Paintbot client in Go

This is a Paintbot Client written in Go 1.14.

For more information about what Paintbot is, see: https://paintbot.cygni.se/

For running your own server see Paintbot Server Repository

Requirements

Go 1.16
Paintbot Server (local or remote, there's one running by Cygni so no worries ;) )

Usage

Clone this repository
Execute: run the client

> cd <repo>/cmd/examplebot
> go run main.go

Implementation

You only need to implement when function in order to have your own bot up and running. see ExampleBot

func calculateMove(updateEvent models.MapUpdateEvent) models.Action {
	utility := maputility.MapUtility{Map: updateEvent.Map, CurrentPlayerID: *updateEvent.ReceivingPlayerID}
	me := utility.GetMyCharacterInfo()
	move := models.Stay
    // ...
    // super smart logic
    // ...
	return move
}

calculateMove will be called every time a map update is received from the server. You are expected to reply with a CharacterAction (UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, STAY or EXPLODE). And don't forget to respond within the time limit. default is 250 ms including networking.

Help

There's a utility class with nifty methods to help you out. Take a look at Map utility

Pitfalls

Beware the common mishaps: