Version 0.0.1 of the rewritten client and server.

- Server is capable of accepting an arbitrary number of TLS encrypted client connections. - Server relays messages from one client to the others. - Server spawns a Scheme REPL available over a Unix socket. - Client is a two-pane ncurses-based client, with an input area, chat log, and game status log. - Temporary NAME command exists to change names of players. Squashed commit of the following: commit 442a9319e8 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Mon Oct 30 16:57:15 2023 +0000 Removed unneeded check, added temporary name command commit a66a07c897 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Sun Oct 29 20:15:41 2023 +0000 Properly remove disconnected players commit 81fc72a1d7 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Sun Oct 29 17:20:14 2023 +0000 Added system messages to client and added welcome message from server. commit a1b1b80449 Author: Barra Ó Catháin <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Tue Sep 12 23:25:44 2023 +0100 Removed now unneeded placeholders, added stubs for "rulebooks" in documentation. commit 54b613befe Author: Barra Ó Catháin <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Tue Sep 12 22:32:19 2023 +0100 Basic implementation of player lists and tying connections to players commit 5a53e9f197 Author: Barra Ó Catháin <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Sun Sep 10 17:24:46 2023 +0100 Added basic player type containing a name, and made the server echo messages with player name. commit 3fc75ef30f Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Thu Aug 31 01:44:17 2023 +0100 Basic message receiver, server now echoes messages to all clients. commit b292966588 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Mon Aug 28 02:53:31 2023 +0100 Fixed window height calculations. commit 50dcddfc56 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Mon Aug 28 02:29:21 2023 +0100 Initial ncurses setup, and layout of client. commit c043da64a2 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Sat Aug 26 00:48:28 2023 +0100 Modify server and client to begin using ClientToServer messages. commit 0104a11a7e Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Fri Aug 25 00:34:05 2023 +0100 Added basic client capable of connecting to the server. commit 080e46fe99 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Thu Aug 24 00:12:27 2023 +0100 Set up GNU Autotools as build system. commit 0814e437cd Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Tue Aug 22 02:02:29 2023 +0100 Basic connection handling (using previous version of client) commit 9801be3622 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Sat Aug 19 16:00:57 2023 +0100 Renamed src back to source, because I liked it better commit e2ef744e87 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Sat Aug 19 00:18:03 2023 +0100 Moved scheme initialization to main thread, added basic networking The server can now listen on a port and send data to a client. commit 8b0920c35d Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Fri Aug 18 00:45:24 2023 +0100 Added basic implemantation of message structures. commit 6ed532c368 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Thu Aug 17 00:21:20 2023 +0100 Added structure section. commit 48f0858735 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Thu Aug 17 00:14:40 2023 +0100 Began implementation planning document. commit 32503cdbca Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Mon Aug 14 03:15:37 2023 +0100 Rename source/ to src/ for Autotools. commit 2b488477f5 Author: Barry Kane <barra@ocathain.ie> Date: Mon Aug 14 02:46:43 2023 +0100 Added initial stubs for server. - Server now launches a thread to initialize Scheme, and drops into a REPL.
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -49,4 +49,63 @@
 modules.order
 Module.symvers
 Mkfile.old
-dkms.conf
+dkms.conf
+
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/automake
+
+Makefile.in
+/ar-lib
+/mdate-sh
+/py-compile
+/test-driver
+/ylwrap
+.deps/
+.dirstamp
+
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf
+
+autom4te.cache
+/autoscan.log
+/autoscan-*.log
+/aclocal.m4
+/compile
+/config.cache
+/config.guess
+/config.h.in
+/config.log
+/config.status
+/config.sub
+/configure
+/configure.scan
+/depcomp
+/install-sh
+/missing
+/stamp-h1
+
+# https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
+
+/ltmain.sh
+
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo
+
+/texinfo.tex
+
+# http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/
+
+m4/libtool.m4
+m4/ltoptions.m4
+m4/ltsugar.m4
+m4/ltversion.m4
+m4/lt~obsolete.m4
+
+# Generated Makefile
+# (meta build system like autotools,
+# can automatically generate from config.status script
+# (which is called by configure script))
+Makefile
+
+SilverMUDServer
+SilverMUDClient
+config.h
+config.h.in
+stamp-h1
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+bin_PROGRAMS = SilverMUDServer SilverMUDClient
+dist_doc_DATA = README.org
+SilverMUDServer_CFLAGS = -lgnutls -g $(GUILE_CFLAGS) $(GUILE_LIBS)
+SilverMUDClient_CFLAGS = -lgnutls -g -lncurses $(GUILE_CFLAGS) $(GUILE_LIBS)
+
+SilverMUDServer_SOURCES = \
+	source/messages.c \
+	source/server/player-data.c \
+	source/server/connections.c \
+	source/server/scheme-integration.c \
+	source/server/main.c 
+
+SilverMUDClient_SOURCES = \
+	source/messages.c \
+	source/client/client-drawing.c \
+	source/client/receiving-thread.c \
+	source/client/main.c
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+AC_INIT([SilverMUD], [0.0.1], [barra@ocathain.ie])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign subdir-objects])
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([source/config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([
+	Makefile
+])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GUILE], [guile-3.0])
+AC_OUTPUT
--- a/documentation/.placeholder
+++ b/documentation/.placeholder
--- a/documentation/SilverMUD-Gamemasters-Guidebook.org
+++ b/documentation/SilverMUD-Gamemasters-Guidebook.org
@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#+TITLE: SilverMUD: Gamemaster's Guidebook
+#+SUBTITLE: SilverMUD First Edition
+#+AUTHOR: Barra Ó Catháin
+
+* How To Run SilverMUD, The Software:
+
+* How To Run SilverMUD, The Game:
+
+* Creating Content:
--- a/documentation/SilverMUD-Players-Guidebook.org
+++ b/documentation/SilverMUD-Players-Guidebook.org
@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#+TITLE: SilverMUD: Player's Guidebook
+#+SUBTITLE: SilverMUD First Edition
+#+AUTHOR: Barra Ó Catháin
+
+* Getting Started:
+
+* Basic Commands:
+
+* Interacting With The World:
+
+* The Character System:
+
+* The Combat System:
+
+* Commands In Depth:
--- a/documentation/SilverMUD-Programmers-Guidebook.org
+++ b/documentation/SilverMUD-Programmers-Guidebook.org
@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#+TITLE: SilverMUD: Programmer's Guidebook
+#+SUBTITLE: SilverMUD First Edition
+#+AUTHOR: Barra Ó Catháin
+
+* The Scheme Programming Language:
+
+* The Basic Concepts Of SilverMUD Programming:
+
+* Concepts In Detail:
+
--- a/notes/.placeholder
+++ b/notes/.placeholder
--- a/notes/SilverMUD-Implementation.org
+++ b/notes/SilverMUD-Implementation.org
@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#+TITLE: SilverMUD Implementation Document
+This document contains information about various implementation details of
+SilverMUD, as a scratchpad for decisions before implementation.
