voxel-server

multiplayer server for voxel-engine

Use with voxel-client

Using as a module

The returned server object implements EventEmitter

var Server = require('voxel-server')

var settings = {
  // various [voxel-engine]() settings to be sent to the clients
  avatarInitialPosition: [2, 20, 2],
  // list of incomming custom events to forward to all clients
  forwardEvents: ['attack','voiceChat']
}

// create server
var server = Server(settings)

// bind events
server.on('missingChunk', function(chunk){ ... })
server.on('client.join', function(client){ ... })
server.on('client.leave', function(client){ ... })
server.on('client.state', function(state){ ... })
server.on('chat', function(message){ ... })
server.on('set', function(pos, val, client){ ... })
server.on('error', function(error){ ... })

// connect a client
var duplexStream = SomeTransportSteam()
server.connectClient(duplexStream)

transport streams

websockets: websocket-stream

webRTC: rtc-data-stream

further reading:

• http://buildnewgames.com/real-time-multiplayer/
• https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_Multiplayer_Networking
• http://www.gabrielgambetta.com/?p=63 (all three parts)
• http://gafferongames.com/networking-for-game-programmers/what-every-programmer-needs-to-know-about-game-networking/
• http://gafferongames.com/game-physics/networked-physics/
• http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/NetworkingOverview.html

license

BSD