markcornwell / markcornwell/spacewar
Clean up client/server coms using async/await to manage promises
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refactor
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
The node.js client/server comms using setInterval are wasteful. No need to keep sending state of controls when controls are not changing. Can eliminate this by being smarter with ansych.
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Research direction
Locate the JavaScript client/server communication entry points and the setInterval loop, then read how control state is sent. Done means unchanged controls are no longer repeatedly transmitted while client/server communication continues to work.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, node.js
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100