Ink Session

Ink Session is a webserver that provides a runtime for the ink language via a http interface.

It is mostly based off of inkjs extending the Story class with methods to use in an asynchronous methods

Instead of getting content with the Continue method the getLine method allows the client to get content at it's own pace and automatically get new content.

An example client is provided as a html page with the ink-client.js script added which updates the client whenever new content is added and keeps the selection of story choices up to date.

Setup

The server requires the node runtime to run.

Dependencies can be installed by running:

npm install

Edit the configuration file config/default.yaml, or write a new one with name config/<hostname>.extension, and update the story_path field with the path to an ink file. Then set the save_path fields to the desired path to save the story state and the log.

Changing the routes will require the updating client's route table as well.

Then you can run the server with the command:

node ink-session.js

It will then print the URL used to access the server. Going to that link will load the example page in the public directory.

Turns

Implements methods to handle turn, so that all clients to just share control at the same time.

The turn is defined in the ink file itself, with a tag with the format: turn: name Where name indicates who can make a choice selection.

Each client is assigned a name from a global cast variable, named cast, which is a ink list type with the name of each cast member.

The name for the turn tag and cast variable can be set in the config file.

Example

LIST cast = Alice, Bob
Enter Alice and Bob

# turn: Alice
Alice had a pair of <>
* red
* blue
- <> boots.

# turn: Bob
And Bob had a <>
* small
* big
- <> hat.