flowchart LR
subgraph AccelByte Gaming Services
CL[gRPC Client]
end
subgraph Extend Override App
SV["gRPC Server"]
end
CL --- SV
AccelByte Gaming Services (AGS) features can be customized using
Extend Override apps. An Extend Override app is basically a gRPC server which
contains one or more custom functions which can be called by AGS instead of the
default functions.
This repository serves as a template project for an Extend Override
app for challenge assignment function written in C#. You can clone this repository
and start implementing custom functions which can then be called by AGS.
By using this repository as a template project, you will get the recommended authentication and authorization implemented out-of-the-box. You will also get some instrumentation for observability so that metrics, traces, and logs will be available when the app is deployed.
As an example to get you started, this template project contains sample custom functions for connecting this app onto challenge service to be used for challenge assignment.
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Windows 11 WSL2 or Linux Ubuntu 22.04 with the following tools installed.
a. Bash
bash --version GNU bash, version 5.1.16(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) ...b. Make
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To install from Ubuntu repository, run:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install makemake --version GNU Make 4.3 ...
c. Docker (Docker Engine v23.0+)
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To install from Ubuntu repository, run:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install docker.io -
Add your user to
dockergroup:sudo usermod -aG docker $USER -
Log out and log back in so that the changes take effect
docker version ... Server: Docker Desktop Engine: Version: 24.0.5 ...
d. JDK 17
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On Linux Ubuntu:
To install from the Ubuntu repository, run:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk. -
On Windows or macOS:
Follow Microsoft's documentation for installing the Microsoft Build for OpenJDK.
java --version openjdk 17.0.10 2024-01-16 ...
e. Postman
- Use binary available here
- Use the available binary from extend-helper-cli.
g. Local tunnel service that has TCP forwarding capability, such as:
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Need registration for free tier. Please refer to ngrok documentation for a quick start.
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Free to try without registration. Please refer to pinggy documentation for a quick start.
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Access to AGS environment.
a. Base URL
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Startertier e.g. https://spaceshooter.prod.gamingservices.accelbyte.io - For
Premiumtier e.g. https://dev.accelbyte.io
b. Create a Game Namespace if you don't have one yet. Keep the
Namespace ID.c. Create an OAuth Client with confidential client type. Keep the
Client IDandClient Secret. - For
To be able to run this app, you will need to follow these setup steps.
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Create a docker compose
.envfile by copying the content of .env.template file.⚠️ The host OS environment variables have higher precedence compared to.envfile variables: If the variables in.envfile do not seem to take effect properly, check if there are host OS environment variables with the same name. See documentation about docker compose environment variables precedence for more details. -
Fill in the required environment variables in
.envfile as shown below.AB_BASE_URL=https://demo.accelbyte.io # Base URL of AccelByte Gaming Services environment AB_CLIENT_ID='xxxxxxxxxx' # Client ID from the Prerequisites section AB_CLIENT_SECRET='xxxxxxxxxx' # Client Secret from the Prerequisites section AB_NAMESPACE='xxxxxxxxxx' # Namespace ID from the Prerequisites section PLUGIN_GRPC_SERVER_AUTH_ENABLED=true # Enable or disable access token validation:info: In this sample app, PLUGIN_GRPC_SERVER_AUTH_ENABLED is
trueby default: If it is set tofalse, th gRPC server can be invoked without an AGS access token. This option is provided for development purpose only. It is recommended to enablegRPC serveraccess token validation in production environment.For more options, create
src/AccelByte.PluginArch.ChallengeAssignment.Demo.Server/appsettings.Development.jsonand fill in the required configuration.{ "EnableAuthorization": true, // Enable or disable access token and permission check (env var: PLUGIN_GRPC_SERVER_AUTH_ENABLED) "RevocationListRefreshPeriod": 60, "AccelByte": { "BaseUrl": "https://demo.accelbyte.io", // Base URL (env var: AB_BASE_URL) "ClientId": "xxxxxxxxxx", // Client ID (env var: AB_CLIENT_ID) "ClientSecret": "xxxxxxxxxx", // Client Secret (env var: AB_CLIENT_SECRET) "AppName": "CHALLENGEASGGRPCSERVICE", "TraceIdVersion": "1", "Namespace": "xxxxxxxxxx", // Namespace ID (env var: AB_NAMESPACE) "EnableTraceId": true, "EnableUserAgentInfo": true, "ResourceName": "CHALLENGEASGGRPCSERVICE" } }⚠️ Environment variable values will override related configuration values in this file.
To build this app, use the following command.
make build
To (build and) run this app in a container, use the following command.
docker compose up --build
⚠️ To perform the following, make sure PLUGIN_GRPC_SERVER_AUTH_ENABLED is set tofalse: Otherwise, the gRPC request will be rejected by thegRPC server.
The custom functions in this app can be tested locally using postman.
