derekmarcotte/botbattle

A battle arena built in go for a upcoming go hack meetup

botbattle

A battle arena built in go for hack meetups.

Server

• To run the webserver/game arena run go run app.go
• open your web browser to localhost:3000

Client/Bot

package main

import (
	"github.com/tanema/botbattle/client"
)

func main() {
	botclient, err := client.NewBotClient("localhost:3333", "sir killalot")
  ... //check out example/bot.go for an example on how to use it
}

Client API

func NewBotClient(host, botname string) (*BotClient, error)
type Status
  Id           int
  Name         string
	X            int
	Y            int
	Rotation     int
	Health       int
  KillCount    int
type BotClient
  ArenaHeight int
  ArenaWidth  int
  func Reconnect() (*BotClient, error)
  func MoveForward() (*Status, error)
  func MoveBackward() (*Status, error)
  func FireGun() (bool, error)
  func FireCannon() (bool, error)
  func RotLeft() (*Status, error)
  func RotRight() (*Status, error)
  func Scan() ([]*Status, error)
  func Status() (*Status, error)
  func Shield() (bool, error)

func MoveForward() (*Status, error)

• Moves forward in the direction that you are facing
• has a delay of 500 milleseconds
• returns
  • current status of bot
  • error if you have been killed or disconnected

func MoveBackward() (*Status, error)

• Moves backward in the direction that you are facing
• has a delay of 500 milleseconds
• returns
  • current status of bot
  • error if you have been killed or disconnected

func FireGun() (bool, error)

• Will return true if the bullet hit somethin
• has a damage of 25
• has a delay of 1000 milleseconds
• returns
  • bool of the success of the shot
  • error if you have been killed or disconnected

func FireCannon() (bool, error)

• Will return true if the bullet hit somethin
• has a damage of 50
• has a delay of 3000 milleseconds
• returns
  • bool of the success of the shot
  • error if you have been killed or disconnected

func RotLeft() (*Status, error)

• Rotates -90 degrees
• has a delay of 500 milleseconds
• returns
  • current status of bot
  • error if you have been killed or disconnected

func RotRight() (*Status, error)

• Rotates 90 degrees
• has a delay of 500 milleseconds
• returns
  • current status of bot
  • error if you have been killed or disconnected

func Scan() ([]*Status, error)

• Will return array of status's of the bots you can see
• returns empty array if you see nothing
• has a delay of 500 milleseconds
• returns
  • current status of bots that you can see
  • error if you have been killed or disconnected

func Status() (*Status, error)

• Will return the status of your own bot please to refer to the status object for what info is included
• returns
  • current status of bot
  • error if you have been killed or disconnected

func Shield() (bool, error)

• Will return true if the shield was enabled
• has a warmup time of 5000 millesecond
• will remain on for 3000 milleseconds
• returns
  • bool of the success in enabling the shield
  • error if you have been killed or disconnected