Server Tasks - niehusst/TerminalJeopardy GitHub Wiki

• accept connecting clients while clients_connected < MAX_CLIENTS
• load and process game data from raw JSON/CSV file
• game loop:

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• construct and send metadata_t to clients
• send 5 category name strings 1-by-1 (same order as filled out in the category field of the metadata_t struct)
  • if game is determined to be over:
  • send array of integer scores to the clients
  • send int array of sizes of usernames (order corresponding to scores)
  • send each username string 1-by-1 (order corresponding to scores)
• send boolean to each client, dictating whose turn it is to select a question
• read question choice coordinates (2 chars, e.g. E5) from the client whose turn it was
• convert coords to board position and extract question
• send the question size
• send the question as a string itself
• read buzz in (time_t struct containing system time in seconds since 1970 when the user buzzed in)
• send boolean back to all clients telling them if they were the first to buzz in or not (dictating whether they answer the question)
• from the client who buzzed first, read their answer to the question (and their username??)
• send answer_sizes_t struct to all clients (contains length of predicted answer, true answer, and answerer username)
• send predicted answer string
• send real answer string
• send username string
• send boolean dictating whether the predicted answer was correct (True) or not (False)

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