+
+* Structures:
+** Server->Client Message Format (1409 bytes total):
+*** Message Type - Unsigned 8 Bit Integer:
+|-------+------------------------|
+| Value | Purpose                |
+|-------+------------------------|
+|     0 | System Message         |
+|     1 | Client Setting Message |
+|     2 | Command Output Message |
+|     3 | Local Chat Message     |
+|     4 | Player Chat Message    |
+|     5 | Party Chat Message     |
+|     6 | Player Emote Message   |
+|-------+------------------------|
+
+Further values remain open for possible additional message types.
+
+*** Sender Name - 128 Character String.
+This field may be repurposed for message types without a need for a name.
+
+*** Message Content - 1024 Character String.
+
+** Client->Server Message Format (1024 bytes total):
+*** Message Content - 1024 Character String.
--- a/source/.placeholder
+++ b/source/.placeholder
--- a/source/client/.placeholder
+++ b/source/client/.placeholder
--- a/source/client/client-drawing.c
+++ b/source/client/client-drawing.c
@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// ==========================================
+// | SilverMUD Client - client-drawing.c    |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin    |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice.  |
+// ==========================================
+#include "../config.h"
+#include "client-drawing.h"
+
+void redrawClientLayout(WINDOW * gameWindow, WINDOW * chatWindow, WINDOW * inputWindow)
+{
+	int height, width;
+	getmaxyx(stdscr, height, width);
+	
+	// Draw the lines that will seperate windows:
+	wborder(stdscr, ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ', ' ');
+	attron(A_REVERSE);
+	mvwhline(stdscr, 0, 0, '=', width);
+	mvwhline(stdscr, height / 2, 0, '=', width);
+	mvwhline(stdscr, height - 2, 0, '=', width);
+
+	// Write the labels for windows:
+	attron(COLOR_PAIR(1));
+	mvwprintw(stdscr, 0, 1, " SilverMUD | Version %s ", PACKAGE_VERSION);
+	mvwprintw(stdscr, height / 2, 1, " Chat ");
+	mvwprintw(stdscr, height - 2, 1, " Input ");
+	attroff(COLOR_PAIR(1));
+	attroff(A_REVERSE);
+
+	// Move the windows into place:
+	mvwin(gameWindow, 1, 1);
+	mvwin(chatWindow, (height / 2) + 1 , 1);
+	mvwin(inputWindow, height - 1, 1);
+
+	// Resize the windows:
+	wresize(gameWindow, (height - 2) / 2, width - 2);
+	wresize(chatWindow, ((height - 4) / 2) - (1 - (height % 2)), width - 2);
+	wresize(inputWindow, 1, width - 2);
+	
+	// Refresh every window:
+	wrefresh(stdscr);
+	wrefresh(gameWindow);
+	wrefresh(chatWindow);
+	wrefresh(inputWindow);	
+}
+
+// ========================================================
+// | End of client-drawing.c, copyright notice follows.   |
+// ========================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/client/client-drawing.h
+++ b/source/client/client-drawing.h
@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// ==========================================
+// | SilverMUD Client - client-drawing.h    |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin    |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice.  |
+// ==========================================
+#ifndef CLIENT_DRAWING_H
+#define CLIENT_DRAWING_H
+#include <ncurses.h>
+
+void redrawClientLayout(WINDOW * gameWindow, WINDOW * chatWindow, WINDOW * inputWindow);
+
+#endif
+// ========================================================
+// | End of client-drawing.h, copyright notice follows.   |
+// ========================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/client/main.c
+++ b/source/client/main.c
@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+// =========================================
+// | SilverMUD Client - main.c             |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin   |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice. |
+// =========================================
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <ncurses.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
+
+#include "../config.h"
+#include "../messages.h"
+#include "client-drawing.h"
+#include "receiving-thread.h"
+
+int main (int argc, char ** argv)
+{	
+	// Print a welcome message:
+	printf("SilverMUD Client - Starting Now.\n"
+		   "================================\n");
+
+	// Create a socket for communicating with the server:
+	int serverSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+	if (serverSocket == -1)
+	{
+		printf("Socket creation failed. Aborting.\n");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	// Set up the server address structure to point to the server:
+	struct sockaddr_in serverAddress;
+	serverAddress.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	serverAddress.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr("127.0.0.1");
+	serverAddress.sin_port = htons(5000);	
+
+	// Connect to the server:
+	if (connect(serverSocket, (struct sockaddr *)&serverAddress, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)) != 0)
+	{
+		printf("Failed to connect to the server. Aborting.\n");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	// Set up a GnuTLS session and handshake with the server:
+	gnutls_session_t tlsSession = NULL;
+	if (gnutls_init(&tlsSession,  GNUTLS_CLIENT) < 0)
+	{	
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	gnutls_anon_client_credentials_t clientKey = NULL;
+	gnutls_anon_allocate_client_credentials(&clientKey);
+	gnutls_credentials_set(tlsSession, GNUTLS_CRD_ANON, &clientKey);
+
+	gnutls_transport_set_int(tlsSession, serverSocket);
+	gnutls_priority_set_direct(tlsSession, "PERFORMANCE:+ANON-ECDH:+ANON-DH", NULL);
+
+	gnutls_handshake_set_timeout(tlsSession, GNUTLS_DEFAULT_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT);
+
+	int returnValue = -1;
+	do
+	{
+		returnValue = gnutls_handshake(tlsSession);
+	}
+	while (returnValue < 0 && gnutls_error_is_fatal(returnValue) == 0);
+
+	// Initialize ncurses:
