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IDEAS: bobsgameonlinejava Improvements

1. Networking Modernization

  • WebSocket Native Proxy: While Netty currently powers the raw TCP server, building a robust, native WebSocket handler into the Java server would allow bobsgameweb to connect directly without needing the Node.js Socket.io middleman.
  • KryoNet / Protobuf: Migrate away from GZip/Base64 GSON/JSON to a true binary protocol (like Protobuf or FlatBuffers) to reduce GC pressure and bandwidth during 8-player frantic VS matches.

2. Server Architecture

  • Virtual Threads (Loom): Upgrade all concurrent Room and Session managers to use Java 21's Virtual Threads instead of heavy platform thread pools, massive scalability boost for the GameServerTCP.
  • Database Abstraction: Introduce Hibernate/JPA or JOOQ instead of raw JDBC SQL strings to make schema migrations (like tracking Elo rating history) safer.

3. Map Editor

  • Tiled Import/Export: The custom EditorMain.java is powerful but isolated. Adding a .tmx parser would let the project utilize industry-standard editors like Tiled natively.
  • Aseprite Integration: Build a deeper watcher that hot-reloads .aseprite files straight into SpriteSheet objects during development using aseprite-file library.

4. Portability / Language

  • GraalVM Native Image: Compile the headless GameServerTCP and IndexClientTCP to native binaries using GraalVM. This would eliminate JVM warmup and drastically lower memory consumption on cloud hosts.
  • Kotlin Migration: Slowly introduce Kotlin for new server endpoints. Data classes and coroutines would clean up the massive boilerplate in packet parsing.