key.data is None:
+                pass
+            else:
+                service_connection(key, mask, message)
+                message = ""
+
+        if isData():
+            c = sys.stdin.read(1)
+
+            if c == '\x1b':         # x1b is ESC
+                break
+            temp_message = temp_message+c
+            if c == '\n':
+                message = temp_message
+                temp_message = ""
+finally:
+    termios.tcsetattr(sys.stdin, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
+
+
+            
+            
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diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 6e8197f..c38e889 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -2,26 +2,83 @@
 import socket
 import selectors
 import types
-sel = selectors.DefaultSelector()
-host = '127.0.0.1'
-port = 80
-lsock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-lsock.bind((host, port))
-lsock.listen()
-print('listening on', (host, port))
-lsock.setblocking(False)
-sel.register(lsock, selectors.EVENT_READ, data=None)
 
-clients = []
+def decodeMessage(message, addr):
+    global last_client_id
+    global rooms
+    global clients
+    global temporary_clients
+    # first get the client sending the message
+    client = temporary_clients[addr]
+    decodedMessage = message.split(":")
+    if len(decodedMessage) < 1: print("Invalid message received"); return
+    messageType = decodedMessage[0]
+
+    if not client.logged_in and messageType == '0' and len(decodedMessage) == 3:
+        client.username = decodedMessage[1]
+        client.id = last_client_id
+        last_client_id = last_client_id+1
+        #probaby check password too against a database of some sort where we store lots of good stuff
+        client.logged_in = True
+        #add to this list too
+        clients[client.id] = client
+        print("sending back login success")
+        client.outb += f"0:{client.id}:\n"
+    elif client.logged_in:
+        if messageType == '1':
+            
+            response = "1:" + ",".join([room.name+"-"+str(len(room.clients)) for room in rooms.values()]) + "\n"
+            client.outb += response
+        if messageType == '2' and len(decodedMessage) > 1:
+            #join or create a room
+            roomName = decodedMessage[1]
+            if roomName == '-1':
+                #leave the room
+                try: 
+                    rooms[client.room].clients.remove(client)
+                    if(len(rooms[client.room].clients) == 0):
+                        del rooms[client.room]
+                except Exception as e: 
+                    print("not in room")
+                client.room = ''
+            else:
+                if roomName in rooms:
+                    #join the room
+                    rooms[roomName].clients.append(client)
+                else:
+                    #create the room and join
+                    rooms[roomName] = types.SimpleNamespace(name=roomName,clients=[client])
+                client.room = roomName #client joins the room
+                #send everyone in the room a message
+                for client in rooms[roomName].clients:
+                    client.outb += f"2:{client.id}:1\n"
+        if messageType == '3' and len(decodedMessage) > 2:
+            subMessageType = decodedMessage[1]
+            if subMessageType == '0':
+                #send a message to everyone in the room
+                for c in rooms[client.room].clients:
+                    c.outb += f"3:{client.id}:{decodedMessage[2]}\n"
+                
+            elif subMessageType == '1':
+                for c in rooms[client.room].clients:
+                    if client.id != c.id:
+                        c.outb += f"3:{client.id}:{decodedMessage[2]}\n"
+                pass
+            elif subMessageType == '2':
+                #send a message to the client ids indicated
+                
+                pass
+
 
 def accept_wrapper(sock):
     conn, addr = sock.accept()  # Should be ready to read
     print('accepted connection from', addr)
     conn.setblocking(False)
-    client = types.SimpleNamespace(addr=addr, inb='', outb='')
+    client = types.SimpleNamespace(id=-1, addr=addr, inb='', outb='', logged_in=False, username='',room='') #surrogate for class
     events = selectors.EVENT_READ | selectors.EVENT_WRITE
     sel.register(conn, events, data=client)
-    clients.append(client)
+    temporary_clients[addr] = client #add to the clients dictionary
+
 
 def service_connection(key, mask):
     sock = key.fileobj
@@ -36,14 +93,19 @@ def service_connection(key, mask):
                 messages[0]= data.inb + messages[0]
                 data.inb = ""
             for message in messages[:-1]:
-                #send to other clients
-                for client in clients:
-                    if client.addr != data.addr:
-                        client.outb += message + "\n"
+                decodeMessage(message, data.addr)
             data.inb += messages[-1]
             
         else:
             print('closing connection to', data.addr)
+            client = temporary_clients[data.addr]
+            temporary_clients.pop(data.addr)
+            if client.logged_in:
+                clients.pop(client.id)
+            if(client.room != ''):
+                rooms[client.room].clients.remove(client)
+                if(len(rooms[client.room].clients) == 0):
+                    del rooms[client.room]
             sel.unregister(sock)
             sock.close()
     if mask & selectors.EVENT_WRITE:
@@ -52,13 +114,34 @@ def service_connection(key, mask):
             sent = sock.send(data.outb.encode('utf-8'))  # Should be ready to write
             data.outb = data.outb[sent:]
 
