added config file support

config.go

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	Tick      int     `json:"tick"` // ms
+	Timescale float32 `json:"timescale"`
+	Width     int     `json:"width"`
+	Height    int     `json:"height"`
+	Obstacles int     `json:"obstacles"`
+}
+
+const (
+	TICK      = 60
+	TIMESCALE = 1.0
+	WIDTH     = 800
+	HEIGHT    = 550
+	OBSTACLES = 5
+)
+
+func loadConfig(filename string) (Config, error) {
+	c := Config{}
+	u, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return c, err
+	}
+	if len(filename) > 1 && filename[:2] == "~/" {
+		filename = strings.Replace(filename, "~", u.HomeDir, 1)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filename); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		log.Printf("%+v not found, using defaults", filename)
+		return Config{
+			Tick:      TICK,
+			Timescale: TIMESCALE,
+			Width:     WIDTH,
+			Height:    HEIGHT,
+			Obstacles: OBSTACLES,
+		}, nil
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("found config file: %s", filename)
+		f, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
+		if err != nil {
+			return c, err
+		}
+		err = json.Unmarshal(f, &c)
+		if err != nil {
+			return c, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("config parse error: %s", err))
+		}
+	}
+	return c, nil
+}

control.go

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ func startGame(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	log.Println("asked to create a game")
 
 	requested_game_name := idg.Hash()
-	width, height := float32(*width), float32(*height)
+	width, height := float32(conf.Width), float32(conf.Height)
+	tick := conf.Tick
 
 	// here we determine if we are going to run with defaults or pick them off
 	// a posted json blob
@@ -30,12 +31,13 @@ func startGame(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			log.Printf("unable to read request body:", err)
 		}
 		req.Body.Close()
-		conf := struct {
-			With   float32 `json:"width"`
+		cfg := struct {
+			Width  float32 `json:"width"`
 			Height float32 `json:"height"`
 			Name   string  `json:"name"`
+			Tick   int     `json:"tick"`
 		}{}
-		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &conf)
+		err = json.Unmarshal(body, &cfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			NewFailure(err.Error())
 			if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(NewFailure(err.Error())); err != nil {
@@ -43,15 +45,16 @@ func startGame(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			}
 			return
 		}
-		requested_game_name = conf.Name
-		width = conf.With
-		height = conf.Height
+		requested_game_name = cfg.Name
+		width = cfg.Width
+		height = cfg.Height
+		tick = cfg.Tick
 	}
 
 	g := games.get(requested_game_name)
 	if g == nil {
 		log.Printf("Game '%s' non-existant; making it now", requested_game_name)
-		g = NewGame(requested_game_name, width, height)
+		g = NewGame(requested_game_name, width, height, tick)
 		go g.run()
 		games.add(g)
 	} else {

game.go

@@ -80,26 +80,28 @@ type game struct {
 	kill          chan bool
 	repair_hp     int
 	repair_rate   float32
+	tick_duration int
 }
 
-func NewGame(id string, width, height float32) *game {
+func NewGame(id string, width, height float32, tick int) *game {
 	g := &game{
-		id:          id,
-		register:    make(chan *player),
-		unregister:  make(chan *player, maxPlayer),
-		projectiles: make(map[*Projectile]bool),
-		splosions:   make(map[*Splosion]bool),
-		obstacles:   GenerateObstacles(*obstacle_count, width, height),
-		players:     make(map[*player]bool),
-		turn:        0,
-		width:       width,
-		height:      height,
-		spectators:  make(map[*Spectator]bool),
-		sregister:   make(chan *Spectator),
-		sunregister: make(chan *Spectator),
-		kill:        make(chan bool, maxPlayer),
-		repair_hp:   5,
-		repair_rate: 3.0,
+		id:            id,
+		register:      make(chan *player),
+		unregister:    make(chan *player, maxPlayer),
+		projectiles:   make(map[*Projectile]bool),
+		splosions:     make(map[*Splosion]bool),
+		obstacles:     GenerateObstacles(conf.Obstacles, width, height),
+		players:       make(map[*player]bool),
+		turn:          0,
+		width:         width,
+		height:        height,
+		spectators:    make(map[*Spectator]bool),
+		sregister:     make(chan *Spectator),
+		sunregister:   make(chan *Spectator),
+		kill:          make(chan bool, maxPlayer),
+		repair_hp:     5,
+		repair_rate:   3.0,
+		tick_duration: tick,
 	}
 	return g
 }
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ func (g *game) sendUpdate(payload *Boardstate) {
 
 func (g *game) run() {
 	var t0, t1 time.Time
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(*tick) * time.Millisecond)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(conf.Tick) * time.Millisecond)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-g.kill:

main.go

@@ -13,25 +13,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 var addr = flag.String("addr", ":8666", "http service address")
-var tick = flag.Int("tick", 60, "")
-var timescale = flag.Float64("timescale", 1, "time scale factor")
-var verbose = flag.Bool("verbose", false, "")
-var width = flag.Float64("width", 800, "width of field")
-var height = flag.Float64("height", 550, "height of field")
-var obstacle_count = flag.Int("obstacles", 5, "how many obstacles")
+var debug = flag.Bool("debug", false, "automatically create games if they don't exist")
 var profile = flag.String("pprof", "", "if specified will run with pprof")
 var netprofile = flag.Bool("netprof", false, "if specified will run with net/http/pprof")
-var debug = flag.Bool("debug", false, "automatically create games if they don't exist")
+var verbose = flag.Bool("verbose", false, "")
+var config = flag.String("config", "~/.config/hackerbots/config.json", "location of config file")
 
 var delta float32
 
 var idg *IdGenerator
+var conf Config
 
 // This is the main, global collection of games
 var games MapLock
 
 func main() {
 	log.Printf("Starting Server...")
+	var err error
 
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -51,7 +49,13 @@ func main() {
 	games = MapLock{m: make(map[string]*game)}
 	idg = NewIdGenerator()
 
-	delta = (float32(*tick) / 1000.0) * float32(*timescale)
+	conf, err = loadConfig(*config)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("config: %+v", conf)
+
+	delta = (float32(conf.Tick) / 1000.0) * float32(conf.Timescale)
 
 	sm := http.NewServeMux()
 
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ func main() {
 	sm.HandleFunc("/game/stop/", stopGame)
 	sm.HandleFunc("/fuck/shit/up/", killServer)
 
-	err := http.ListenAndServe(*addr, sm)
+	err = http.ListenAndServe(*addr, sm)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("unable to start server")
 	}

protocol.go

@@ -125,7 +125,12 @@ func addPlayer(ws *websocket.Conn) {
 	if game == nil {
 		force := *debug
 		if force {
-			game = NewGame(gid.Id, float32(*width), float32(*height))
+			game = NewGame(
+				gid.Id,
+				float32(conf.Width),
+				float32(conf.Height),
+				conf.Tick,
+			)
 			go game.run()
 			games.add(game)
 		} else {