Gameball NodeJS SDK

The Gameball NodeJS SDK provides convinient access to the Gameball API from applications written in the JavaScript langauage.

Documentation

Please refer to the Gameball API docs.

Installation

You don't need this source code unless you want to modify the SDK. If you just want to use the SDK, just run:

npm install alpha2sdk

Usage

The SDK needs to be configured with your account's API & Transaction keys available in your Gameball Dashboard

Require 'alpha2sdk' in your file

var gameball = require('alpha2sdk')

Create a handler using the api key and transaction key (optional field), then call commands on it.

var Gameball = new gameball()

Gameball.setUp({
    'apiKey':'your_api_key',
    'transactionKey':'your_transaction_key'
});

You can also directly pass the apiKey and transactionKey through the Gameball constructor.

var Gameball = new gameball(apiKey, transactionKey)

Commands:

Gameball.initializePlayer(PlayerRequest, callback) //creates a new player with the given player attributes.

Gameball.sendEvent(EventRequest, callback) //performs action based on event triggered by users.

Gameball.createReferral(ReferralRequest, callback) //refers a new user through player with the given player code.

Gameball.getPlayerBalance(PlayerBalanceRequest, callback) //obtains player's balance value.

Gameball.holdPoints(HoldPointsRequest, callback) //holds a specific amount of points from the player’s points balance. 

Gameball.reverseHold(ReverseHoldRequest, callback) //cancels previously held points identified by the given hold reference. 

Gameball.reverseTransaction(ReverseTransaction, callback) //cancels a purchase reward or refund a points redemption transactions in Gameball.

Gameball.redeemPoints(RedeemPointsRequest, callback) //enables the player to use Gameball points as a payment method since it can be substituted for monetary values.

Gameball.rewardPoints(RewardPointsRequest, callback) //rewards a player with points equivalent to the given amount.

Examples

Creating a Player

Gameball.initializePlayer({
   "playerUniqueId": "player123",
   "playerAttributes":{
      "displayName":" Jon Snow",
      "email":"[email protected]",
      "dateOfBirth":"1980-09-19T00:00:00.000Z",
      "custom": {
        "isGraduated": false,
        "location": "Egypt, Cairo"
             }
}, 
        function (err, res){
         if(err) console.log(err)
         else console.log(res)
})

Getting a Player's Information

Gameball.getPlayerInfo({
        "playerUniqueId":"1597247015986"
},
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Sending an Event

Gameball.sendEvent({
        "events":{
                "reserve":{
                        "rooms":2
                  }
        },
        "playerUniqueId":"player123",
        "playerAttributes":{
                "displayName":"Jon Snow",
                "email":"[email protected]",
                "dateOfBirth":"1980-09-19T00:00:00.000Z",
                "joinDate":"2019-09-19T21:06:29.158Z"
        }
}, 
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Gameball.sendEvent({
        "events":{
                "place_order":  {
                      "total_amount":"100",
                      "category":[
                         "electronics",
                         "cosmetics"
                                 ]
                },
                "review":{}
        },
        "playerUniqueId":"1596487841748"
}, 
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Sending an Action

//Action being Sent: an Event.
Gameball.sendAction({
    "playerUniqueId": "your_player_unique_id",
    "events": {
        "review": {},
        "reserve": {
            "rooms": 2
        }
    }
},
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

//Action being Sent: an Event and a Reward Transaction.
Gameball.sendAction({
    "playerUniqueId": "your_player_unique_id",
    "events": {
        "review": {},
        "reserve": {
            "rooms": 2
        }
    },
    "pointsTransaction": {
        "rewardAmount": 2
    }
},
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

//Action being Sent: an Event and a Redeem Transaction.
Gameball.sendAction({
    "playerUniqueId": "your_player_unique_id",
    "events": {
        "review": {},
        "reserve": {
            "rooms": 2
        }
    },
    "pointsTransaction": {
        "rewardAmount": 2,
        "holdReference": "2342452352435234"
    }
},
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Create a Referral

Gameball.createReferral({
        "playerCode":"CODE11",
        "playerUniqueId":"player456"
},
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Gameball.createReferral({
        "playerCode":"CODE11",
        "playerAttributes":{
                "displayName":"Tyrion Lannister",
                "firstName":"Tyrion",
                "lastName":"Lannister",
                "email":"[email protected]",
                "gender":"M",
                "dateOfBirth":"1978-01-11T00:00:00.000Z",
                "joinDate":"2019-09-19T21:06:29.158Z",
                "custom":{
                        "location":"Miami",
                        "graduationDate":"2018-07-04T21:06:29.158Z",
                        "isMarried":false
                }
        }
},
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Reward Transaction

Gameball.rewardPoints({
        "playerUniqueId":"player123",
        "transactionId":"transaction456",
        "amount":99.98
},
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Gameball.rewardPoints({
        "playerUniqueId":"player456",
        "transactionId":"transaction123".
        "amount":2500,
        "playerAttributes":{
                "displayName":" Tyrion Lannister",
                "firstName":"Tyrion",
                "lastName":"Lannister",
                "email":"[email protected]",
                "gender":"M",
                "dateOfBirth":"1978-01-11T00:00:00.000Z",
                "joinDate":"2019-09-19T21:06:29.158Z",
                "custom":{
                        "location":"Miami",
                        "graduationDate":"2018-07-04T21:06:29.158Z",
                        "isMarried":false
                }
        }
})}, 
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Getting a Player's Balance

Gameball.getPlayerBalance({
        "playerUniqueId":"player456"
},
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Hold Points Transaction

Gameball.holdPoints({
        "playerUniqueId":"player456",
        "amount":98.89
},
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Redeem Transaction

Gameball.redeemPoints({
        "playerUniqueId":"player456",
        "holdReference":"2342452352435234",
        "transactionId":"transaction123"
}, 
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Reverse Transaction

Gameball.reverseTransaction({
        "playerUniqueId":"player456",
        "transactionId":"1234567890",
        "reversedTransactionId":"234567891"
}, 
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Reverse Hold

Gameball.reverseHold({
        "playerUniqueId":"player456",
        "holdReference":"9245fe4a-d402-451c-b9ed-9c1a04247482"
}, 
        function (err, res){
                if(err) console.log(err)
                else console.log(res)
})

Creating a Coupon

Gameball.createCoupon({
    "playerUniqueId":"1597100928071",
    "code": "1",
    "value":1000.0
},function (err, res){
    if(err) console.log(err)
    else console.log(res)
})

Validating a Coupon

Gameball.validateCoupon({
    "playerUniqueId":"1597100928071",
    "code":"1"
},function (err, res){
    if(err) console.log(err)
    else console.log(res)
})

Redeeming a Coupon

Gameball.redeemCoupon({
    "playerUniqueId":"1597100928071",
    "code":1
},function (err, res){
    if(err) console.log(err)
    else console.log(res)
})

Handling exceptions

Unsuccessful requests raise exceptions. The raised exception will reflect the sort of error that occurred with appropriate message and error code . Please refer to the Gameball API docs.

Contact

For usage questions\suggestions drop us an email at support[ at ]gameball.co. Please report any bugs as issues.