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Run this app by using the command below.
docker compose up --build
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Open
postman, create a newgRPC request, and enterlocalhost:6565as server URL.⚠️ If you are running grpc-plugin-dependencies stack alongside this app as mentioned in Test Observability: Enterlocalhost:10000instead oflocalhost:6565. This way, thegRPC serverwill be called viaEnvoyservice withingrpc-plugin-dependenciesstack instead of directly. -
Continue by selecting
AssignmentFunction/Assignmethod and invoke it with the sample message below.{ "goals": [ { "code": "goal-code", "challengeCode": "challenge-code", "name": "goal name", "isActive": true, "tags": [ { "name": "big goal" } ], "requirements": [ { "operator": "AND", "predicates": [ { "parameterName": "mmr", "parameterType": "STATISTIC", "matcher": "GREATER_THAN", "targetValue": 100 } ] } ], "rewards": [ { "type": "STATISTIC", "itemId": "mmr", "itemName": "more mmr", "quantity": 10 } ], "createdAt": { "seconds": "5095510", "nanos": 728418711 }, "updatedAt": { "seconds": "7873407235", "nanos": -217262300 } } ], "namespace": "namespace", "userId": "dcd3fc9c238a4c6d9cd8c5da2f595bd6" }The response will be the list of goals chosen to be assigned to user
{ "assignedGoals": [ { "code": "goal-code", "challengeCode": "challenge-code", "name": "goal name", "isActive": true, "tags": [ { "name": "big goal" } ], "requirements": [ { "operator": "AND", "predicates": [ { "parameterName": "mmr", "parameterType": "STATISTIC", "matcher": "GREATER_THAN", "targetValue": 100 } ] } ], "rewards": [ { "type": "STATISTIC", "itemId": "mmr", "itemName": "more mmr", "quantity": 10 } ], "createdAt": { "seconds": "5095510", "nanos": 728418711 }, "updatedAt": { "seconds": "7873407235", "nanos": -217262300 } } ], "namespace": "namespace", "userId": "dcd3fc9c238a4c6d9cd8c5da2f595bd6" }
To test the app, which runs locally with AGS, the gRPC server needs to be connected to the internet. To do this without requiring public IP, you can use local tunnel service.
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Run this app by using command below.
docker compose up --build
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Expose
gRPC serverTCP port 6565 in local development environment to the internet. Simplest way to do this is by using local tunnel service provider.-
Sign in to ngrok and get your
authtokenfrom the ngrok dashboard and set it up in your local environment. And, to exposegRPC serveruse following command:ngrok tcp 6565
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Or alternatively, you can use pinggy and use only
sshcommand line to setup simple tunnel. Then to exposegRPC serveruse following command:ssh -p 443 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ServerAliveInterval=30 -R0:127.0.0.1:6565 tcp@a.pinggy.io
Please take note of the tunnel forwarding URL, e.g.,
http://0.tcp.ap.ngrok.io:xxxxxortcp://xxxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx.a.free.pinggy.link:xxxxx.❗ You may also use other local tunnel service and different method to expose the gRPC server port (TCP) to the internet.
⚠️ If you are running grpc-plugin-dependencies stack alongside this app as mentioned in Test Observability: Run the above command ingrpc-plugin-dependenciesdirectory instead of this app directory and change tunnel local port from 6565 to 10000. This way, thegRPC serverwill be called viaEnvoyservice withingrpc-plugin-dependenciesstack instead of directly. -
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Create an OAuth Client with
confidentialclient type with the following permissions. Keep theClient IDandClient Secret.-
For AGS Private Cloud customers:
ADMIN:NAMESPACE:{namespace}:CHALLENGE:PLUGIN [CREATE,READ,UPDATE,DELETE]NAMESPACE:{namespace}:CHALLENGE:PROGRESSION [READ]ADMIN:NAMESPACE:{namespace}:INFORMATION:USER:* [DELETE]
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For AGS Shared Cloud customers:
- Challenge -> Custom Configuration (Read, Create, Update, Delete)
- Challenge -> Challenge Progression (Read, Create, Update, Delete)
- IAM -> Users (Delete)
⚠️ Oauth Client created in this step is different from the one from Prerequisites section: It is required by the Postman collection in the next step to register thegRPC ServerURL and also to create and delete test users. -
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Import the Postman collection in order to simulate the extend app flow. Pay attention to this app console log when extend app flow is running. At least one of the
gRPC Servermethods should get called when you run all the requests in the collection.
To be able to see the how the observability works in this app locally, there are few things that need be setup before performing tests.
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Uncomment loki logging driver in docker-compose.yaml
# logging: # driver: loki # options: # loki-url: http://host.docker.internal:3100/loki/api/v1/push # mode: non-blocking # max-buffer-size: 4m # loki-retries: "3"⚠️ Make sure to install docker loki plugin beforehand: Otherwise, this app will not be able to run. This is required so that container logs can flow to thelokiservice withingrpc-plugin-dependenciesstack. Use this command to install docker loki plugin:docker plugin install grafana/loki-docker-driver:latest --alias loki --grant-all-permissions. -
Clone and run grpc-plugin-dependencies stack alongside this app. After this, Grafana will be accessible at http://localhost:3000.
git clone https://github.com/AccelByte/grpc-plugin-dependencies.git cd grpc-plugin-dependencies docker-compose up❗ More information about grpc-plugin-dependencies is available here.
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Perform testing. For example, by following Test in Local Development Environment or Test with AccelByte Gaming Services.
After completing testing, the next step is to deploy your app to AccelByte Gaming Services.
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Create an Extend Override app
If you do not already have one, create a new Extend Override App.
On the App Detail page, take note of the following values.
NamespaceApp Name
Under the Environment Configuration section, set the required secrets and/or variables.
- Secrets
AB_CLIENT_IDAB_CLIENT_SECRET
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Build and Push the Container Image
Use extend-helper-cli to build and upload the container image.
extend-helper-cli image-upload --login --namespace <namespace> --app <app-name> --image-tag v0.0.1⚠️ Run this command from your project directory. If you are in a different directory, add the--work-dir <project-dir>option to specify the correct path. -
Deploy the Image
On the App Detail page:
- Click Image Version History
- Select the image you just pushed
- Click Deploy Image
Proceed by modifying this Extend Override app template to implement your own custom logic. For more details, see here.