+	initscr();
+	keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
+	
+	if (!has_colors())
+	{
+		endwin();
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	// Enable colours:
+	start_color();
+	use_default_colors();
+	init_pair(1, COLOR_GREEN,     -1);
+	init_pair(2, COLOR_YELLOW,    -1);
+	init_pair(3, COLOR_RED,       -1);
+	init_pair(4, COLOR_BLUE,      -1);
+	init_pair(5, COLOR_CYAN,      -1);
+	init_pair(6, COLOR_MAGENTA,   -1);
+	
+	// Variables needed for the main loop:
+	int height, width;
+	getmaxyx(stdscr, height, width);
+	struct ClientToServerMessage message;
+	
+	WINDOW * chatWindow, * gameWindow, * inputWindow;
+	inputWindow = newwin(1, width - 2, height - 1, 1);
+	gameWindow = newwin((height / 2) - 1, width - 2, 1, 1);
+	chatWindow = newwin((height / 2) - 3, width - 2, (height / 2) + 1, 1);
+
+	scrollok(gameWindow, TRUE);
+	scrollok(chatWindow, TRUE);
+	scrollok(inputWindow, TRUE);
+	
+	redrawClientLayout(gameWindow, chatWindow, inputWindow);
+	
+	struct ReceivingThreadArguments receivingThreadArguments;
+	receivingThreadArguments.chatWindow = chatWindow;
+	receivingThreadArguments.gameWindow = gameWindow;
+	receivingThreadArguments.inputWindow = inputWindow;
+	receivingThreadArguments.session = tlsSession;
+
+	pthread_t receivingThread;
+	pthread_create(&receivingThread, NULL, receivingThreadHandler, &receivingThreadArguments);
+	
+	while (true)
+	{				
+		wgetnstr(inputWindow, message.content, 1024);
+
+		if (message.content[0] != '\0')
+		{
+			gnutls_record_send(tlsSession, &message, 1024);			
+		}
+	}
+	
+	// Return a successful status code to the operating system:
+	return 0;
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// | End of main.c, copyright notice follows. |
+// ============================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/client/receiving-thread.c
+++ b/source/client/receiving-thread.c
@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// ==========================================
+// | SilverMUD Client - receiving-thread.c  |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin    |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice.  |
+// ==========================================
+#include <ncurses.h>
+#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
+
+#include "../messages.h"
+#include "client-drawing.h"
+#include "receiving-thread.h"
+
+void * receivingThreadHandler(void * threadArguments)
+{
+	start_color();
+	use_default_colors();
+	init_pair(1, COLOR_GREEN,     -1);
+	init_pair(2, COLOR_YELLOW,    -1);
+	init_pair(3, COLOR_RED,       -1);
+	init_pair(4, COLOR_BLUE,      -1);
+	init_pair(5, COLOR_CYAN,      -1);
+	init_pair(6, COLOR_MAGENTA,   -1);
+
+	// Unpack the thread's arguments:
+	gnutls_session_t session = ((struct ReceivingThreadArguments *)threadArguments)->session;
+	WINDOW * chatWindow = ((struct ReceivingThreadArguments *)threadArguments)->chatWindow,
+		* gameWindow = ((struct ReceivingThreadArguments *)threadArguments)->gameWindow,
+		* inputWindow = ((struct ReceivingThreadArguments *)threadArguments)->inputWindow;
+	
+	// Print a message into the game window:
+	wprintw(gameWindow, "Connection successful. Welcome to ");
+	wattrset(gameWindow, COLOR_PAIR(2));
+	wprintw(gameWindow, "SilverMUD!\n");
+	wattrset(gameWindow, A_NORMAL);	
+
+	struct ServerToClientMessage currentMessage;
+	while (true)
+	{
+		gnutls_record_recv(session, &currentMessage, sizeof(struct ServerToClientMessage));
+
+		switch (currentMessage.type)
+		{
+			case SYSTEM:
+			{
+				wattrset(gameWindow, A_BOLD);
+				wprintw(gameWindow, "%s\n", currentMessage.content);
+				wattrset(gameWindow, A_NORMAL);
+				break;
+			}
+			case LOCAL_CHAT:
+			{
+				wattrset(chatWindow, A_BOLD);
+				wprintw(chatWindow, "<%s>: ", currentMessage.name);
+				wattrset(chatWindow, A_NORMAL);
+				wprintw(chatWindow, "%s\n", currentMessage.content);
+				break;
+			}
+			default:
+			{
+				wattrset(chatWindow, A_BOLD);
+				wprintw(chatWindow, "<%s>: ", currentMessage.name);
+				wattrset(chatWindow, A_NORMAL);
+				wprintw(chatWindow, "%s\n", currentMessage.content);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		redrawClientLayout(gameWindow, chatWindow, inputWindow);
+	}
+}
+
+// ========================================================
+// | End of receiving-thread.c, copyright notice follows. |
+// ========================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/client/receiving-thread.h
+++ b/source/client/receiving-thread.h
@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// ==========================================
+// | SilverMUD Client - receiving-thread.h  |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin    |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice.  |
+// ==========================================
+#ifndef RECEIVING_THREAD_H
+#define RECEIVING_THREAD_H
+#include <ncurses.h>
+#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
+
+struct ReceivingThreadArguments
+{
+	WINDOW * chatWindow, * gameWindow, * inputWindow;
+	gnutls_session_t session;	
+};
+
+void * receivingThreadHandler(void * threadArguments);
+
+#endif
+// ========================================================
+// | End of receiving-thread.h, copyright notice follows. |
+// ========================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/messages.c
+++ b/source/messages.c
@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+// =========================================
+// | SilverMUD - messages.c                |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin   |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice. |
+// =========================================
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <libguile.h>
+
+#include "messages.h"
+
+// Allocate and initialize a client to server message using the passed values:
+struct ClientToServerMessage * createClientToServerMessage(char * content)
