Version: 2024.0.21 🚧

Real-Time Gameplay Configuration

This article will walk you through setting up your game for real-time gameplay on Skillz. Make sure you have implemented the Skillz Delegate before proceeding. We recommend reviewing the documentation for Standard Gameplay in order to understand the basics of the Skillz SDK integration.

Overview

Skillz Real-Time games are those where players are actively in a session together, competing in real-time.

Skillz supports multiplayer games in the following configurations:

Using our integration with Photon Quantum Networking.
Implementing a custom game server
Using our integration with Photon Unity Networking (PUN)
Implementing our Sync Server SDK

Below we will briefly describe the high level architecture on how we support multiplayer games on the Skillz platform.

Sync Architecture

Photon Quantum
Custom Server
PUN
Skillz Sync SDK

See our integration with Photon Quantum Networking for more information.

Server Requirements

Photon Quantum
Custom Server
PUN
Skillz Sync SDK

Photon Quantum uses cloud servers hosted by Photon. There are no server requirements necessary on your part to get started.

For information on integrating with Photon Quantum see our integration with Photon Quantum Networking.

Developer Workflow

Photon Quantum
Custom Server
PUN
Skillz Sync SDK

Build a real-time game using Photon Quantum. You can use a free Photon cloud account from photon while developing. Use our integration with Photon Quantum Networking as a starting point for faster and easier integration with Skillz.
Test your game connectivity with Quantum by using a dummy name for the room information received client-side from the Skillz SDK
Please reference the Testing Real-Time Games section for common use cases to test against
Once you have verified things work locally, work with the Skillz team to spin up a Sandbox Sync template to validate the workflow.
Once Sandbox testing is complete, Skillz will work with you to rollout the game into production.

Creating a Custom Real-Time Gameplay Server

Photon Quantum
Custom Server
PUN
Skillz Sync SDK

With Photon Quantum, Photon takes cares of all the server work for you. You just need a Photon Cloud AppID.

For information on integrating with Photon Quantum see our integration with Photon Quantum Networking.

In this section we are going to learn how to deploy the [skillz-example-sync-server](https://github.com/skillz/skillz-example-sync-server) project locally.

NOTE: Click here to learn more about the Example Sync Server and the Skillz Server SDK.

Please note that the complete implementation of server-side gameplay logic is up to the developer. The Skillz Example Sync Server, as the name implies, only provides sample code to handle common gameplay logic.

In the Reporting Scores section, you will learn how to implement logic to report match scores back to Skillz from the server.

Install Java

If you are developing and testing your code locally, you will need to install Java.

NOTE: There are many implementations of Java, so pick the one that suits you best.

In the Example Real-Time Server, we use Amazon Corretto 11, which we will use in this guide.

To install Amazon Corretto 11, follow the instructions below:

Install Docker

Since the Gameplay Server needs to be submitted to Skillz as a Docker Image, you will need to install Docker.

To do so, follow the instructions below:

Running the Example Sync Server Locally

Now that we have Java and Docker installed, let's try to get the Sample Sync Server running locally.

To do so, run the instructions below:

# Clone the example sync server
git clone https://github.com/skillz/skillz-example-sync-server.git

# Go to directory
cd skillz-example-sync-server

# Compile the gameplay server code
./gradlew build

# Start the gameplay server
./gradlew run

If you get logs similar to the following, that means the sample server was started successfully:

...
> Task :example_sync_server:run
2022-02-17 | 10:18:06.883 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.Server  | Running with INFO level logging.
2022-02-17 | 10:18:06.910 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.Server  | Starting Skillz Server 1.3.3...
2022-02-17 | 10:18:08.050 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Loading ExampleSkillzGame 1.0...
2022-02-17 | 10:18:08.071 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom TICK_RATE of 100ms
2022-02-17 | 10:18:08.073 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom WARNING_SECONDS value of 4
2022-02-17 | 10:18:08.073 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom DISCONNECT_SECONDS value of 15
2022-02-17 | 10:18:08.073 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom MAX_RECONNECTS value of -1
2022-02-17 | 10:18:08.073 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom MAX_ALLOWED_APP_PAUSES value of -1
2022-02-17 | 10:18:08.073 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom MIN_TIME_IN_SECONDS_FOR_NEW_PAUSE value of 1
2022-02-17 | 10:18:08.073 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom MAX_ALLOWED_APP_CONNECTION_WARNINGS value of -1
2022-02-17 | 10:18:08.076 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom USE_CUMULATIVE_PAUSE_DISCONNECT_TIMER value of true
2022-02-17 | 10:18:09.220 | main     |  INFO | c.s.server.ContentLoader  | Loaded 2 MessageHandlers
2022-02-17 | 10:18:09.362 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.Server  | Server started successfully on port 10140!
<==========---> 80% EXECUTING [1m 4s]
> :example_sync_server:run

