hxArchipelago

Haxe Archipelago multiworld randomizer client library. See archipelago.gg.

This is a port of apclientpp by Black-Sliver.

Prerequisites

• Haxe 4.3.x recommended, 4.2.x should work as well
• If Lime is being used, additional functionality can be accessed (unless AP_NO_LIME is defined)

How to use

• Add dependencies to your project (should be handled automatically by haxelib)
  • hxWebSockets
  • helder.set
  • tink_json
  • haxe-concurrent
• import ap.Client
• instantiate hxArchipelago and use its API
  • assign event listeners
  • call poll repeatedly (e.g. once per frame) for it to connect and callbacks to fire)
  • use ConnectSlot to connect to a slot after RoomInfo
  • use StatusUpdate, LocationChecks and LocationScouts to send status, checks and scouts
  • use Say to send a (chat) message
  • use Bounce to send a bounce (deathlink, ...)
  • use Get, Set and SetNotify to access data storage api, see Archipelago network protocol
• see FlixelBumpStik for an implementation example
• see Gotchas

Additional Configuration

• if using Lime and you do not want to use Lime events, declare AP_NO_LIME in your build.hxml or project.xml file

Callbacks

Use _hOn* or on*.add() to set callbacks.

• if using Lime, call on*.add() to add event listeners
• otherwise, assign listeners to _hOn* (example: _hOnSlotConnected = [function...])

Because of automatic reconnect, there is no callback for a hard connection error. If the game has to be connected at all times, it should wait for SlotConnected and show an error to the user if that did not happen within 10 seconds. Once SlotConnected was received, a SocketError or SocketDisconnected can be used to detect a disconnect.

• SocketConnected (Void): called when the socket gets connected
• SocketError (String): called when connect or a ping failed - no action required, reconnect is automatic.
• SocketDisconnected (Void): called when the socket gets disconnected - no action required, reconnect is automatic.
• RoomInfo (Void): called when the server sent room info. send ConnectSlot from this callback.
• SlotConnected (Dynamic): called as reply to ConnectSlot when successful. argument is slot data.
• SlotRefused (Array<String>): called as reply to ConnectSlot failed. argument is reason.
• SlotDisconnected (Void): currently unused
• ItemsReceived (Array<NetworkItem>): called when receiving items - previously received after connect and new over time
• LocationInfo (Array<NetworkItem>): called as reply to LocationScouts
• LocationChecked (Array<Int>): called when a local location was remoetly checked or was already checked when connecting
• DataPackageChanged (DataPackageObject): called when data package (texts) were updated from the server
• Print (String): legacy chat message, no longer present in 0.5.0
• PrintJSON (Array<JSONMessagePart>): colorful chat and server messages. pass arg.data to render_json for text output
• Bounced (Dynamic): broadcasted when a client sends a Bounce
• Retrieved (DynamicAccess<Dynamic>): called as reply to Get
  • NOTE: This functionality is not currently working due to a code incompatibility.
• SetReply (String, Dynamic, Dynamic): called as reply to Set and when value for SetNotify changed

Gotchas

• poll() handles both sending outgoing packets, as well as processing incoming packets, so it has to be called repeatedly while hxArchipelago exists.