Hi I have several WP8 apps that I want to add turn based functionality as a quiz like app similar to QuizUp.
As a first step I sucessfully installed and setup the chat server app from the tutorial here:
http://appwarps2.shephertz.com/dev-center/
All worked O.K.
I then downloaded the QuizUp like trivia game from the samples page and have been having trouble getting it started.
http://appwarps2.shephertz.com/downloads/download-onpremwarp.php
1) I ran the server as in the previous chat server sample using the server files provided with the quiz game sample using windows_start.bat. (just like the previous sample)
2) Created a java project and imported the file system for the java server folder provided with the trivia game sample and added the .jar file to the build path and ran the program.
3) Logged in to the AppWarp Dashboard and created a zone and room (just like the previous sample) also added room properties IsPrivateRoom = false.
(server command window & Eclipse console now displays the zone and room just created)
4) I ran the trivia game sample in VS2013 having changed the global context variables API_KEY = "app key given when created zone in step 3 above", HOST_NAME = "127.0.0.1" and GameRoomId = "id given when I created room in step 3 above"
I am always getting connection failed while trying to connect in the game! I'm running the app on the emulator!
In onConnectionDone eventObj result type returns 6 (connection error)?
I'm obviously new here and the sample details stop at anything to do with windows phone so I've pieced together bits & pieces I could find!
I not sure what I'm doing wrong or not at all here? Am I on the right track? How do I get a connection?
Many thanks
P.S. I'm also getting the following error in the debugger:
System.Windows.Data Error: BindingExpression path error: 'm_FbFriendList' property not found on 'QuizMania.MainPage' 'QuizMania.MainPage' (HashCode=1166200). BindingExpression: Path='m_FbFriendList' DataItem='QuizMania.MainPage' (HashCode=1166200); target element is 'System.Windows.Controls.ListBox' (Name='FbFriendList'); target property is 'ItemsSource' (type 'System.Collections.IEnumerable')..
System.Windows.Data Error: BindingExpression path error: 'ListBoxStyle1' property not found on 'QuizMania.MainPage' 'QuizMania.MainPage' (HashCode=1166200). BindingExpression: Path='ListBoxStyle1' DataItem='QuizMania.MainPage' (HashCode=1166200); target element is 'System.Windows.Controls.ListBox' (Name='FbFriendList'); target property is 'Style' (type 'System.Windows.Style')..
P.P.S. OK scrap the connection problem, I'm in...! (was using wrong IP addy :)
Still not sure why I'm getting the binding issues though?
Another question:
I notice that if I connect game with Facebook fiiends and there is no one playing the game , thats it.
1) Is there a way to send invitation(s) to my Facebook friend(s) to play a game? (who have and dont have the app installed)
2) If they accept the invite then toast notify the inviter that they accepted? (EG get playing I'm waiting else may your happieness turn to ashes in your mouth!)
3) Do I have complete control over the server side game logic?
4) As these are quiz apps, I already have tousands of questions prepared in text files. Can I specify the layout for the questions and answers or do they have to be in a specific format like in the demo? Don't want to reformat the whole lot!
Finally
5) I'm assuming I can bind the whole thing together with leaderboards and achievements etc?
Could you point me in the right direction for further information regarding the above...
...Many thanks
Response:
Many thanks for your reply, I'm getting a null pointer at the server end when both users logout on the quiz demo and not sure why?
Please see console print below...
Unable to locate tools.jar. Expected to find it in C:\Program Files\Java\jre8\li
b\tools.jar
Buildfile: C:\Users\Trip Admin\Desktop\Submissions\Verses Mode\Quiz_WindowsPhone
\Quiz_WindowsPhone\QuizServer\warp.xml
[echo] Using Java version 1.8.
clean:
[delete] Deleting directory C:\Users\Trip Admin\Desktop\Submissions\Verses Mo
de\Quiz_WindowsPhone\Quiz_WindowsPhone\QuizServer\build
compile:
[mkdir] Created dir: C:\Users\Trip Admin\Desktop\Submissions\Verses Mode\Qui
z_WindowsPhone\Quiz_WindowsPhone\QuizServer\build\classes
[javac] Compiling 21 source files to C:\Users\Trip Admin\Desktop\Submissions
\Verses Mode\Quiz_WindowsPhone\Quiz_WindowsPhone\QuizServer\build\classes
[javac] warning: [options] bootstrap class path not set in conjunction with
-source 1.7
[javac] 1 warning
jar:
[mkdir] Created dir: C:\Users\Trip Admin\Desktop\Submissions\Verses Mode\Qui
z_WindowsPhone\Quiz_WindowsPhone\QuizServer\build\jar
[jar] Building jar: C:\Users\Trip Admin\Desktop\Submissions\Verses Mode\Qu
iz_WindowsPhone\Quiz_WindowsPhone\QuizServer\build\jar\quizserver.jar
run:
[java] Zone Created GOT_Quiz with key 8c2dcf00-0686-43bd-b
[java] Room Created GOT_Quiz_Room1 with ID 647227785
[java] Add user request jul
[java] Room Created QuizRoom jul with ID 383274819
[java] jul joined room Request
[java] jul joined room Request Success
[java] Received Start Quiz Packet1RoomId 383274819
[java] Add user request emu
[java] emu joined room Request
[java] emu joined room Request Success
[java] Received Start Quiz Packet2RoomId 383274819
[java] Send Question Packet of 512
[java] Sending Question to User jul
[java] Sending Question to User emu
[java] Answer Received 0
[java] Send Answer
[java] Answer Received 0
[java] Send Answer
[java] Send Answer
[java] Send Answer
[java] Send Question Packet of 512
[java] Sending Question to User jul
[java] Sending Question to User emu
[java] QuizRoomAdaptor onUserLeaveRequest emu left room 383274819
[java] QuizZoneAdaptor onUserRemoved jul
[java] QuizRoomAdaptor onUserLeaveRequest jul left room 383274819
[java] QuizZoneAdaptor onUserRemoved emu
[java] java.lang.NullPointerException
[java] at java.util.Collections$UnmodifiableCollection.<init>(Unknown S
ource)
[java] at java.util.Collections$UnmodifiableList.<init>(Unknown Source)
[java] at java.util.Collections.unmodifiableList(Unknown Source)
[java] at com.shephertz.app42.server.domain.Room.getJoinedUsers(Room.ja
va:941)
[java] at quizserver.QuizRoomAdaptor.onTimerTick(Unknown Source)
[java] at com.shephertz.app42.server.domain.Room.handleTimerTick(Room.j
ava:857)
[java] at com.shephertz.app42.server.domain.Zone.handleTimerTick(Zone.j
ava:802)
[java] at com.shephertz.app42.server.handler.WarpProtocolHandler.handle
TimerTick(WarpProtocolHandler.java:539)
[java] at com.shephertz.app42.server.handler.LoopTask.run(WarpProtocolH
andler.java:676)
[java] at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Unknown Source)
[java] at java.util.TimerThread.run(Unknown Source)
[java] Deleting Room 383274819 true
Thanks