To end the server process, press CTRL + C.

Running the Example Sync Server on Docker

Now that you know how to run the sync-server locally, let's try running it from a Docker container with the following commands:

# Clone the example sync server
git clone https://github.com/skillz/skillz-example-sync-server.git

# Go to directory
cd skillz-example-sync-server

# Compile the gameplay server code
./gradlew jar

# Go to app directory
cd example_sync_server

# Create Docker Directory
mkdir -p build/docker/resources

# Go to Docker Directory
cd build/docker

# Copy all files needed for sync-server to run
cp ../libs/*.jar ./server.jar
cp -rf ../../resources/certs resources
cp ../../../{Dockerfile,healthcheck.sh} .

# Build the Docker Image
docker build --platform linux/amd64 -t "sync-server:latest" .

# Start the Sync Server Container
docker run --name sync-server -e SYNC_RELEASE_CONFIGURATION="info" -p 10140:10140 -d "sync-server:latest"

# Get logs from Docker
docker logs -f sync-server

If you get logs similar to the following, that means the sample server was started in Docker successfully.

2022-03-03 | 19:45:53.838 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.Server  | Running with INFO level logging.
2022-03-03 | 19:45:53.855 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.Server  | Starting Skillz Server 1.3.4...
2022-03-03 | 19:45:54.959 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Loading ExampleSkillzGame 1.0...
2022-03-03 | 19:45:54.978 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom TICK_RATE of 100ms
2022-03-03 | 19:45:54.979 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom WARNING_SECONDS value of 4
2022-03-03 | 19:45:54.979 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom DISCONNECT_SECONDS value of 15
2022-03-03 | 19:45:54.979 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom MAX_RECONNECTS value of -1
2022-03-03 | 19:45:54.979 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom MAX_ALLOWED_APP_PAUSES value of -1
2022-03-03 | 19:45:54.980 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom MIN_TIME_IN_SECONDS_FOR_NEW_PAUSE value of 1
2022-03-03 | 19:45:54.980 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom MAX_ALLOWED_APP_CONNECTION_WARNINGS value of -1
2022-03-03 | 19:45:54.982 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.World   | Using custom USE_CUMULATIVE_PAUSE_DISCONNECT_TIMER value of true
2022-03-03 | 19:45:55.062 | main     |  INFO | c.s.server.ContentLoader  | Loaded 1 MessageHandlers
2022-03-03 | 19:45:55.120 | main     |  INFO | com.skillz.server.Server  | Server started successfully on port 10140!

To end the server process, run the following commands:

# Stop the sync-server container
docker stop sync-server

# Make the sync-server container name available
docker rm sync-server

Now that you know how to run the sync-server, in the following sections you will learn how to start a match and report scores from the server.

Real-Time Gameplay Integration

The Skillz Client SDK integration will be the same as for play-and-compare game modes. The difference comes with how you handle things when the match begins. Once the match begins you will need to validate the match is a real-time match then connect to the game server and start sending and receiving game state updates based upon your needs.

info

Currently we only have Unity example apps. You can still implement your real-time game utilizing the Skillz iOS or Android SDKs. Work with the Skillz team to answer questions regarding your specific platform.

Starting a Game (Match Start)

Photon Quantum
Custom Server
PUN
Skillz Sync SDK

For information on integrating with Photon Quantum see our integration with Photon Quantum Networking.