+{
+	// Allocate the needed memory for the message:
+	struct ClientToServerMessage * newMessage = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ClientToServerMessage));
+
+	// Copy the string and terminate it:
+	strncpy(newMessage->content, content, MESSAGE_CONTENT_LENGTH - 1);
+	newMessage->content[MESSAGE_CONTENT_LENGTH - 1] = '\0';
+
+	// Return the pointer:
+	return newMessage;
+}
+
+// A Scheme wrapper for creating client to server messages:
+SCM scheme_createClientToServerMessage(SCM content)
+{
+	// Check that we have been provided the right Scheme type:
+	if (scm_string_p(content))
+	{
+		// Convert the Scheme string to a C string:
+		char * contentString = scm_to_locale_stringn(content, NULL);
+
+		// Create the message:
+		struct ClientToServerMessage * message = createClientToServerMessage(contentString);
+
+		// Free the converted string:
+		free(contentString);
+
+		// Return the pointer as a Scheme object:
+		return scm_from_pointer(message, NULL);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return SCM_BOOL_F;
+	}
+}
+
+// Allocate and initialize a server to client message using the passed values:
+struct ServerToClientMessage * createServerToClientMessage(uint8_t type, char * name, char * content)
+{
+	// Allocate the needed memory for the message:
+	struct ServerToClientMessage * newMessage = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ServerToClientMessage));
+
+	// Copy the type:
+	newMessage->type = type;
+	
+	// Copy the strings and terminate them:
+	strncpy(newMessage->name, name, MESSAGE_NAME_LENGTH - 1);
+	newMessage->name[MESSAGE_NAME_LENGTH - 1] = '\0';
+	strncpy(newMessage->content, content, MESSAGE_CONTENT_LENGTH - 1);
+	newMessage->content[MESSAGE_CONTENT_LENGTH - 1] = '\0';
+
+	return newMessage;
+}
+
+// A Scheme wrapper for creating server to client messages:
+SCM scheme_createServerToClientMessage(SCM type, SCM name, SCM content)
+{
+	// Check that we have been provided the right Scheme type:
+	if (scm_integer_p(type) && scm_string_p(name) && scm_string_p(content))
+	{
+		// Convert the integer to a C integer:
+		uint8_t typeInteger = scm_to_uint8(type);
+		
+		// Convert the Scheme strings to C strings:
+		char * nameString = scm_to_locale_stringn(name, NULL);
+		char * contentString = scm_to_locale_stringn(content, NULL);
+
+		// Create the message:
+		struct ServerToClientMessage * message =
+			createServerToClientMessage(typeInteger, nameString, contentString);
+
+		// Free the converted string:
+		free(nameString);
+		free(contentString);
+
+		// Return the pointer as a Scheme object:
+		return scm_from_pointer(message, NULL);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return SCM_BOOL_F;
+	}
+}
+
+// ================================================
+// | End of messages.c, copyright notice follows. |
+// ================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/messages.h
+++ b/source/messages.h
@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// =========================================
+// | SilverMUD - messages.h                |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin   |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice. |
+// =========================================
+#ifndef MESSAGES_H
+#define MESSAGES_H
+#include <libguile.h> 
+#define MESSAGE_NAME_LENGTH 128
+#define MESSAGE_CONTENT_LENGTH 1024
+
+enum MessageTypes
+{
+	SYSTEM,
+	CLIENT_SETTING,
+	COMMAND_OUTPUT,
+	LOCAL_CHAT,
+	PLAYER_CHAT,
+	PARTY_CHAT
+};
+
+struct ClientToServerMessage
+{
+	char content[MESSAGE_CONTENT_LENGTH];
+};
+
+struct ServerToClientMessage
+{
+	uint8_t type;
+	char name[MESSAGE_NAME_LENGTH];
+	char content[MESSAGE_CONTENT_LENGTH];
+};
+
+// Allocate and initialize a client to server message using the passed values:
+struct ClientToServerMessage * createClientToServerMessage(char * content);
+SCM scheme_createClientToServerMessage(SCM content);
+
+ // Allocate and initialize a server to client message using the passed values:
+struct ServerToClientMessage * createServerToClientMessage(uint8_t type, char * name, char * content);
+SCM scheme_createServerToClientMessage(SCM type, SCM name, SCM content);
+
+#endif
+// ================================================
+// | End of messages.h, copyright notice follows. |
+// ================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/server/.placeholder
+++ b/source/server/.placeholder
--- a/source/server/connections.c
+++ b/source/server/connections.c
@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+// =========================================
+// | SilverMUD Server - connections.c      |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin   |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice. |
+// =========================================
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
+
+#include "connections.h"
+
+static struct ClientConnectionNode * findMiddle(struct ClientConnectionNode * start, struct ClientConnectionNode * end)
+{
+	while (start != end)
+	{
+		start = start->next;
+		if(start == end)
+		{
+			return start;
+		}
+		end = end->previous;
+	}
+
+	return start;
+}
+
+struct ClientConnection * findConnectionByFileDescriptor(struct ClientConnectionList * list, int fileDescriptor)
+{
+	struct ClientConnectionNode * start = list->head, * end = list->tail, * middle = findMiddle(start, end);
+	while (start != end)
+	{
+		if (middle->connection->fileDescriptor == fileDescriptor)
+		{
+			return middle->connection;
+		}
+		else if (middle->connection->fileDescriptor > fileDescriptor)
+		{
+			end = middle->previous;
+			middle = findMiddle(start, end);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			start = middle->next;
+			middle = findMiddle(start, end);
+		}
+	}
+	if (start->connection->fileDescriptor == fileDescriptor)
+	{
