Microservice Usage Guide

Step 1: Ensure you have Pre-requisites

Make sure that Node.js and npm are installed on your system.

Step 2: Clone Repository

Navigate to the project directory: cd cs361microservice

Step 3: Install all dependencies using

npm install

Step 4: Start Microservice

npm start

Step 5/6: Example call and recieve

const WebSocket = require('ws')
const port = 8080

// Set up server
const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port: port })

// Wire up some logic for the connection event (when a client connects) 
wss.on('connection', function connection(ws) {
  // Wire up logic for the message event (when a client sends something)
  console.log('Server connected')

  const diceSize = 6
  // Send a message
  ws.send(JSON.stringify({dice: diceSize}))

  // Receive Incoming message
  ws.on('message', function incoming(message) {
    console.log('Dice rolled: %s', message)
  })
  
})

Step 6

All done!

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