When a match begins the Skillz SDK will call the `OnMatchWillBegin` method (Unity implementation). Use `matchInfo.IsCustomSynchronousMatch` to determine if the present match is a real-time match. Then proceed to check the `Match` object to see if you have a server IP and port. If so, you have a real-time match and can connect to the server and begin your game logic. If not you simply have an async match and can continue accordingly.

info

Please note that the MatchId from the CustomServerConnectionInfo instance is the unique id for the sync match. This will be the same for the matched players and should be used to send the players to the same room.

string matchID = matchInfo.CustomServerConnectionInfo.MatchId;

    void SkillzMatchDelegate.OnMatchWillBegin(Match matchInfo)
    {
        // Please note Unity provides a helper property to determine the match type
        // if IsCustomSynchronousMatch is true we have a sync v2 match
         if (matchInfo.IsCustomSynchronousMatch)
        {
                // get the needed info and handle your real-time game start
                string matchID = matchInfo.CustomServerConnectionInfo.MatchId;
                string hostName = matchInfo.CustomServerConnectionInfo.ServerIp;
                string port = matchInfo.CustomServerConnectionInfo.ServerIp;
                // ...
        }
        else
        {
                // handle your async game start
        }
    }

info

string matchID = matchInfo.CustomServerConnectionInfo.MatchId;

::: caution If you are building an ephemeral game server, the client will receive the IP in the following format: {IPv4,IPv6}. This will require the client to parse this value and handle connecting over IPv6 or IPv4 as desired.

Example: {"ip":"18.236.89.133,2600:1f13:2aa:4600:2735:6920:31c5:8812"} :::

    void SkillzMatchDelegate.OnMatchWillBegin(Match matchInfo)
    {
        // Please note Unity provides a helper property to determine the match type
        // if IsCustomSynchronousMatch is true we have a sync v2 match
         if (matchInfo.IsCustomSynchronousMatch)
        {
                // get the needed info and handle your real-time game start
                string matchID = matchInfo.CustomServerConnectionInfo.MatchId;
                string hostName = matchInfo.CustomServerConnectionInfo.ServerIp;
                string port = matchInfo.CustomServerConnectionInfo.ServerIp;
                // ...
        }
        else
        {
                // handle your async game start
        }
    }

When a match begins the Skillz SDK will call the OnMatchWillBegin method (Unity implementation). Use matchInfo.IsCustomSynchronousMatch to determine if the present match is a real-time match. If so, you have a real-time match and can connect to Photon Server, Join a room and begin your game logic. If not you simply have an async match and can continue accordingly.

info

string matchID = matchInfo.CustomServerConnectionInfo.MatchId;

SkillzGameController.cs
public sealed class SkillzGameController : SkillzMatchDelegate
{
    public void OnMatchWillBegin(Match matchInfo)
    {
        // Please note Unity provides a helper property to determine the match type
        // if IsCustomSynchronousMatch is true we have a sync v2 match
        if (matchInfo.IsCustomSynchronousMatch)
        {
                SceneManager.LoadScene(SyncGameScene);
                // ...
        }
        else
        {
                // handle your async game start
                SceneManager.LoadScene(ASyncGameScene);
        }
    }

SyncGameController.cs
public sealed class SyncGameController : MonoBehaviourPunCallbacks
{
    //keep track of connection status
    bool isConnecting;
    public void ConnectToPUN()
    {
        // #Critical, we must first and foremost connect to Photon Master Server.
        //Will call OnConnectedToMaster() on successful connection
        isConnecting = PhotonNetwork.ConnectUsingSettings();
    }

    public override void OnConnectedToMaster()
    {
        if (isConnecting)
        {
            // #Critical: The first we try to do is to join the room or create the room if it doesn't exist
            Debug.Log("First time connecting to Master Server, creating and joining room");

            //use sync match id as the room name
            string skillzRoomName = SkillzCrossPlatform.GetMatchInfo().CustomServerConnectionInfo.MatchId;
            PhotonNetwork.JoinOrCreateRoom(skillzRoomName, new RoomOptions { MaxPlayers = 2 }, default);
            isConnecting = false;
        }
    }
}

Reporting Scores

Depending on your specific game setup, we provide either client-side or server-side score reporting.

Client-Side Score Reporting

For client-side score reporting, you submit scores the same way you would for an play-and-compare game. Please read our score submitting docs for step-by-step instructions.

