Tetrax Terminal Management System

Overview

Tetrax is a distributed terminal management system that allows for seamless terminal session management across different machines. It uses a client-server architecture with gRPC for communication and supports multiple terminal types on Windows.

Core Components

Host Core

• ConsoleHandler: Manages multiple terminal sessions and their I/O operations
• ConPTyRunner: Interfaces with Windows console API to create and manage terminal processes
• ConPTyTerminal: Handles terminal I/O operations using the ConPTY API
• Controller: Manages gRPC communication with the server

Comms Core

• Proto: Contains Protocol Buffer definitions for gRPC communication
• Utils: Utility functions for communication and process management

Server Core

• Server Handle: gRPC server implementation
• State Manager: Manages terminal session state
• Web: Web interface for terminal sessions

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Windows 10/11
• Python 3.9+
• gRPC libraries

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/tetrax/tetrax.git
   cd tetrax

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Generate Protocol Buffer code:

   python core/comms_core/proto/run_codegen.py

Running the System

1. Start the server:

   python -m core.server_core.main

2. Start the client:

   python -m core.host_core.main