On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 10:46 +0100, Jacques Basaldúa wrote:
> Hi Don
>
> Could you provide some minimum protocol documentation so that we do not
> have to use any scripting language? The tcl script seems very simple. Is it
> possible to just open greencheeks.homelinux.org:6867, send login and then
> read/write commands? This way everyone would be free to implement
> the connection its own way, handle reconnection automatically in case of
> power down, etc. In my case, using a scripting language not only
> requires to
> install unnecessary software for an otherwise trivial task, but writing
> a small
> "bridge application" that is called by the script and communicates with
> the GUI running the engine. The GUI could handle the connection much
> better. I am very interested in being an active member of the 19x19
> server when its ready. (And I am ready myself, mid-July, I hope.)
Yes, my plan was to publish the protocol and my hope was that others
would create clients just as you say.
I have some pretty basic notes even now which I will send you - but
I will eventually publish it on the web site.
It's also trivial to understand the protocol by looking at the tcl
client. One programmer has already built the protocol into their
own program.
I have my own plan to make 2 additional clients:
1. A viewing client - just for watching games.
2. A graphical engine client - so you can watch your engine
on a graphical board.
Another idea is to hack gogui, contribute code or get them
involved - the protocol is pretty simple.
- Don
> Jacques.
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