+		return start->connection;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+struct ClientConnection * findConnectionByTlsSession(struct ClientConnectionList * list, gnutls_session_t * tlsSession)
+{
+	
+}
+
+int removeConnectionByFileDescriptor(struct ClientConnectionList * list, int fileDescriptor)
+{
+	struct ClientConnectionNode * start = list->head, * end = list->tail, * middle = findMiddle(start, end), * toDelete = NULL;
+
+	// Find the node that is to be deleted:
+	while (start != end && toDelete == NULL)
+	{
+		if (middle->connection->fileDescriptor == fileDescriptor)
+		{
+			toDelete = middle;
+		}
+		else if (middle->connection->fileDescriptor > fileDescriptor)
+		{
+			end = middle->previous;
+			middle = findMiddle(start, end);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			start = middle->next;
+			middle = findMiddle(start, end);
+		}
+	}
+	if (start->connection->fileDescriptor == fileDescriptor)
+	{
+		toDelete = start;
+	}
+
+	if (toDelete == NULL)
+	{
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	// Set the appropriate pointers on other nodes:
+	if (toDelete->previous != NULL)
+	{
+		toDelete->previous->next = toDelete->next;
+	}
+	if (toDelete->next != NULL)
+	{
+		toDelete->next->previous = toDelete->previous;
+	}
+
+	// Set the appropriate pointers on the list:
+	if (list->head == toDelete)
+	{
+		list->head = toDelete->next;
+	}
+	if (list->tail == toDelete)
+	{
+		list->tail = toDelete->previous;
+	}
+
+	
+	list->clientCount--;
+	
+	// Free the connection:
+	free(toDelete->connection->tlsSession);
+	free(toDelete->connection);
+	free(toDelete);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct ClientConnection * addNewConnection(struct ClientConnectionList * list, int fileDescriptor, gnutls_session_t * tlsSession)
+{
+	// Allocate memory for the structures:
+	struct ClientConnectionNode * newConnectionNode = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ClientConnectionNode));
+	newConnectionNode->connection = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ClientConnection));
+	
+	// Set the appropriate data in the structure:
+	newConnectionNode->next = NULL;
+	newConnectionNode->previous = NULL;
+	newConnectionNode->connection->tlsSession = tlsSession;
+	newConnectionNode->connection->fileDescriptor = fileDescriptor;
+
+	// If it's the first node in the list:
+	if (list->head == NULL && list->tail == NULL)
+	{
+		list->head = newConnectionNode;
+		list->tail = newConnectionNode;
+
+		list->clientCount++;
+
+		return newConnectionNode->connection;
+	}
+
+	// Insert it in the appropriate place in the list:
+	else
+	{
+		struct ClientConnectionNode * currentNode = list->head;
+
+		// Seek through the list until we find the appropriate spot to insert the new connection:
+		while (currentNode->connection->fileDescriptor < fileDescriptor)
+		{
+			// If we've reached the end of the list:
+			if  (currentNode->next == NULL)
+			{
+				currentNode->next = newConnectionNode;
+				newConnectionNode->previous = currentNode;
+				list->tail = newConnectionNode;
+				
+				list->clientCount++;
+
+				return newConnectionNode->connection;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				currentNode = currentNode->next;
+			}
+		}
+
+		newConnectionNode->previous = currentNode->previous;
+		newConnectionNode->next = currentNode;
+		currentNode->previous = newConnectionNode;
+
+		if (newConnectionNode->previous == NULL)
+		{
+			list->head = newConnectionNode;
+		}
+		if (newConnectionNode->next == NULL)
+		{
+			list->tail = newConnectionNode;
+		}		
+		list->clientCount++;
+
+		return newConnectionNode->connection;
+	}
+}
+
+// ===================================================
+// | End of connections.c, copyright notice follows. |
+// ===================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/server/connections.h
+++ b/source/server/connections.h
@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// =========================================
+// | SilverMUD Server - connections.h      |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin   |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice. |
+// =========================================
+#ifndef CONNECTIONS_H
+#define CONNECTIONS_H
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
+
+struct ClientConnection
+{	
+	gnutls_session_t * tlsSession;
+	struct Player * player;
+	int fileDescriptor;	
+};
+
+struct ClientConnectionNode
+{
+	struct ClientConnection * connection;
+	struct ClientConnectionNode * next;
+	struct ClientConnectionNode * previous;
+};
+
+struct ClientConnectionList
+{
+	size_t clientCount;
+	struct ClientConnectionNode * head;
+	struct ClientConnectionNode * tail;
+};
+
+
+//struct ClientConnection * findConnectionByPlayer(struct ClientConnectionList * list);
+struct ClientConnection * findConnectionByFileDescriptor(struct ClientConnectionList * list, int fileDescriptor);
+struct ClientConnection * findConnectionByTlsSession(struct ClientConnectionList * list, gnutls_session_t * tlsSession);
+
+int removeConnectionByFileDescriptor(struct ClientConnectionList * list, int fileDescriptor);
+struct ClientConnection * addNewConnection(struct ClientConnectionList * list, int fileDescriptor, gnutls_session_t * tlsSession);
+
+#endif
+// ===================================================
+// | End of connections.h, copyright notice follows. |
+// ===================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/server/main.c
+++ b/source/server/main.c
@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+// =========================================
+// | SilverMUD Server - main.c             |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin   |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice. |
+// =========================================
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <libguile.h>
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
+
+#include "player-data.h"
