LadyMozzarella / checkers

A online Checkers Game where you will play against a computer AI.

Checkers

A online Checkers Game where you will play against a computer AI.

Setup

Get the project up and running with Eclipse Mars. This project has two separate applications. One is server side and a REST application that communicates with the database. The other is client side. They're called "CheckersServer" and "CheckersClient" for our purposes.

Installation Requirements

• Java 8
• Tomcat v7 Server

Instructions

MySQL Database

1. Run db_and_user_setup.xml script with root priviledges to create the user and database for this project. This is optional. To use different databases or users, edit persistence.xml to match (under /CheckersService/src/main/java/META-INF).

Client & Server

1. Import CheckersClient as a new maven project.
2. Import CheckersServer as a new maven project.
3. Add CheckersClient to the Tomcat webserver.
4. Add CheckersServer to the Tomcat webserver.

Run

1. Start the Tomcat webserver.
2. Two endpoints should be available from your browser:

• http://localhost:8080/CheckersServer/
• http://localhost:8080/CheckersClient/

Debugging Setup

• Both projects should be configured to run Java 8:
  1. Right click Properties > Java Compiler > Set "Compiler compliance level" to 1.8
  2. Right click Properties > Project Facets > ("Details" tab is selected) > Select 1.8 for Java version > OK
• Both projects should be configured to run with the Tomcat server. (Right click project > Properties > Project Facets > Select "Runtimes" tab > Select "Apache Tomcat v7.0" > OK)