Server-Side Score Reporting

Photon Quantum
Custom Server
PUN
Skillz Sync SDK

Skillz is currently looking into supporting server side score reporting with Photon Quantum.

For information on integrating with Photon Quantum see our integration with Photon Quantum Networking.

danger

Ensure you are on the latest version of the Sync Server SDK library jarfile. This has been updated to be sourced from a remote repository in recent versions of the Sync Server SDK Example Server Project.Follow the upgrade steps below if you have not done so, already.

Make the following changes to the your top-level build.gradle file: https://github.com/skillz/skillz-example-sync-server/pull/1/files#diff-49a96...
- If you've made no other customizations to the original build.gradle file, you can simply replace it with the completed file located here: https://github.com/skillz/skillz-example-sync-server/blob/v1.2.1/build.gradle
Delete the server_sdk.jar file in the example_sync_server/libs/ folder (the top-level folder example_sync_server may be named differently in your project)

Implementation

In your custom Game class, in the overridden broadcast() or process() function, call the newly available reportScores() function when the game is over.
This functionality relies on the following:
- Client.score must be set accordingly
- If Game.isAborted() and Game.isForfeited() are used to determine the end game state, ensure the following functions are used when tracking/setting game state:
  - Game.forfeitGame(Client forfeitingClient)
  - Game.abortGame(Client abortingClient)

@Override
def broadcast() {
    for (Player player in players as List<Player>) {
        if (isGamePaused() || isResuming()) {
            player.getMessageSender().sendOpponentConnection()
        }
        player.getMessageSender().sendGameStateUpdate();
    }
    if (completed || aborted) {
        log.info("Game over for matchId: " + matchId + ", completed: " + completed + ", aborted: " + aborted);

        // The game has ended and we want to report the scores to the Skillz platform now
        reportScores()
        for (Player player in players as List<Player>) {
            log.debug("Sending GameOver to player: " + player.getUserId());
            player.getMessageSender().sendGameOver()
        }
        reset();
    }
}

The Sync Event Service is responsible for handling HTTP POST requests from Sync game servers hosted on the Skillz platform. The URI of the service is exposed as an environment variable EVENT_SERVICE, while the endpoint for reporting scores is /realtime/v1/scores. (The full URI of the report-score endpoint is thus ${EVENT_SERVICE}/realtime/v1/scores.) Your Skillz Game ID must be included as a header. For convenience, your game ID is exposed as an environment variable SKILLZ_GAME_ID. The header must be included as X-Skillz-GameId (see below for examples). In the future, this requirement will be removed and the Skillz platform will handle the inclusion of this Game ID header.

JSON Payload

The payload is sent as JSON and follows this schema:

matchmaker_match_id - The match UUID sent down by the Skillz Matchmaker to both clients upon finding a successful match
scores - List of two JSON objects, each containing the following values:
- user_id - User ID of the player
- score - Score for this player
- abort_state - If the user has aborted, we omit score and instead include a value of UNKNOWN for abort_state. In the future, this functionality will be expanded to allow for more verbose abort states

::: warning

The matchmaker_match_id must be included with all requests.
At least one of the scores objects must include a user_id. (This might be the case if only one player were to ever connect to the match.)
Either a score or abort_state must be sent for a given player. Including both a score and abort_state object will result in an invalid request. ::: Below are examples of valid requests:

Two Scores
One Score and One Abort
Two Aborts
Only One Player Connected

{
    "matchmaker_match_id": "f7c1e04f-6dc2-4af3-a875-5bdf541ae7c5",
    "scores": [
        {
             "user_id": 2021938685,
             "score": 100
        },
        {
             "user_id": 14117213,
             "score": 9001
        }
    ]
}

{
    "matchmaker_match_id": "f7c1e04f-6dc2-4af3-a875-5bdf541ae7c5",
    "scores": [
        {
             "user_id": 2021938685,
             "abort_state": "UNKNOWN"
        },
        {
             "user_id": 14117213,
             "score": 9004
        }
    ]
}

{
    "matchmaker_match_id": "f7c1e04f-6dc2-4af3-a875-5bdf541ae7c5",
    "scores": [
        {
             "user_id": 2021938685,
             "abort_state": "UNKNOWN"
        },
        {
             "user_id": 14117213,
             "abort_state": "UNKNOWN"
        }
    ]
}

