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(Message started by: camelback on Aug 16^th, 2009, 3:23pm)

Title: Web tool for sharing Arimaa moves
Post by camelback on Aug 16^th, 2009, 3:23pm

I have an idea of creating a web tool to create and share Arimaa positions and moves for discussion. ::)

The tool would be similar to plangame feature but with more features.

The tool should enable the following.

1. You create a starting position with or without few continuing lines and click "create link" button that will provide you with a link for that position and lines. May be you can also "name" that move-lines.

2. Shared link can be used by others to create their own version of move-lines.

This will help in mobgame move or other specific move discussion.

I guess it can be implemented without rule checking with just a palette a pieces and an empty board. The key is to save these move lines in the back end.

I very much like to have this tool but not sure where to start. (I don't know web programming). Any insights or thoughts appreciated.

Title: Re: Web tool for sharing Arimaa moves
Post by rajmahendra on Aug 17^th, 2009, 10:12am

One already there in place, got this from Omar...

http://arimaa.com/arimaa/games/planGame.cgi

One draw back is you dont have interface.

What you say is good. but you need to plan for which interface you plan to build. there are so many interface

Web based
you can go for a Flash....

Stand alone
you have.. Java, VB etc...

Title: Re: Web tool for sharing Arimaa moves
Post by tize on Aug 18^th, 2009, 2:19am

I modified arimaa/games/jsShowGame.cgi to this

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>View position</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
// This script is from http://www.bennadel.com/blog/695-Ask-Ben-Getting-Query-String-Values-In-JavaScript.htm
var objURL = new Object();
window.location.search.replace(new RegExp( "([^?=&]+)(=([^&]*))?", "g" ),function( $0, $1, $2, $3 ){objURL[ $1 ] = $3;});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.arimaa.com/arimaa/jsClient/p1/prop.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.arimaa.com/arimaa/jsClient/p1/vars.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.arimaa.com/arimaa/jsClient/p1/arimaaClient.js"></script>
</center>
</body>
</html>

If you "call" this file like file.html?moves=Ra1_Ra2_Rc2_Rb4_Re1_Re2_Rh1_Rh2_Cc4_Cd2_Dd1_Dh4_Hb6_Hf2_Mc3_Eg3NNra8_ra7_rb8_rc7_rf8_rg5_rh5_rh6_cb5_cg4_dd6_de6_he3_hf4_mg2_ed4NNCc4n_ed4w_Cc5e_ec4n
you'll get a postion with a move line to share (if file.html is publically avaliable).
(The code is from this server and I don't know if it's legal to pick code like this.)
Of course you'll still need the interface to easily make the position and move line, but you can now make it a standalone program generating that link.

Title: Re: Web tool for sharing Arimaa moves
Post by camelback on Aug 20^th, 2009, 8:42am

Thanks you for the comments Raj and tize, I'll give a try.