feat(udp): use true byte representation

- added an option to make client without debug

Makefile

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ server:
 client:
 	docker exec -it project-ftp_client-1 python client.py --directory /client_directory --debug 1
 	
+client-no-debug:
+	docker exec -it project-ftp_client-1 python client.py --directory /client_directory
+
 clean:
 	docker-compose down --volumes
 

src/myftp/client.py

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class UDPClient:
 
                 # help
                 elif command == "help":
-                    request_payload: str = help_requrest_opcode + "00000"
+                    request_payload: str = help_requrest_opcode + "00000" # 10000000 
                     print(
                         f"myftp> - {self.mode} - Asking for help from the server"
                     ) if self.debug else None
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ class UDPClient:
                     )
                     continue
 
-                client_socket.sendto(request_payload.encode("utf-8"), (self.server_name, self.server_port))
+                # convert the payload to bytes so it can be sent to the server
+                byte_representation_req_payload: bytes = bytes([int(request_payload, 2)])
+
+                client_socket.sendto(byte_representation_req_payload, (self.server_name, self.server_port))
 
                 response_payload = client_socket.recv(2048)
 

src/myftp/server.py

@@ -48,7 +48,15 @@ class UDPServer:
         try:
             while not shut_down:
                 message, clientAddress = self.server_socket.recvfrom(2048)
-                request_payload = message.decode()
+
+                # decode for quick and dirty commands like ping and list server files
+                # outside of the scope of the project
+                try:
+                    request_payload = message.decode()
+
+                except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                    # most commands (get, put, summary ...) will be handled by this catch block
+                    request_payload: str = bin(int.from_bytes(message, byteorder='big'))[2:]
 
                 print(
                     f"myftp> - {self.mode} ------------------------------------------------------------------"