Social Network Simulation in C++

This project implements a simulation of a social networking system, written in C++. Users can register, log in, manage friendships, post and reply to messages, and interact with each other through a basic console interface and text-based file storage.

🚀 Features

• User Registration
  New users can register with a name or email and a password. Information is stored in database.txt.

• User Login / Logout
  Registered users can log in to access their personal menus and log out at any time.

• Personal Wall View
  Users can view their own wall which includes:

  • Their posts
  • Posts from friends
  • Replies and discussions

• Friend's Wall Access
  Users can:

  • Leave a message on a friend’s wall
  • Reply to specific posts
  • Like friend posts
    Data is stored in text files (Post.txt, Reply_to_post.txt, Likes.txt).

• Friend Requests

  • Send a friend request to any registered user who is not already a friend.
  • Requests are stored in a Requests section.

• Accept or Reject Requests
  Accepting a request adds both users to each other's friend files.

• Delete Friends
  Users can remove one or more friends using the deletefriends() function, which removes mutual friendship from both files.

• Friend List View
  Users can view a list of their current friends.

• Navigation and Session Control

  • Return to main menu
  • Log out
  • Exit the program after logout

💾 Data Storage

All user data and actions are stored in plain text files:

• database.txt: Stores registered users and their password
• <username>.txt: Stores friends of each user
• Post.txt: Contains user posts
• Reply_to_post.txt: Contains post replies
• Likes.txt: Tracks likes per post

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Language: C++
• File Handling: Text file I/O
• Core Concepts: Structs, Menus, User Input, Basic Authentication, File-based Storage

📦 Compilation

To compile and run the project:

g++ social_network.cpp -o social_network

./social_network