Simple Game Server -- request for help

[stephen barncard]

Check out Chatrev and chatrev server.  I think it uses sockets and it's own
protocol.   I don't think polling is used - everything is message based.

http://bjoernke.com/index.irev?target=chatrev

at any rate BvG is your man for this sort of project, he is quite active on
this list and will be along shortly I'm sure.



On 29 May 2011 09:05, Jim Lyons <jimlyons at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Goal: To create a general purpose CGI server that would allow two players
> to exchange moves over the internet. Game platform might be Live-Code stack
> or other client capable of internet communication, either desktop or mobile.
> Note that the scope of this is initially only for private, low-traffic,
> two-player games, perhaps able to support several simultaneous games. Think
> board games, not action games.
>
> First thoughts:
>
> 1. Simple-minded, stateless version. The server accepts moves with
> arbitrary 'from' and 'to' code names for players, and takes requests for
> moves (i.e. polling) using the same code names. It responds to moves with a
> simple ACK, and stores the move. It responds to requests for a move with a
> NO-DATA, if none, otherwise returns the stored move and clears the buffer.
> Clients are responsible for game logic and move alternation.
>
> 2. More sophisticated, protected, state-aware version. Players first
> register with server in protected area. Server knows whose move it is and
> which players are paired in a game and responds only if appropriate.
> However, it does not know details of game so cannot verify moves nor detect
> end of game.
>
> In both of these scenarios, players' clients must poll for next move of
> other player. That is a disadvantage since it is similar in load to a chat
> server, which service providers discourage. However, in slow(ish) board
> games, polling rate could be set low enough to make this acceptable.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1. Is this a workable design in general, or is there a better way? (I don't
> know anything about peer-to-peer communication, just http/CGI.)
>
> 2. Is there a way (using some kind of push method) that could eliminate
> polling for moves? It would be nice to extend the capability of the server
> to support faster games, such as between robot players.
>
> 3. Does publicly available game server code already exist that I could
> install at On-Rev?
>
> Any comments, suggestions, pointers welcome. (This is not for any
> commercial application, just for possible educational use.)
>
> Jim Lyons
>
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