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TODO

deployment

  • each player has their own unix username
  • use unix username/password auth mechanism
    • can we use a login which prints some ** (even if wrong number) on password

processes to create/document

  1. user: login/play crossword
  2. user: add ssh key

undocumented, one time:

  • move our guesses files to /opt/teams/teamxd

deployment tests

ssh username@dev.saul.pw

deployment features

  • web server for static site
  • websocket that forwards a pty (including login)
    • cookie to stay logged in

xdlauncher features

  • lobby/leaderboard
    • generate status/leaderboard from db
      • generate .tsv or otherwise to present in lobby
    • generate static .html, cp to static site

xdplayer features

  • different color grid/blocks (lighter gray?)
  • enter arbitrary string for rebus (number, symbol, unicode, multiple letters)

blog post

  1. been wanting multiplayer crossword, pandemic
  • ascii.town
  • inspired by cursewords
    • numbering in grid is very clever
    • blocks don't fill their squares
    • and only one clue visible at a time

  1. decided to play with a more compact layout

    • half-blocks to fill out blocks
    • fit in 80x25, and everything that stemmed from that limitation
    • read .xd format

  2. Made some design decisions

    • 2x1 instead of 4x2 is properly proportioned but doesn't spend any space on interior box-drawing chars
      • though unfortunately this leaves no room for superscript numbers like in cursewords, alas
    • beautiful software
    • contextual clues on side
      • note color matching indication of direction on board and clue
      • shoutout to python stdlib textwrap which continues to be very useful for quickly making polished terminal

  3. Experimentation

    • easy options framework (borrowed from VisiData)

      • one line to define (almost as easy to create as a global variable)

    • status bar important for minimalist print debugging

      • print = log to file

    • Ctrl+X to set them via hotkeys (simple debug interface, took 10 minutes to write)

    • keep option names regular

      • e.g. all colors end in 'attr' which came in handy when we wanted to have the options object automatically turn them in to curses attributes from a color description ("242 red on white")

  4. where to play sample

    • ssh sample@xd.saul.pw
    • screenshot -- cursewords vs xdplayer
    • any other prior art for terminal-based crossword solving?
    • in terminal?