Battlesnake Board

Development

npm i
npm start

Production

npm run build

Running a game

The game board requires a few parameters to work, including a game ID and an engine URL to query. Loading the index page with no params will throw an error or spin indefinitely.

Board parameters

Required

engine - the Battlesnake engine to request frames from.
game - the id of the game to fetch frames for.

http://localhost:3000/?engine=[ENGINE_URL]&game=[GAME_ID]

Optional

autoplay - start game playback immediately. Values true / false. Defaults to false.
boardTheme - the theme of the board. Values dark / light. Defaults to light.
frameRate - the maximum frame rate used for playback. Takes an integer value equal to FPS. Defaults to 20 FPS.
hideScoreboard - remove the scoreboard for embedding cool games. Values true false. Defaults to false.
hideMediaControls - remove the controls for embedding cool games. Values true / false. Defaults to false.
loop - restart playback immediately once game completes. Values true / false. Defaults to false.
title - show a title string on the game board. Takes a string. Defaults to empty string.
turn - load game to a specific turn. Takes an integer. Defaults to 0.

Keyboard Shortcuts

If you click on the board you can use:

arrow keys to go forwards and backwards through frames.
space bar to pause / un-pause the game.
r to reset the game to frame 0.

Linting and formatting

ESLint and Prettier are setup in this project so you may want to install compatible plugins in your editor.

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