#Mini hAkkathon
##Intro Get to know the basics of Akka in a fun and playful way.
##Preparations:
- Java 8 compatible JDK
- Maven
- The source code will be available from GitHub so Git or a Git client will help but is not necessary
##Points of interest
- Javadoc in
Racecourseexplains game basics - Choose template based on your difficulty level (i.e. L1, L2, L3)
- Interface
DriverApplication - Interface
RacingStrategy - Akka documentation http://doc.akka.io/docs/akka/2.3.5/java.html is very helpful
- You can use the DriverActorTest to test your creation
- The examples uses the
akka-message-javalibrary for defining actor behavior. The interested reader can find out more at https://github.com/sawano/akka-message-java
##Project modules
- The
drivermodule is where you will work - The
modelmodule contains common objects - The
racecoursemodule contains the 'server' implementation - The
webmodule contains a simple web interface to the racecourse server
For a quick introduction to Akka, watch the first 6 minutes of this presentation: http://parleys.com/play/5302014de4b0c04daeac9df5
##Running the code
To start the server you simply run the main method in ScoreBoardController
To test your driver implementation you can use the DriverActorTest. Just replace the actor class with your implementation.
If you want ot place your server outside your local subnet then edit the 'hostname' and 'server-ip' values in
application-racecourse.conf and application.conf respectively and change the way racecourse lookup is performed (see javadoc).