broadcasting death notifications

server/main.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 		Log:   log,
 		join:  make(chan player),
 		inbox: make(chan message),
+		souls: make(map[string]soul),
 	}
 	s.init()
 	go s.run()

server/message.go

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 type message struct {
-	from int
+	from *player
 	text string
 }

server/player.go

@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import (
 
 type player struct {
 	*blammo.Log
-	conn   *websocket.Conn
+	conn     *websocket.Conn
-	server *server
+	server   *server
-	id     int
+	id       int
+	username string
+	outbox   chan string
 }
 
 func (p *player) run() {
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ func (p *player) run() {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	go p.writeMessages(ctx)
 	p.readMessages(cancel)
+	p.outbox = nil
 	p.conn.Close()
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ func (p *player) readMessages(cancel func()) {
 			p.Child("rcv").Info(string(b))
 		}
 		p.server.inbox <- message{
-			from: p.id,
+			from: p,
 			text: string(b),
 		}
 	}
@@ -76,12 +79,25 @@ func (p *player) writeMessages(ctx context.Context) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%d tick: %v", n, t)
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "tick %d: %v", n, t)
 			if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
 				p.Error("close frame error: %v", err)
 				return
 			}
-			p.Info("wrote a tick")
+		case msg := <-p.outbox:
+			p.Info("writing message from outbox: %s", msg)
+			w, err := p.conn.NextWriter(websocket.TextMessage)
+			if err != nil {
+				p.Error("error getting writer: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			w.Write([]byte(msg))
+			if err := w.Close(); err != nil {
+				p.Error("close frame error: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 		}

server/request.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 )
 
 type request struct {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ type vector3 struct {
 }
 
 type command interface {
-	exec(*server)
+	exec(*server, *player)
 }
 
 type collectSoul struct {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ type collectSoul struct {
 	Position   vector3 `json:"position"`
 }
 
-func (c *collectSoul) exec(s *server) {
+func (c *collectSoul) exec(s *server, from *player) {
 }
 
 type login struct {
@@ -47,12 +48,35 @@ type login struct {
 	Password string `json:"password"`
 }
 
-func (l *login) exec(s *server) {
+func (l *login) exec(s *server, from *player) {
+	from.username = l.Username
 }
 
 type death struct {
 	Position vector3 `json:"position"`
 }
 
-func (d *death) exec(s *server) {
+func (d *death) exec(s *server, from *player) {
+	s.Info("executing a death: %#v", d)
+	_soul := soul{
+		PlayerName: from.username,
+		Position:   d.Position,
+	}
+	s.souls[from.username] = _soul
+
+	b, err := json.Marshal(_soul)
+	if err != nil {
+		s.Error("unable to serialize soul: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("spawn-soul %s", string(b))
+
+	for _, player := range s.players {
+		select {
+		case player.outbox <- msg:
+		default:
+			s.Error("can't write to player %s's outbox", player.username)
+		}
+	}
 }

server/server.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type server struct {
 	players map[int]*player
 	join    chan player
 	inbox   chan message
+	souls   map[string]soul
 }
 
 func (s *server) init() {
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func (s *server) play(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	s.join <- player{
 		conn:   conn,
 		server: s,
+		outbox: make(chan string, 8),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ func (s *server) step(pc int) {
 		p.id = pc
 		p.Log = s.Child("players").Child(strconv.Itoa(p.id))
 		go p.run()
+		s.players[p.id] = &p
 	case m := <-s.inbox:
 		s.Info("received message: %v", m)
 		var req request
@@ -69,5 +72,6 @@ func (s *server) step(pc int) {
 		}
 		cmd := req.parse(m.text)
 		s.Info("cmd: %#v", cmd)
+		cmd.exec(s, m.from)
 	}
 }

server/soul.go

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package main
+
+type soul struct {
+	PlayerName string  `json:"playerName"`
+	Position   vector3 `json:"position"`
+}