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Socket Channels

This section describes the common socket channels that all games use. These channels are used for setting up a game and contains no information specific to the type of game hosted. However these channels will have to be implemented separately for each game implementation.

create

• Params

  • Player Name: name [string] [Required]
  • Player ID: pid [string] [Optional]

• Success Response:

  • Channel: game-updates [Private]
    Body: { code: 200, type: 'CREATE', gcode: [string], pid: [string], pname: [string] }

probe

• Params

  • Game Code: code [string] [Required]

• Success Response:

  • Channel: game-probe [Private]
    Body: { code: 200, data: [ { name: [string], position: [number] } ] }

join

• Params

  • Game Code: code [string] [Required]
  • Player Name: name [string] [Required]
  • Player Position: position [number] [Required]
  • Player ID: pid [string] [Optional]

• Success Response:

  • Channel: game-updates [Room]
    Body: { code: 200, type: 'JOIN', pname: [string], position: [number] }
  • Channel: game-updates [PRIVATE]
    Body: { code: 200, type: 'LIST', data: [ { name: [string], position: [number] } ] }

leave

• Params

  • Game Code: code [string] [Required]
  • Player ID: pid [string] [Required]

• Success Response:

  • Channel: game-updates [Room]
    Body: { code: 200, type: 'LEAVE', pname: [string], position: [number] }

start

• Params

  • Game Code: code [string] [Required]
  • Player ID: pid [string] [Required]

• Success Response:

  • Channel: game-updates [Room]
    Body: { code: 200, type: 'START' }

destroy

• Params
  • Game Code: code [string] [Required]
  • Player ID: pid [string] [Required]

game-data

• Success Response:
  • Channel: game-data [Room]
    Body: { type: 'GAME', data: [Game] }

player-data

• Success Response:
  • Channel: player-data [Private]
    Body: { type: 'PLAYER', data: [Player] }

Game Logs

This section describes the common game logs that all games use.

Create
CREATE:[OwnerName]

Join
JOIN:[PlayerName]

Leave
LEAVE:[PlayerName]

Start
START

Game Over
WINNER:[WinnerName]
WINNER:[WinnerOne]/[WinnerTwo]/[WinnerThree]