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Quiz Game Server and Client

This project consists of a server and client that allow users to participate in a real-time quiz game. The server manages the game sessions, questions, and player scores. The client allows users to join a game session, receive questions, and submit their answers.

Requirements

• Go 1.2
• Ably Realtime API Key

Getting Started

• Questions are stored in a JSON file. You can add your own questions to the file or use the existing ones.

Starting the Server

The server application is configured to run with specific parameters that you can set via command-line flags. Here's what each flag represents and how to use them:

• --maxSessionCount: Determines the maximum number of active sessions the server can manage simultaneously. Not setting this value defaults it to 2.

• --maxPlayers: Sets the maximum number of players allowed in a single session. It defaults to 2 if not specified.

• --ablyKey: Represents your unique Ably API key, you need to give it a real one for the server to work.

To run the server, enter the following command from the root directory of the project:

go run cmd/quiz-server/main.go --maxSessionCount=2 --maxPlayers=2 --ablyKey=your-ably-key

• Default port is 8080

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Running the Client

1. Run the Client

   Use the Go command to run the client:

   go run cmd/quiz-client/main.go --ablyKey=your-ably-key

   Follow the on-screen prompts to enter your player name and join a quiz session.

How to Play

• Once you start the client, enter your unique player name.
• After joining a session, wait for a question to be displayed.
• Type your answer (1, 2, 3, 4 etc..) and press Enter.
• To leave the game, type exit and press Enter.
• Client exits when game ends

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