How to make scalable game mastermind with API
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I want to create an API for mastermind game. The main features of that API are:
- 1 - Create a new game
- 2 - Return feedback given a game code and the guess combination
- 3 - Return game historic given a game code
My main idea is to use an embedded database (like could be H2), and then the feature 1 would be just an insert of new games, and the other features would be just to check the database status. Obviously with that approach, any request would need a database request, and I think that could be improved using some kind of cache (maybe redis), and cache the status of every game using LRU strategy.
I would like to know if you see any inconvenience to this game implementation approach (or another better approach maybe just using memory data structures instead of databases).
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I want to create an API for mastermind game. The main features of that API are:
- 1 - Create a new game
- 2 - Return feedback given a game code and the guess combination
- 3 - Return game historic given a game code
My main idea is to use an embedded database (like could be H2), and then the feature 1 would be just an insert of new games, and the other features would be just to check the database status. Obviously with that approach, any request would need a database request, and I think that could be improved using some kind of cache (maybe redis), and cache the status of every game using LRU strategy.
I would like to know if you see any inconvenience to this game implementation approach (or another better approach maybe just using memory data structures instead of databases).
java api oop solid-principles
edited Nov 14 at 9:46
Stanislav Kralin
7,48641841
asked Nov 11 at 18:55
Gerardo
426
You seem to misunderstand what API means. The API describes/defines the methods that can be called. Any discussion of embedded database is immaterial to the API, because that is an implementation issue. The same API could be implemented by storing data in a plain file, or by only storing the data in memory. You seem to be talking about the implementation, not the API itself.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:06
Sure, I want to create an API for that game, but my issues are with the implementation, that I would like to know if my approach is good. My fault, sorry!
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:12
Aren't you missing a very important part of the API, the ability to actually play the game?
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:15
The ability to play the game is via API. When a new game is requested, it "creates" a code and id (for instance, 123; RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE), code needs to be found using guesses (for instance, game 123; RED, BLUE, BLUE, RED) which the API would return how many pegs were correct.
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:20
But you only listed 3 features in the API, and none of them are for submitting a new guess.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:23
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I want to create an API for mastermind game. The main features of that API are:
- 1 - Create a new game
- 2 - Return feedback given a game code and the guess combination
- 3 - Return game historic given a game code
My main idea is to use an embedded database (like could be H2), and then the feature 1 would be just an insert of new games, and the other features would be just to check the database status. Obviously with that approach, any request would need a database request, and I think that could be improved using some kind of cache (maybe redis), and cache the status of every game using LRU strategy.
I would like to know if you see any inconvenience to this game implementation approach (or another better approach maybe just using memory data structures instead of databases).
java api oop solid-principles
edited Nov 14 at 9:46
Stanislav Kralin
7,48641841
asked Nov 11 at 18:55
Gerardo
426
I want to create an API for mastermind game. The main features of that API are:
- 1 - Create a new game
- 2 - Return feedback given a game code and the guess combination
- 3 - Return game historic given a game code
My main idea is to use an embedded database (like could be H2), and then the feature 1 would be just an insert of new games, and the other features would be just to check the database status. Obviously with that approach, any request would need a database request, and I think that could be improved using some kind of cache (maybe redis), and cache the status of every game using LRU strategy.
I would like to know if you see any inconvenience to this game implementation approach (or another better approach maybe just using memory data structures instead of databases).
java api oop solid-principles
java api oop solid-principles
edited Nov 14 at 9:46
Stanislav Kralin
7,48641841
asked Nov 11 at 18:55
Gerardo
426
edited Nov 14 at 9:46
Stanislav Kralin
7,48641841
asked Nov 11 at 18:55
Gerardo
426
edited Nov 14 at 9:46
Stanislav Kralin
7,48641841
edited Nov 14 at 9:46
Stanislav Kralin
7,48641841
edited Nov 14 at 9:46
Stanislav Kralin
7,48641841
7,48641841
asked Nov 11 at 18:55
Gerardo
426
asked Nov 11 at 18:55
Gerardo
426
asked Nov 11 at 18:55
Gerardo
426
426
You seem to misunderstand what API means. The API describes/defines the methods that can be called. Any discussion of embedded database is immaterial to the API, because that is an implementation issue. The same API could be implemented by storing data in a plain file, or by only storing the data in memory. You seem to be talking about the implementation, not the API itself.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:06
Sure, I want to create an API for that game, but my issues are with the implementation, that I would like to know if my approach is good. My fault, sorry!