-while True:
-    events = sel.select(timeout=None)
-    for key, mask in events:
-        if key.data is None:
-            accept_wrapper(key.fileobj)
-        else:
-            service_connection(key, mask)
+sel = selectors.DefaultSelector()
+host = '127.0.0.1'
+port = 80
+temporary_clients = {} #organized by addr
+clients = {} #clients is a dictionary organized by an increasing id number.  For now, passwords are irrelevant
+rooms = {}
+
+with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as lsock:
+    lsock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+   
+    lsock.bind((host, port))
+    lsock.listen()
+    print('listening on', (host, port))
+    lsock.setblocking(False)
+    sel.register(lsock, selectors.EVENT_READ, data=None)
+
+
+    
+    last_client_id = 0
+
+    while True:
+        events = sel.select(timeout=None)
+        for key, mask in events:
+            if key.data is None:
+                accept_wrapper(key.fileobj)
+            else:
+                service_connection(key, mask)
+    
             
             
             
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/threaded_server.py b/threaded_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7aaea99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/threaded_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+
+import socket
+from _thread import *
+import threading
+import types
+#each room gets a message queue.  This is created upon joining a room.  
+#List of room message queues is a locked resource for all threads.  
+#List of clients is a locked resource for all threads.
+#Each client has a message queue.  
+#client write thread draws from this message queue
+#client read thread reads from client, and when it gets a complete message, adds it to the message queue
+#client has a read thread, write thread, 
+
+rooms = {} #will be a list of room objects.  #this must be locked when when adding or removing rooms
+rooms_lock = threading.Lock()
+client_dict = {} #will be a list of client objects.  #this must be locked when adding or removing clients
+client_lock = threading.Lock()
+HOST = ""
+PORT = 80
+
+
+def send_synced_room_message(roomName, message, exclude_client=None): #guaranteed to be received by all clients in order, mostly use for handling ownership
+    rooms_lock.acquire()
+    if roomName in rooms:
+        room_lock = rooms[roomName].room_lock
+        clients = rooms[roomName].clients
+    else:
+        rooms_lock.release()
+        return
+    rooms_lock.release()
+    room_lock.acquire()
+    for c in clients:
+        if (exclude_client != None) and (c.id == exclude_client.id): continue
+        send_client_message(c,message)
+    room_lock.release()
+
+def send_room_message(roomName, message, exclude_client=None): #not guaranteed to be received by all clients in order
+    rooms_lock.acquire()
+    if roomName in rooms:
+        clients = rooms[roomName].clients
+    else:
+        rooms_lock.release()
+        return
+    rooms_lock.release()
+    for c in clients:
+        if (exclude_client != None) and (c.id == exclude_client.id): continue
+        send_client_message(c,message)
+
+def send_client_message(client, message):
+    client.message_lock.acquire()
+    client.message_queue.append(message)
+    client.message_lock.release()
+    client.message_ready.set()
+
+def decode_message(client,message):
+    global rooms
+    global rooms_lock
+    decodedMessage = message.split(":")
+    if len(decodedMessage) < 1: print("Invalid message received"); return
+    messageType = decodedMessage[0]
+
+    if not client.logged_in and messageType == '0' and len(decodedMessage) == 3:
+        client.username = decodedMessage[1]
+        #probaby check password too against a database of some sort where we store lots of good stuff
+        client.logged_in = True
+        send_client_message(client,f"0:{client.id}:\n")
+        
+    elif client.logged_in:
+        if messageType == '1':
+            rooms_lock.acquire()
+            response = "1:" + ",".join([room.name+"-"+str(len(room.clients)) for room in rooms.values()]) + "\n"
+            rooms_lock.release()
+            send_client_message(client,response)
+        if messageType == '2' and len(decodedMessage) > 1:
+
+            #join or create a room
+            
+            roomName = decodedMessage[1]
+            if client.room == roomName: #don't join the same room
+                pass
+            elif (roomName == '-1') and client.room != '': #can't leave a room if you aren't in one
+                #leave the room
+                rooms_lock.acquire()
+                try: 
+                    
+                    rooms[client.room].clients.remove(client)
+                    if(len(rooms[client.room].clients) == 0):
+                        del rooms[client.room]
+                except Exception as e: 
+                    print("not in room")
+                rooms_lock.release()
+                send_room_message(client.room, f"2:{client.id}:\n")
+                send_client_message(client,f"2:{client.id}:\n")
+                client.room = ''
+            else: #join or create the room
+                rooms_lock.acquire()
+                if roomName in rooms:
+                    #join the room
+                    rooms[roomName].clients.append(client)
+                else:
+                    #create the room and join
+                    rooms[roomName] = types.SimpleNamespace(name=roomName,clients=[client],room_lock=threading.Lock())
+                rooms_lock.release()
+
+                if (client.room != '') and (client.room != roomName): #client left the previous room
