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User-Client Prototyping Report

The document reports on the progress of a team's prototyping of a user-client for a multiplayer game. It outlines the goals of implementing basic error handling and communication with a server. The status section describes how the client currently supports logon, pickup, drop, and exit commands with appropriate error messages. It also displays current player state based on update messages from the server.

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User-Client Prototyping Report

The document reports on the progress of a team's prototyping of a user-client for a multiplayer game. It outlines the goals of implementing basic error handling and communication with a server. The status section describes how the client currently supports logon, pickup, drop, and exit commands with appropriate error messages. It also displays current player state based on update messages from the server.

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5/5/2008

User-Client Prototyping Report


Team 12
Erin Carson
Sholanda McCullough
John Will

Prototyping Plan

• Goals
o A working, functional prototype
o Simple error handling in user input
o Implement the communication requirements described below
• Requirements
o Client will be able to
 Recognize user input as commands to server
 Send the messages to the server
 Receive messages from the server and update client-side data
accordingly
 Display current player state (username, room, items, inventory,
other players) to the user
o Supported messages
 /logon <username>
 /exit <username>
 /pickup <object>
 /drop <object>

Prototyping Status

• Error checking in user-input commands


o The client currently ensures that the user has input a valid command that
will be understood by the server (/logon, /exit, /drop, /pickup)
• Logon functionality
o The client supports the logon function.
o Error handling: if the user types the /logon command at times other than
initial connection, an error message is printed and the message is not sent
to the server
• Pickup functionality
o The client support the pickup function
5/5/2008

o Error handling: if the user attempts to pickup an object that is not currently
in the room, an error message is printed and the message is not sent to the
server
• Drop functionality
o The client supports the drop function
o Error handling: if the user attempts to drop an object that is not currently
in their inventory, an error message is printed and the message is not sent
to the server
• Exit functionality
o The client supports the exit function. When the user types the command to
exit, the server connection is closed, a logout message is printed to the
user’s console, and the client-program exits
• Current State Display
o The client currently parses update messages from the server, updates the
information on the client-side, and displays this information to the user
o The client will print out current status information only when an update
message from the server indicates that the client’s status has changed

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