minesweeper-server

Installation

• Make sure you are pointing at the inner-most minesweeper-server file (there may be one inside the other if you extracted this from a zip file)
• If you are having trouble, you can delete the package-lock.json file and run npm i to re-install packages/dependencies
• Install node.js / express.js
• Pull this repo and cd to it via terminal/command prompt
• Use npm run dev to start the server in development mode

Overview

This is a Minesweeper inspired game that uses a node.js / express.js server to perform all of the game logic.

It's important to note that this is a server that doesn't contain any view. The view for this project is handled via a Unity3D app which you can find here

Structure

While the code is fairly well documented, here's what you need to know to get started

• All routes are found in /routes folder
• Each folder beneath /routes has a folder that contains an index.js file with the route itself
• The data/game state is stored in gameData.js
• The logic is performed by gameLogic.js

Notes

• Due to https/SSL certificate issues, this project currently uses GET requests instead of POST. There are ways around this by generating your own .csr file - but since I wanted this to be a plug-n-play demo with no lengthy setup process, I chose to go with GET. Know that this is not best practice and should be avoided for a production app