+#include "connections.h"
+#include "../messages.h"
+#include "scheme-integration.h"
+
+static const int PORT = 5000;
+static const int CONCURRENT_PLAYER_COUNT = 256;
+
+int main (int argc, char ** argv)
+{
+	// Print a welcome message:
+	printf("SilverMUD Server - Starting Now.\n"
+		   "================================\n");
+
+	// Initialize Scheme:
+	scm_init_guile();
+
+	// Start the REPL server on a UNIX socket:
+	scm_c_eval_string("(begin (use-modules (system repl server))"
+					  "(if (file-exists? \"silvermud-repl\") (delete-file \"silvermud-repl\"))"
+					  "(spawn-server (make-unix-domain-server-socket #:path \"silvermud-repl\")))");
+
+	// Create a socket to listen for connections on:
+	int masterSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+	if (masterSocket < 0)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create socket. Aborting.\n");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	// Allow reusing the address so that quick re-launching doesn't fail:
+	setsockopt(masterSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &(int){1}, sizeof(int));
+	setsockopt(masterSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, &(int){1}, sizeof(int));
+	
+	// Setup the server address struct to bind the master socket to:
+	struct sockaddr_in serverAddress;
+	memset(&serverAddress, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
+
+	// Assign the IP address and port to the server address struct:
+	serverAddress.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	serverAddress.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
+	serverAddress.sin_port = htons(PORT);
+
+	// Bind the master socket to the server address:
+	if ((bind(masterSocket, (struct sockaddr *)&serverAddress, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in))) != 0)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to bind socket. Aborting.\n");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	// Begin listening:
+	if ((listen(masterSocket, CONCURRENT_PLAYER_COUNT)) != 0)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to begin listening on the master socket. Aborting.\n");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	// Create an epoll instance for managing connections, and add the master socket to it:
+	int connectedClients = epoll_create(CONCURRENT_PLAYER_COUNT);
+	if (connectedClients < 0)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create epoll instance. Aborting.\n");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	// Setup the epoll events we want to watch for:
+	struct epoll_event watchedEvents;
+	watchedEvents.events = EPOLLIN;
+	watchedEvents.data.fd = masterSocket;
+	epoll_ctl(connectedClients, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, masterSocket, &watchedEvents);   
+
+	int eventsCount = 0;
+	struct epoll_event events[1024];
+
+	// Setup the needed anonymous certificate for TLS:
+	gnutls_global_init();
+	gnutls_anon_server_credentials_t serverKey;
+	gnutls_anon_allocate_server_credentials(&serverKey);
+	gnutls_anon_set_server_known_dh_params(serverKey, GNUTLS_SEC_PARAM_MEDIUM);
+	
+	// Create a client connection list to allow us to associate TLS sessions and sockets and players:
+	struct ClientConnectionList clientConnections;
+
+	// Create some structures needed to store global state:
+	struct PlayerList * globalPlayerList = createPlayerList();
+	
+	// Start a REPL thread:
+	//pthread_t schemeREPLThread;
+	//pthread_create(&schemeREPLThread, NULL, schemeREPLHandler, NULL);
+
+	while (true)
+	{
+		do
+		{
+			eventsCount = epoll_wait(connectedClients, events, 1024, -1);
+		} while (eventsCount < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+		
+		if (eventsCount == -1)
+		{ 
+			fprintf(stderr, "epoll_wait() failed. Aborting.\n");
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+		
+		for (int index = 0; index < eventsCount; index++)
+		{
+			// If it's the master socket, it's a new client connecting:
+			if (events[index].data.fd == masterSocket)
+			{
+				// Setup a TLS Session:
+				gnutls_session_t * tlsSession = calloc(1, sizeof(gnutls_session_t));				
+				gnutls_init(tlsSession, GNUTLS_SERVER);
+				gnutls_priority_set_direct(*tlsSession, "NORMAL:+ANON-ECDH:+ANON-DH", NULL);
+				gnutls_credentials_set(*tlsSession, GNUTLS_CRD_ANON, serverKey);
+				gnutls_handshake_set_timeout(*tlsSession, GNUTLS_DEFAULT_HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT);
+
+				// Accept the connection:
+				int newSocket = accept(masterSocket, NULL, NULL);
+				gnutls_transport_set_int(*tlsSession, newSocket);
+
+				// Perform a TLS handshake:
+				int handshakeReturnValue = 0;
+				do 
+				{
+					handshakeReturnValue = gnutls_handshake(*tlsSession);
+				} while (handshakeReturnValue < 0 && gnutls_error_is_fatal(handshakeReturnValue) == 0);
+
+				// If the handshake was unsuccessful, close the connection:
+				if (handshakeReturnValue < 0)
+				{
+					printf("%d", handshakeReturnValue);
+					fflush(stdout);
+					gnutls_bye(*tlsSession, 2);
+					shutdown(newSocket, 2);
+					close(newSocket);
+					break;
+				}			   
+
+				// Setup the epoll events we want to watch for:				
+				watchedEvents.events = EPOLLIN;
+				watchedEvents.data.fd = newSocket;			   
+				epoll_ctl(connectedClients, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, newSocket, &watchedEvents);
+
+				// Add the connection to the list:
+				struct ClientConnection * newConnection = addNewConnection(&clientConnections, newSocket, tlsSession);
+				newConnection->player = createNewPlayer(newConnection);
+				sprintf(newConnection->player->name, "Player %02d", globalPlayerList->count + 1);
+				addToPlayerList(newConnection->player, globalPlayerList);
+
+				// Prepare a welcome message:
+				struct ServerToClientMessage welcomeMessage;
+				welcomeMessage.type = SYSTEM;
+				sprintf(welcomeMessage.content,
+						(clientConnections.clientCount > 1) ?