{
    "matchmaker_match_id": "f7c1e04f-6dc2-4af3-a875-5bdf541ae7c5",
    "scores": [
        {
             "user_id": 2021938685,
             "score": 0
        },
        {
             "abort_state": "UNKNOWN"
        }
    ]
}

Example Implementation

Below is an example of reporting score in Groovy:

In the following example, the EventReporter class exposes the following public methods:

reportScores(Long userId, Long userScore, Long opponentId, Long opponentScore, String matchmakerMatchId)

reportScoreAndAbort(Long userId, Long userScore, Long abortingOpponentId, String matchmakerMatchId)

reportDoubleAbort(Long abortingUserId, Long abortingOpponentId, String matchmakerMatchId)

Implementation

import com.google.gson.FieldNamingPolicy
import com.google.gson.Gson
import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder
import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
import groovy.util.logging.Slf4j
import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpResponseStatus
import okhttp3.MediaType
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
import okhttp3.Request
import okhttp3.RequestBody
import okhttp3.Response

@CompileStatic
class Event {
    String matchmakerMatchId
}

@CompileStatic
class ScoreEvent extends Event {
    List<Score> scores
}

@CompileStatic
class Score extends Event {
    Long userId
    Long score
    String abortState
}

@Slf4j
@CompileStatic
class EventReporter {
    private static final String EVENT_SERVICE = System.getenv('EVENT_SERVICE')
    private static final String GAME_ID = System.getenv('SKILLZ_GAME_ID')
    private static final String REPORT_SCORE_ENDPOINT = "/realtime/v1/scores"
    private static final MediaType JSON = MediaType.get("application/json; charset=utf-8")
    private static final int MAX_REQUEST_RETRIES = 3

    private final OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient()
    private final Gson gson = new GsonBuilder()
        .setFieldNamingPolicy(FieldNamingPolicy.LOWER_CASE_WITH_UNDERSCORES)
        .create()

    void reportScores(Long userId, Long userScore, Long opponentId, Long opponentScore, String matchmakerMatchId) {
        ScoreEvent scoreEvent = new ScoreEvent(
            matchmakerMatchId: matchmakerMatchId,
            scores: [
                new Score(
                    userId: userId,
                    score: userScore
                ),
                new Score(
                    userId: opponentId,
                    score: opponentScore
                )])
        log.debug("Reporting score for matchmaker match ID ${matchmakerMatchId}")
        postEventWithRetry(REPORT_SCORE_ENDPOINT, scoreEvent)
    }

    void reportScoreAndAbort(Long userId, Long userScore, Long abortingOpponentId, String matchmakerMatchId) {
        ScoreEvent abortEvent = new ScoreEvent(
            matchmakerMatchId: matchmakerMatchId,
            scores: [
                new Score(
                    userId: userId,
                    score: userScore
                ),
                new Score(
                    userId: abortingOpponentId,
                    abortState: "UNKNOWN"
                )])
        log.debug("Reporting score for matchmaker match ID ${matchmakerMatchId}")
        postEventWithRetry(REPORT_SCORE_ENDPOINT, abortEvent)
    }

    void reportDoubleAbort(Long abortingUserId, Long abortingOpponentId, String matchmakerMatchId) {
        ScoreEvent abortEvent = new ScoreEvent(
            matchmakerMatchId: matchmakerMatchId,
            scores: [
                new Score(
                    userId: abortingUserId,
                    abortState: "UNKNOWN"
                ),
                new Score(
                    userId: abortingOpponentId,
                    abortState: "UNKNOWN"
                )])
        log.debug("Reporting score for matchmaker match ID ${matchmakerMatchId}")
        postEventWithRetry(REPORT_SCORE_ENDPOINT, abortEvent)
    }

    private void postEventWithRetry(String endpoint, Event event, int retries = 0) {
        try {
            if (retries >= MAX_REQUEST_RETRIES) {
                log.error("Request to submit score was not accepted after ${retries} failures for matchmaker match ID ${event.matchmakerMatchId}!")
                return
            }

