messageSchema.json

// ===========================
// = Messages sent to server =
// ===========================

// Connect
{
  "messageType": "connect"
  "data": gameID
}

// Join
{
  "messageType": "join",
  "data": {
    "gameID": number,
    "playerType": "player1" | "player2",
    "deck": string
  }
}

// Choose Character

{
  "messageType": "choose_character",
  "data": {
    "gameID": number,
    "character": string
  }
}

// Card Move
{
  "messageType": "card_move",
  "data": {
    "from" : location,
    "to" : location,
    "toBase" : number,
    "gameID" : number,
    "playerID": number
  }
}

// Get game state
{
  "messageType": "get_game_state",
  "gameID": number
}

// Rematch

{
  "messageType": "rematch",
  "gameID": number
}


// =================================
// = Messages returned from server =
// =================================

// Error
{
  "messageType": "error",
  "data": {
    "errorMessage": string,
    "errorType": <short error message>
  }
}

// Error Types: join_failed | game_not_found

// Connected
{
  "messageType": "connected",
  "data": {
    "started": boolean,
    // true means open
    "player1": boolean,
    "player2": boolean,
    "decks": [ <list of deck names as strings> ]
  }
}

// Joined
{
  "messageType": "joined",
  "data": {
   "playerID": playerID
  }
}

// Started
{
  "messageType": "started",
  "data": {
   "player1Deck": string,
   "player2Deck": string,
   "gameState": gamestate
  }
}

// Character successfully chosen

{
  "messageType": "character_chosen",
  "data": {
    "character": string
  }
}

// Game State
{
  "messageType": "game_state"
  "data": {
    "gameState": gamestate
  }
}

// Game over
{
  "messageType": "game_over"
  "data": {
    "winner": <string>,
    // optional other data
  }
}

// Used in case a player disconnects, can implement later
{
  "messageType": "pause"
}

// Used after an opponent reconnects, can implement later
{
  "messageType": "resume"
}

// ===================
// = Data Structures =
// ===================

location = "deck"
         | "discard"
         | "hand"
         | "base"
         | "base_p1"
         | "base_p2"
         | "base_left"
         | "base_right"

gameState: {
  bases: [
    {
      id: <number>
      modifiers: [
        <card>
      ]
      P1: [<card>]
      P2: [<card>]
    }
  ],
  P1: {
    hand: <card>,
    discard: <card>
  }
  P2: {
    hand: <card>,
    discard: <card>
  }
}

card: {
  color: "red | green | blue | none",
  cardType: "hit", "hit-2", "block", "press", "hold", "double", "reverse", "base"
  // value: <number>
  // character: "",
}