+						"Welcome to the server. There are %d players connected." :
+						"Welcome to the server. There is %d player connected.",
+						clientConnections.clientCount);
+
+				// Send the welcome message:
+				gnutls_record_send(*tlsSession, &welcomeMessage, sizeof(struct ServerToClientMessage));
+				
+				// Report the new connection on the server:
+				printf("New connection established. %d client(s), session ID %u.\n",
+					   clientConnections.clientCount, tlsSession);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// Find the corresponding TLS session:
+				struct ClientConnection * connection = findConnectionByFileDescriptor(&clientConnections, events[index].data.fd);
+				if (connection != NULL)
+				{
+					// Read the data from the TLS session:
+					struct ClientToServerMessage message;
+					int returnValue = gnutls_record_recv(*connection->tlsSession, &message, sizeof(struct ClientToServerMessage));
+				       
+					if (returnValue == 0 || returnValue == -10)
+					{
+						epoll_ctl(connectedClients, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, connection->fileDescriptor, &watchedEvents);
+						shutdown(connection->fileDescriptor, 2);
+						close(connection->fileDescriptor);
+						removeFromPlayerList(connection->player, globalPlayerList);
+						deallocatePlayer(&connection->player);
+						removeConnectionByFileDescriptor(&clientConnections, connection->fileDescriptor);					   
+						continue;
+					}
+					else if (returnValue == sizeof(struct ClientToServerMessage))
+					{
+						// TODO: BEGIN ACTUAL COMMAND INTERPRETER
+						// ONLY FOR DEMO
+						if (strncmp(message.content, "NAME ", 5) == 0 && message.content[5] != '\0')
+						{
+							strncpy(connection->player->name, &message.content[5], 64);
+							continue;
+						}
+						// ONLY FOR DEMO
+						
+						struct ServerToClientMessage outputMessage;
+
+						// Copy the message to the output format:
+						outputMessage.type = LOCAL_CHAT;
+						
+						strncpy(outputMessage.name, connection->player->name, 64);
+						strncpy(outputMessage.content, message.content, MESSAGE_CONTENT_LENGTH);
+
+						// Echo the message into all other clients: (Temporary)
+						struct ClientConnectionNode * currentClient = clientConnections.head;
+						while (currentClient != NULL)
+						{
+							gnutls_record_send(*currentClient->connection->tlsSession, &outputMessage,
+											   sizeof(struct ServerToClientMessage));
+							currentClient = currentClient->next;
+						}					
+					}
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					printf("Didn't find associated TLS Session!\n");
+					fflush(stdout);
+					// Remove the file descriptor from our watched set and close it:
+					epoll_ctl(connectedClients, EPOLL_CTL_DEL, events[index].data.fd, &watchedEvents);
+					close(events[index].data.fd);
+					removeConnectionByFileDescriptor(&clientConnections, events[index].data.fd);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	// Wait for all other threads to terminate:
+	//pthread_join(schemeREPLThread, NULL);
+
+	// Deallocate the global state structures:
+	deallocatePlayerList(&globalPlayerList);
+	
+	// Return a successful status code to the operating system:
+	return 0;
+}
+
+// ============================================
+// | End of main.c, copyright notice follows. |
+// ============================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/server/player-data.c
+++ b/source/server/player-data.c
@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+// =========================================
+// | SilverMUD Server - player-data.c      |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin   |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice. |
+// =========================================
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "player-data.h"
+
+// Internal Functions:
+// ===================
+static struct PlayerListNode * findMiddle(struct PlayerListNode * start, struct PlayerListNode * end)
+{
+	while (start != end)
+	{
+		start = start->next;
+		if(start == end)
+		{
+			return start;
+		}
+		end = end->previous;
+	}
+
+	return start;
+}
+// ====================
+
+// Allocates and sets up a new player according to the world's starter character sheet:
+struct Player * createNewPlayer(struct ClientConnection * connection)
+{
+	struct Player * newPlayer = calloc(1, sizeof(struct Player));
+	newPlayer->connection = connection;
+	
+	return newPlayer;
+}
+
+// Deallocates a player:
+void deallocatePlayer(struct Player ** player)
+{
+	free(*player);
+	*player = NULL;
+}
+
+struct PlayerList * createPlayerList()
+{
+	struct PlayerList * newPlayerList = calloc(1, sizeof(struct PlayerList));
+	newPlayerList->count = 0;
+	newPlayerList->head = NULL;
+	newPlayerList->tail = NULL;
+
+	return newPlayerList;
+}
+
+void deallocatePlayerList(struct PlayerList ** playerList)
+{
+	struct PlayerListNode * node = (*playerList)->head, * nextNode;
+
+	// Deallocate all nodes in the list:
+	while (node != NULL)
+	{
+		nextNode = node->next;
+		free(node);
+		node = nextNode;
+	}
+
+	// Deallocate the list itself:
+	free(*playerList);
+
+	// Set the pointer to null:
+	playerList = NULL;		
+}
+
+int addToPlayerList(struct Player * player, struct PlayerList * playerList)
+{
+	// Check that the player isn't already in the list:
+	if (isInPlayerList(player, playerList))
+	{
+		return playerList->count;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// Create a node to add to the list:
+		struct PlayerListNode * newNode = calloc(1, sizeof(struct PlayerListNode));
+		newNode->player = player;
+		newNode->next = NULL;
+		newNode->previous = NULL;
+		
+		// Find the position that the new node is to go into:
+
+		// If the list is empty:
+		if (playerList->count == 0)
+		{
+			playerList->head = newNode;
+			playerList->tail = newNode;
+			playerList->count = 1;
+			return playerList->count;
+		}
+
+		struct PlayerListNode * currentNode = playerList->head;
+		while (strncmp(player->name, currentNode->player->name, 64) < 0)
+		{
+			// If we reach the end of the list:
+			if (currentNode->next == NULL)
+			{
+				currentNode->next = newNode;
+				newNode->previous = currentNode;
+				playerList->tail = newNode;
+				playerList->count++;
+
+				return playerList->count;
+			}
+
+			else
+			{
+				currentNode = currentNode->next;
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Set the appropriate pointers in the new node:
+		newNode->previous = currentNode->previous;
+		currentNode->previous = newNode;
+		newNode->next = currentNode;
+
