GameBox API

Standalone backend for the Gamebox app.

Requirements

• dotnet 8

Usage

Visual Studio

Open the gamebox.sln file in Visual Studio and build/run it there.

Command Line

Go into the gamebox directory:

cd gamebox

Build the application:

dotnet build --configuration Release

Run the resulting application:

./bin/Release/net8.0/gamebox

The app should be available on localhost:5000 which can be verified using the GET /hello endpoint:

curl localhost:5000/hello

Alternatively

Run it directly via dotnet run:

dotnet run

Environment Variables

IGDB

• Go to the Twitch dev console (https://dev.twitch.tv/) and #/#.
• Register a new application in the Applications section of the dashboard.
• Copy the client ID and client secret to the respective IGDB_CLIENT_ID and IGDB_CLIENT_SECRET environment variables.

Database

Place your MSSQLS connection string into an environment variable GAMEBOX_SQL_CONNECTION_STRING.

API Documentation

Running it in development mode results in the Swagger/OpenAPI documentation being available on /swagger.