Networking Multiplayer

This is a multiplayer game using Python, UDP, and Pygame. A collaboration with @IsaiahT-Tech.

• Install dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt
• Install development dependencies: pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
• To run client: python -m client
• To run server: python -m server

NOTE: The server must be running otherwise the client can't run

NOTE: The client side doesn't except usernames longer than 4 characters

Server

Joining

Send:

{
    "message": "JOIN",
    "username": "example-username",
}

Expected Response (pos and color are random):

{
    "message": "JOIN", 
    "pos": [0, 0],
    "color": [255, 121, 34]
}

Updating

Send:

{
    "message": "UPDATE",
    "username": "example-username",
    "pos": [100, 235]
}

Expected Response (Should be the data of all the players):

{
    "message": "UPDATE",
    "players": {
        "user-1": {
            "pos": [0, 0],
            "addr": ["127.0.0.1", 60588],
            "color": [255, 0, 0]
        },
        "user-2": {
            "pos": [0, 100],
            "addr": ["127.0.0.1", 60587],
            "color": [255, 0, 255]
        },
        "example-username": {
            "pos": [100, 235],
            "addr": ["127.0.0.1", 50587],
            "color": [0, 0, 255]
        }
    }
}

Leaving

Send:

{
    "message": "LEAVE",
    "username": "example-username"
}

Expected Response (Should be same the same as what was sent):

{
    "message": "LEAVE",
    "username": "example-username"
}