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:12
Aren't you missing a very important part of the API, the ability to actually play the game?
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:15
The ability to play the game is via API. When a new game is requested, it "creates" a code and id (for instance, 123; RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE), code needs to be found using guesses (for instance, game 123; RED, BLUE, BLUE, RED) which the API would return how many pegs were correct.
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:20
But you only listed 3 features in the API, and none of them are for submitting a new guess.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:23
|
show 2 more comments
You seem to misunderstand what API means. The API describes/defines the methods that can be called. Any discussion of embedded database is immaterial to the API, because that is an implementation issue. The same API could be implemented by storing data in a plain file, or by only storing the data in memory. You seem to be talking about the implementation, not the API itself.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:06
Sure, I want to create an API for that game, but my issues are with the implementation, that I would like to know if my approach is good. My fault, sorry!
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:12
Aren't you missing a very important part of the API, the ability to actually play the game?
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:15
The ability to play the game is via API. When a new game is requested, it "creates" a code and id (for instance, 123; RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE), code needs to be found using guesses (for instance, game 123; RED, BLUE, BLUE, RED) which the API would return how many pegs were correct.
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:20
But you only listed 3 features in the API, and none of them are for submitting a new guess.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:23
You seem to misunderstand what API means. The API describes/defines the methods that can be called. Any discussion of embedded database is immaterial to the API, because that is an implementation issue. The same API could be implemented by storing data in a plain file, or by only storing the data in memory. You seem to be talking about the implementation, not the API itself.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:06
You seem to misunderstand what API means. The API describes/defines the methods that can be called. Any discussion of embedded database is immaterial to the API, because that is an implementation issue. The same API could be implemented by storing data in a plain file, or by only storing the data in memory. You seem to be talking about the implementation, not the API itself.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:06
Sure, I want to create an API for that game, but my issues are with the implementation, that I would like to know if my approach is good. My fault, sorry!
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:12
Sure, I want to create an API for that game, but my issues are with the implementation, that I would like to know if my approach is good. My fault, sorry!
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:12
Aren't you missing a very important part of the API, the ability to actually play the game?
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:15
Aren't you missing a very important part of the API, the ability to actually play the game?
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:15
The ability to play the game is via API. When a new game is requested, it "creates" a code and id (for instance, 123; RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE), code needs to be found using guesses (for instance, game 123; RED, BLUE, BLUE, RED) which the API would return how many pegs were correct.
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:20
The ability to play the game is via API. When a new game is requested, it "creates" a code and id (for instance, 123; RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE), code needs to be found using guesses (for instance, game 123; RED, BLUE, BLUE, RED) which the API would return how many pegs were correct.
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:20
But you only listed 3 features in the API, and none of them are for submitting a new guess.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:23
But you only listed 3 features in the API, and none of them are for submitting a new guess.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:23
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You seem to misunderstand what API means. The API describes/defines the methods that can be called. Any discussion of embedded database is immaterial to the API, because that is an implementation issue. The same API could be implemented by storing data in a plain file, or by only storing the data in memory. You seem to be talking about the implementation, not the API itself.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:06
Sure, I want to create an API for that game, but my issues are with the implementation, that I would like to know if my approach is good. My fault, sorry!
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:12
Aren't you missing a very important part of the API, the ability to actually play the game?
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:15
The ability to play the game is via API. When a new game is requested, it "creates" a code and id (for instance, 123; RED, BLUE, RED, BLUE), code needs to be found using guesses (for instance, game 123; RED, BLUE, BLUE, RED) which the API would return how many pegs were correct.
– Gerardo
Nov 11 at 19:20
But you only listed 3 features in the API, and none of them are for submitting a new guess.
– Andreas
Nov 11 at 19:23