pianopia / game-server

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WebSocket Game Server with Ratchet

A simple multiplayer game server with Ratchet WebSocket. It allows players to join game in pairs, Once a room is full, new players will need to create or join another room. If a player disconnects, the game in that room is terminated.

Table of Contents

• Requirements
• Installation
• Usage
• API
• Contributing
• License

Requirements

• PHP >= 7.4
• Composer
• Ratchet Websocket PHP library

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/emleonstz/game-server.git
cd game-server

2. Install dependencies with Composer:

composer install

3. Run the WebSocket server:

php Server.php

The server will start and listen on the specified port (e.g., 8090).

Usage

To connect to the server, use WebSocket in JavaScript:

const socket = new WebSocket("ws://localhost:8090");

Generate match code

Open example.php in a browser window click generate match code button check macth code from console and copy it or send a message as an object.

socket.send(JSON.stringify({ command: "create" }));

Joining a Room

Open example.php in a browser window pest match code then click join room button check in console if your are connected with opponent.

socket.send(JSON.stringify({ command: "join", roomId: "specified_match_code" }));

Fetching Active Rooms

socket.send(JSON.stringify({ command: "listRooms" }));

API

Command	Description	Payload
create	Create a new game room.	None
join	Join an existing game room.	{ roomId: "specified_room_id" }
listRooms	Fetch list of active game rooms.	None (Don use it for now)

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