/nodejs-godot-websockets

Example of combining a nodejs server with a Godot client via websockets and compiling it to Android.

Primary LanguageGDScriptMIT LicenseMIT

nodejs-godot-websockets

Example of combining a nodejs server with a Godot client via websockets. This is just a proof of concept that you can use websockets in the combination Node plus Godot from an Android APK.

Server

The server is a very simple Node websocket server that only receives messages, and sends one 'ping' every second. Initialize it with yarn or yarn add ws and start it with node server.js.

Client

Here's how it looks.

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Enter the correct ip and start the connection.

Client APK

To export the APK, set the 'package/unique name' (or leave it as com.ce.client) and add the keys; there are default debug keys here:

  • Windows Vista, 7, 8: C:\Users.android\
  • Linux/OS X : ~/.android/

with user/pass: androiddebugkey/android

It's important that you set android.permission.INTERNET to true which is here: alt text

To monitor the app, you need Android Studio installed:

cd ~/Library/Android/sdk
./platform-tools/adb shell "logcat | grep 'godot'"

To install it via adb:

cd ~/Library/Android/sdk
./platform-tools/adb install -r your-apk-location
# just for completeness, uninstall via adb:
# ./platform-tools/adb uninstall com.ce.client

Other info

I didn't use this lib, but it promises to mitigate websocket problems: