leaderboards

A node.js module that creates a leaderboard server based on express.js and MongoDB. It accepts new scores and delivers leaderboards in JSON format via HTTP. The leaderboard server can be used with any device type (i.e. iOS, Android, HTML/Javascript), as long as the device can make HTTP requests to set and retrieve scores. The combination of a deviceID and a nickname is the unique key under which the scores are saved. So the application needs to create a unique deviceID for every device it runs on and get the users nickname.

Installation

npm install leaderboards

Usage

var Leaderboard = require("leaderboards");

var settings = {
	express_ipaddr : process.env.OPENSHIFT_INTERNAL_IP || process.env.OPENSHIFT_NODEJS_IP || "127.0.0.1",
	express_port : process.env.OPENSHIFT_INTERNAL_PORT || process.env.OPENSHIFT_NODEJS_PORT || 8080,
	dbName : "leaderboards",
	mongo_db_host : process.env.OPENSHIFT_MONGODB_DB_HOST || "127.0.0.1",
	mongo_db_port : process.env.OPENSHIFT_MONGODB_DB_PORT || 27018,
	pwd : "password",
	appIDs : {		
		"pipelinemanager" : "apple",		//appID : secret
		"messageontheblock" : "pie"
	}
};

var lb = new Leaderboard(settings);
lb.start();

This code creates and starts a leaderboard server that handles highscores for two applications (i.e. two leaderboards): "pipelinemanager" and "messageontheblock". The server expects a secret to authorize API requests for each application that wants to add a new score.

API

Add a new score

Make a simple HTTP GET request like this:

GET http://serverName.com/appID/deviceID/nickname?secret=yourSecret&score=userScore

Required parameters:

serverName .. the address under which the leaderboard server is running appID .. as defined in the leaderboard server settings secret .. as defined in the leaderboard server settings deviceID .. an ID for each device where the application is running, defined by yourself nickname .. nickname associated to the score score .. the new score to be added

Retrieve a leaderboard

Make a simple HTTP GET request like this:

GET http://serverName.com/appID

Required parameters:

serverName .. the address under which the leaderboard server is running appID .. as defined in the leaderboard server settings

Result example:

[
  {
    "_id": "53eca8c7c09d6a6c13d624ca",
    "appID": "pipelinemanager",
    "deviceID": "0815sdasdfg",
    "nickname": "Tom",
    "score": 20,
    "__v": 0,
    "created_at": "2014-08-14T12:17:11.671Z"
  },
  {
    "_id": "53eca8aec09d6a6c13d624c7",
    "appID": "pipelinemanager",
    "deviceID": "0815sdasdfg",
    "nickname": "Tom",
    "score": 129,
    "__v": 0,
    "created_at": "2014-08-14T12:16:46.767Z"
  },
  {
    "_id": "53eca8b4c09d6a6c13d624c8",
    "appID": "pipelinemanager",
    "deviceID": "0815sdasdfg",
    "nickname": "Julia",
    "score": 200,
    "__v": 0,
    "created_at": "2014-08-14T12:16:52.348Z"
  },
  {
    "_id": "53eca8c3c09d6a6c13d624c9",
    "appID": "pipelinemanager",
    "deviceID": "0815sdasdfg",
    "nickname": "Julia",
    "score": 2000,
    "__v": 0,
    "created_at": "2014-08-14T12:17:07.290Z"
  },
  {
    "_id": "53eca8d9c09d6a6c13d624cb",
    "appID": "pipelinemanager",
    "deviceID": "ffdgdfgdfg",
    "nickname": "Maria",
    "score": 1523,
    "__v": 0,
    "created_at": "2014-08-14T12:17:29.273Z"
  },
  {
    "_id": "53eca8fcc09d6a6c13d624cc",
    "appID": "pipelinemanager",
    "deviceID": "ffdgdfgdfg",
    "nickname": "Maria",
    "score": 2052,
    "__v": 0,
    "created_at": "2014-08-14T12:18:04.217Z"
  }
]