+		// Set the proper pointers if we're at the ends of the list:
+		if (newNode->previous == NULL)
+		{
+			playerList->head = newNode;
+		}
+		if (newNode->next == NULL)
+		{
+			playerList->tail = newNode;
+		}
+
+		playerList->count++;
+
+		return playerList->count;
+	}
+}
+
+int removeFromPlayerList(struct Player * player, struct PlayerList * playerList)
+{
+	struct PlayerListNode * currentNode = playerList->head;
+	while (currentNode != NULL)
+	{
+		if (currentNode->player == player)
+		{
+			// Adjust the proper pointers:
+			if (currentNode->previous)
+			{
+				currentNode->previous->next = currentNode->next;
+			}
+			if (currentNode->next)
+			{
+				currentNode->next->previous = currentNode->previous;					
+			}
+
+			// Handle the special case of the head and tail of the list:
+			if (playerList->head == currentNode)
+			{
+				playerList->head == playerList->head->next;
+			}
+			if (playerList->tail == currentNode)
+			{
+				playerList->tail == playerList->tail->previous;
+			}
+
+			// Handle the special case of an empty list:
+			if (playerList->count - 1 == 0)
+			{
+				playerList->head = NULL;
+				playerList->tail = NULL;
+			}
+			
+			// Delete the node:
+			free(currentNode);
+
+			return --(playerList->count);
+		}
+		currentNode = currentNode->next;
+	}
+}
+
+
+// Returns the Player with the given name from a PlayerList, or NULL otherwise:
+struct Player * getFromPlayerList(char * playerName, struct PlayerList * playerList)
+{
+	struct PlayerListNode * start = playerList->head, * end = playerList->tail, * middle = findMiddle(start, end);
+	int returnValue = 0;
+	
+	while (start != end)
+	{
+		returnValue = strncmp(middle->player->name, playerName, 64);
+
+		if (returnValue < 0)
+		{
+			start = middle->next;
+			middle = findMiddle(start, end);
+		}
+		else if (returnValue > 0)
+		{
+			end = middle->next;
+			middle = findMiddle(start, end);
+		}
+		else if (returnValue == 0)
+		{
+			return middle->player;
+		}
+	}
+	if (strncmp(start->player->name, playerName, 64) == 0)
+	{
+		return start->player;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+// Returns true if the given Player is in the given PlayerList:
+bool isInPlayerList(struct Player * player, struct PlayerList * playerList)
+{
+	struct PlayerListNode * currentNode = playerList->head;
+	while (currentNode != NULL)
+	{
+		if (currentNode->player == player)
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+		currentNode = currentNode->next;
+	}
+	return false; 
+}
+	
+// ===================================================
+// | End of player-data.c, copyright notice follows. |
+// ===================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/server/player-data.h
+++ b/source/server/player-data.h
@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// =========================================
+// | SilverMUD Server - player-data.h      |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin   |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice. |
+// =========================================
+#ifndef PLAYER_DATA_H
+#define PLAYER_DATA_H
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "connections.h"
+
+// =================================================================
+// Players - A structure for representing a single player character:
+// =================================================================
+struct Player
+{
+	struct ClientConnection * connection;
+	char name[64];
+};
+
+// Functions:
+// ==========
+
+// Allocates and sets up a new player according to the world's starter character sheet:
+struct Player * createNewPlayer(struct ClientConnection * connection);
+
+// Deallocates a player:
+void deallocatePlayer(struct Player ** player);
+
+// ========================================================================================
+// Player Lists - A structure for managing a collection of players in a doubly linked list:
+// ========================================================================================
+struct PlayerListNode
+{
+  	struct Player * player;
+	struct PlayerListNode * next, * previous;
+};
+
+struct PlayerList
+{
+	size_t count;
+	struct PlayerListNode * head, * tail;
+};
+
+// Functions:
+// ==========
+
+struct PlayerList * createPlayerList();
+void deallocatePlayerList(struct PlayerList ** playerList);
+
+// Adds a Player into a PlayerList, in a sorted position by character name.
+// Returns the count of players in the list:
+int addToPlayerList(struct Player * player, struct PlayerList * playerList);
+
+// Remove a Player from a PlayerList. Returns the count of players in the list:
+int removeFromPlayerList(struct Player * player, struct PlayerList * playerList);
+
+// Returns the Player with the given name from a PlayerList, or NULL otherwise:
+struct Player * getFromPlayerList(char * playerName, struct PlayerList * playerList);
+
+// Returns true if the given Player is in the given PlayerList:
+bool isInPlayerList(struct Player * player, struct PlayerList * playerList);
+
+#endif
+// ===================================================
+// | End of player-data.h, copyright notice follows. |
+// ===================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/server/scheme-integration.c
+++ b/source/server/scheme-integration.c
@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// ===========================================
+// | SilverMUD Server - scheme-integration.c |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin     |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice.   |
+// ===========================================
+#include <libguile.h>
+
+SCM scheme_get_player_by_name(SCM name);
+
+// ==========================================================
+// | End of scheme-integration.c, copyright notice follows. |
+// ==========================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
--- a/source/server/scheme-integration.h
+++ b/source/server/scheme-integration.h
@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// ===========================================
+// | SilverMUD Server - scheme-integration.h |
+// | Copyright (C) 2023, Barra Ó Catháin     |
+// | See end of file for copyright notice.   |
+// ===========================================
+#ifndef SCHEME_INTEGRATION_H
+#define SCHEME_INTEGRATION_H
+
+SCM scheme_get_player_by_name(SCM name);
+
+#endif
+// ==========================================================
+// | End of scheme-integration.h, copyright notice follows. |
+// ==========================================================
+
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.