node-starter

A Boiding workshop starter kit using node.

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Registering to the Workshop Server

The package.json describes a register script that can be used to register your team. It can be invoked via

npm run register -- <team-name>

The script needs an argument; the team name. If you are looking for inspiration, why not join your favorite color, your favorite city and your favorite animal with dashes. E.g. my team name would be yellow-nijmegen-ant.

Unregistering

When you want to unregister, for what every reason. Pass the --unregister flag to the above command.

npm run register -- --unregister <team-name>

Starting Brain Server

To start the node brain server run the command

node server.js

Remember to restart your server everytime you made some changes.

Controlling Intent

In the server.js file there is a function called behavior. This function controls the intent of a single boid. The function accepts the boid under consideration and the entire flock.

From these inputs it is this functions task to determine the boid's intent. I.e. you need to return an object with an intented heading and intended speed.

{
    "heading": 0.0,
    "speed": 0.0
}