            Response response = postEvent(endpoint, event)
            if (response.code() != HttpResponseStatus.ACCEPTED.code()
                && response.code() != HttpResponseStatus.BAD_REQUEST.code()
                && response.code() != HttpResponseStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY.code()) {
                log.error("Request to submit score was not accepted for matchmaker match ID ${event.matchmakerMatchId}:\n${response.code()} - ${response.body()}")
                postEventWithRetry(endpoint, event, ++retries)
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            log.error("Exception thrown while attempting to report score for matchmaker match ID ${event.matchmakerMatchId}:\n${e.toString()}")
            postEventWithRetry(endpoint, event, ++retries)
        }
    }

    private Response postEvent(String endpoint, Event event) throws IOException {
        def json = gson.toJson(event)
        log.debug("Sending POST HTTP request to endpoint: ${endpoint} with json: ${json}")
        RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(json, JSON)
        Request request = new Request.Builder()
            .url("https://" + EVENT_SERVICE + endpoint)
            .header("X-Skillz-GameId", GAME_ID)
            .post(body)
            .build()
        try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            return response
        }
    }
}

Setting up Sandbox Real-Time Templates

Photon Quantum
Custom Server
PUN
Skillz Sync SDK

Follow the instructions to setup Real-Time templates on the developer console.

Exporting the Docker Image Archive

To simplify the export of a Docker Image Archive, we prebuilt a Gradle Task that takes care of all the heavy lifting. You can also export it manually following the steps further down.

Gradle Task

Install Docker Desktop on Mac (This export task is only supported on macOS development machines.)
Execute the exportDockerImageArchive gradle task
Use --platform linux/amd64 when running docker build
Locate the exported Docker Image Archive tarball at <project_root>/<server_name>/docker/

Manually

Run the following commands in your terminal

IMAGE_NAME="INSERT_IMAGE_NAME_HERE"

# Go to directory with Dockerfile
cd <FOLDER_WITH_DOCKERFILE>

# Build container image
docker build -t ${IMAGE_NAME} .

# Create image archive
docker save -o ./${IMAGE_NAME}-$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S).tar.gz ${IMAGE_NAME}

The final image archive file will have the name of ${IMAGE_NAME}-$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S).tar.gz. This image archive will be used to deploy your Sync Server on Skillz infrastructure.

Documentation for the docker save command is available on their website

Run the following commands in your terminal

IMAGE_NAME="INSERT_IMAGE_NAME_HERE"

# Go to directory with Dockerfile
cd <FOLDER_WITH_DOCKERFILE>

# Build container image
docker build -t ${IMAGE_NAME} .

# Create image archive
docker save -o ./${IMAGE_NAME}-$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S).tar.gz ${IMAGE_NAME}

The final image archive file will have the name of ${IMAGE_NAME}-$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S).tar.gz. This image archive will be used to deploy your Sync Server on Skillz infrastructure.

Documentation for the docker save command is available on their website

Contacting Skillz

Now that you are ready, please contact us](https://developers.skillz.com/support/contact_us) and request the Skillz Sync Server functionality to be enabled.

Overview​

Sync Architecture​

Server Requirements​

Developer Workflow​

Creating a Custom Real-Time Gameplay Server​

Install Java​

Install Docker​

Running the Example Sync Server Locally​

Running the Example Sync Server on Docker​

Real-Time Gameplay Integration​

Starting a Game (Match Start)​

Reporting Scores​

Client-Side Score Reporting​

Server-Side Score Reporting​

Implementation​

JSON Payload​

Example Implementation​

Implementation​

Setting up Sandbox Real-Time Templates​

Exporting the Docker Image Archive​

Gradle Task​

Manually​

Contacting Skillz​

Overview

Sync Architecture

Server Requirements

Developer Workflow

Creating a Custom Real-Time Gameplay Server

Install Java

Install Docker

Running the Example Sync Server Locally

Running the Example Sync Server on Docker

Real-Time Gameplay Integration

Starting a Game (Match Start)

Reporting Scores

Client-Side Score Reporting

Server-Side Score Reporting

Implementation

JSON Payload

Example Implementation

Implementation

Setting up Sandbox Real-Time Templates

Exporting the Docker Image Archive

Gradle Task

Manually

Contacting Skillz