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    • MurtazaM
      Murtaza Admin @DGames135
      last edited by

      @DGames135
      No you need to create your own server.

      The left side with the web browser is the server/client side. The hyperPad app i simply connecting to his server.
      See the "Socket" behaviour with the url: http://localhost:3000? That's where the connection is being made. The localhost is his server (it's using local host instead of a real IP or web address because it's a test server running on his own development machine).

      His server is running code to handle the chat. That's where the real part of all this is located. The hyperPad behaviours simply connect to it and know how to respond.

      This isn't an easy behaviour to use, and isn't for beginners. This is why we held off on adding it for so long, because I firmly believed our community was not ready. Even still, I doubt it will be used much.. But the community keeps asking for it, so we decided to make it happen. Hopefully some cool stuff comes from this.

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      • HamedH
        Hamed Admin
        last edited by Hamed

        That being said, the server was only 20 lines of code and was also super easy to setup. I just used the example they have on socket.io

        I should also mention that all networking behaviors are on developer tier, similar to the open URL behavior.

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        • Jack8680J
          Jack8680 @Hamed
          last edited by Jack8680

          @Hamed I see a get array value behaviour... is this a networking behaviour or an actual behaviour? I'm currently working on implementing A* pathfinding into a project, but if arrays are in the next update and don't need developer, I think I'll wait for that... also, does socket.io mean we can have direct player to player connections where one player hosts a server?

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          • MurtazaM
            Murtaza Admin
            last edited by

            arrays are not a networking feature. they will be available to everyone in the next update :)

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            • HamedH
              Hamed Admin @Jack8680
              last edited by

              @Jack8680

              As well as dictionaries (basically attributes but as a standalone behavior)

              There's also bunch of other cool new behaviors related to arrays. We'll update the roadmap later today with more details.

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              • Jack8680J
                Jack8680 @Hamed
                last edited by

                @Hamed by networking, do you mean you need a server for it or is it just a category for behaviours?

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                • MurtazaM
                  Murtaza Admin
                  last edited by

                  Both. You need a server, and these are just a category (or subcategory) of networking behaviours.

                  These "networking" related behaviours (Socket, and HTTP requests) will connect to any server outside of hyperpad. This means you need a server, and code running on that server to send/receive and compute data.

                  We don't handle any of the server side stuff for you at all. That's on your end.

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                  • HamedH
                    Hamed Admin
                    last edited by

                    Updated roadmap: https://trello.com/b/EmwcGN1T/road-map-and-known-bugs

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                    • iTap DevelopmentI
                      iTap Development @Hamed
                      last edited by

                      @Hamed wow I just looked at it...looks awesome!!!!!! When will it be out????!!!!!

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                      • Jack8680J
                        Jack8680 @Murtaza
                        last edited by Jack8680

                        @Murtaza never mind, I misread your previous post, I thought you said arrays ARE a networking behaviour but you said they AREN'T lol

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                        • iTap DevelopmentI
                          iTap Development @Hamed
                          last edited by

                          @Hamed can an array be saved to file?

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                          • MurtazaM
                            Murtaza Admin @iTap Development
                            last edited by

                            @iTap-Development said in Upcoming Socket.IO sneak peek:

                            @Hamed can an array be saved to file?

                            Yup :).
                            You can even put an array in an array. This next update should make hyperPad A LOT more powerful.

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                            • iTap DevelopmentI
                              iTap Development @Murtaza
                              last edited by

                              @Murtaza can arrays be added dynamically like attributes?

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                              • HamedH
                                Hamed Admin @iTap Development
                                last edited by

                                @iTap-Development Values in arrays can be added dynamically. So think of the Array behaviour as something similar to a box container, you can pre-fill it with values if you want.

                                Then you would use the Modify Array behaviour to dynamically add items to the beginning, end, or a specific index of the array.

                                Another thing you can do with the Modify Array behaviour (and all the other array / dictionary behaviours) is type in an array as a JSON string. ie ["Cat", 2, 5 "Dog"] and use the modify array behaviour to add or remove values from the text dynamically. For example, the HTTP request behaviour can output values as JSON... you could input it into Get array and get the first index.

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                                • iTap DevelopmentI
                                  iTap Development @Hamed
                                  last edited by

                                  @Hamed so you can add an index, but can you make a completely new array dynamically. Like attributes being predefined or dynamic?
                                  When will this update be out?!

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                                  • HamedH
                                    Hamed Admin @iTap Development
                                    last edited by

                                    @iTap-Development you can only dynamically create it by typing out the json string. I feel like it will be more clear when you guys get your hands on it.

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                                    • iTap DevelopmentI
                                      iTap Development @Hamed
                                      last edited by

                                      @Hamed ok...I think I get it.😂

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                                      • T
                                        Thecheater887
                                        last edited by

                                        :D

                                        That was great. That made my day :rofl:

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                                        • Aidan_FireA
                                          Aidan_Fire @Thecheater887
                                          last edited by

                                          Hahah I laughed a bit at that too.

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