MiniGame Server

A simple game server powered by Node.js. It only provides limited support for:

client connection management
message broadcasting
duplicate username checking

Don't Panic! :)

Installation

Install Node.js:

Assume you're using Ubuntu, fire your favourite terminal and type as follows:

sudo apt-get install nodejs npm

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/swpd/MiniGameServer.git

Change to directory:

cd MiniGameServer

Install necessary dependencies:

npm install

Run the server:

nodejs server.js

Everything is ready, enjoy~

Configuration

Configuration is done by editing lib/config.js, each item is self-explaination.

Protocol

A simple protocol is used to exchanged data between clients and server:

     header                body
+-----+-------------+-----------------+
| cmd | body length |      JSON       |
+-----+-------------+-----------------+
1 byte    2 bytes     variable length

JSON format

{
    'uid'    : 42,
    'pawnId' : 1,
    'name'   : 'leo',
    'x'      : 123.4,
    'y'      : 25.6,
    'growth' : 2.5,
    'isDead' : false,
    'error'  : 0
}

Command Code