+                    send_room_message(client.room, f"2:{client.id}:{roomName}:\n") 
+                
+                client.room = roomName #client joins the new room
+                #send a message to the clients new room that they joined!
+                send_room_message(roomName, f"2:{client.id}:{client.room}\n")
+            
+
+                
+            
+        if messageType == '3' and len(decodedMessage) > 2:
+            subMessageType = decodedMessage[1]
+            if subMessageType == '0':
+                #send a message to everyone in the room (not synced)
+                send_room_message(client.room,f"3:{client.id}:{decodedMessage[2]}\n",client)
+            elif subMessageType == '1':
+                send_room_message(client.room,f"3:{client.id}:{decodedMessage[2]}\n")
+            elif subMessageType == '2':
+                #send a message to everyone in the room (not synced)
+                send_synced_room_message(client.room,f"3:{client.id}:{decodedMessage[2]}\n",client)
+            elif subMessageType == '3':
+                send_synced_room_message(client.room,f"3:{client.id}:{decodedMessage[2]}\n")
+
+def client_read_thread(conn, addr, client):
+    global rooms
+    global rooms_lock
+    global client_dict
+    global client_lock
+    while client.alive:
+        try:
+            recv_data = conn.recv(1024)
+        except Exception as e:
+            client.alive = False
+            client.message_ready.set()
+            continue
+        if not recv_data:
+            client.alive = False
+            client.message_ready.set() #in case it's waiting for a message
+        else:
+            m = recv_data.decode("utf-8")
+            messages = m.split("\n")
+            if len(messages) > 1:
+                messages[0]= client.inb + messages[0]
+                client.inb = ""
+            for message in messages[:-1]:
+                decode_message(client, message)
+            client.inb += messages[-1]
+    while not client.write_thread_dead:
+        client.message_ready.set()
+        pass
+    #now we can kill the client, removing the client from the rooms
+    client_lock.acquire()
+    rooms_lock.acquire()
+    if client.room != '':
+        rooms[client.room].clients.remove(client)
+        if(len(rooms[client.room].clients) == 0):
+            del rooms[client.room]
+    del client_dict[client.id] #remove the client from the list of clients...
+    rooms_lock.release()
+    client_lock.release()
+    print("sending room message")
+    send_room_message(client.room, f"2:{client.id}:\n")
+    print("client destroyed")
+def client_write_thread(conn, addr, client):
+    while client.alive:
+        
+        client.message_lock.acquire()
+        for message in client.message_queue:
+            try:
+                conn.sendall(message.encode('utf-8'))
+            except:
+                break #if the client is dead the read thread will catch it
+        client.message_queue = []
+        client.message_lock.release()
+        client.message_ready.wait()
+        client.message_ready.clear()
+    client.write_thread_dead = True
+with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
+    sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
+   
+    sock.bind((HOST, PORT))
+    sock.listen()
+    next_client_id = 0
+    while True:
+
+        c, addr = sock.accept() #blocks until a connection is made
+        client = types.SimpleNamespace(id=next_client_id, 
+                                        alive=True, 
+                                        message_queue=[],
+                                        message_lock=threading.Lock(), 
+                                        inb='',
+                                        message_ready=threading.Event(),
+                                        logged_in=False,
+                                        username='',
+                                        room='',
+                                        write_thread_dead=False
+                                        )
+        client_lock.acquire()
+        client_dict[next_client_id] = client
+        client_lock.release()
+
+        next_client_id += 1
+        
+        start_new_thread(client_read_thread, (c, addr, client))
+        start_new_thread(client_write_thread, (c, addr, client))
+
+
diff --git a/threaded_test_client.py b/threaded_test_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a862422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/threaded_test_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import socket
+import time
+from _thread import *
+import threading
+
+server_addr = ('127.0.0.1', 80)
+sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+sock.connect_ex(server_addr)
+
+
+
+
+def readThread(sock):
+
+    while True:
+        data = sock.recv(1024)
+        print(data.decode('utf-8'));
+    
+def writeThread(sock):
+    i = 0
+    sock.sendall('0::\n'.encode('utf-8'))
+    sock.sendall('2:myroom\n'.encode('utf-8'))
+
+    
+    while True:
+            sock.sendall(f'3:0:{"thasdl;fjasd;lfjasl;dfjal;skdjlask;dflasd;jkjfjkjfsfjfjakfjafjdfjakjflfjadjf;jfakdjfdjfakdjfsdj;ldjf;laskdflsdjfasdkjfkdjflskdjfskdjflkfjlkdjfskdjfkjfskdjf;kfjs;kfjadkfjas;ldfalsdkfsdkfjasdkjfasdkfjlkdjfkdjflkdjf;djfadkfjaldkfjalkfja;kfja;kfjadkfjadkfja;sdkfa;dkfj;dfkjaslkfjas;dkfs;dkfjsldfjasdfjaldfjaldkfj;lkj"}\n'.encode('utf-8'))
+            i = i+1
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+    
+    
+
+start_new_thread(readThread,(sock,))
+start_new_thread(writeThread,(sock,))
+
+while True:
+    time.sleep(1)
+
+sock.close()
+
+    
+