Hosting Games with Express.js and Socket.io

Medea - Jul 1 '23 -

I've recently created a template where you can host games in Express.js with the help of Socket.io.

VulcanWM / host-game-expressjs

Name: Hosting Games with Express.js and Socket.io
Rating: 3.7 (4119 reviews)
Author: vulcanwm

This is a template where you can host games in Express.js with the help of Socket.io.

/: has a link to the join game page and the host game page
/host: generates a game id and creates a game in which others can play the game. The host can decide when to start the game and this triggers a change in Socket.io which changes. the content on the player's screens
/join contains a form in which you have to enter your game id
/join (POST): redirects you to /join/[game_id]
/join/[game_id]: renders a page where you enter your nickname for the game
/join/[game_id (POST): the user's game id and nickname gets saved to the session and then they get redirected to /play
/play: the play screen is rendered, and the screen is updated whenever a…

These are all the pages the template has:

/: has a link to the join game page and the host game page
/host: generates a game id and creates a game in which others can play the game. The host can decide when to start the game and this triggers a change in Socket.io which changes. the content on the player's screens
/join contains a form in which you have to enter your game id
/join (POST): redirects you to /join/[game_id]
/join/[game_id]: renders a page where you enter your nickname for the game
/join/[game_id (POST): the user's game id and nickname gets saved to the session and then they get redirected to /play
/play: the play screen is rendered, and the screen is updated whenever a new socket event is triggered

Make sure to check it out, and if you have any suggestions, do let me know by commenting below!