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Battlesnake TypeScript Starter Project Devcontainer

A devcontainer template adaptated from the official Battlesnake starter template written in Typescript, including the installation of the Battlesnake CLI and setup to test performance locally.

Technologies Used

This project uses TypeScript, Node.js, and Express. It also comes with an optional Dockerfile to help with deployment.

Run Your Battlesnake

Start your Battlesnake

npm run start

You should see the following output once it is running

Running Battlesnake at http://0.0.0.0:8000

Open localhost:8000 in your browser and you should see

{"apiversion":"1","author":"","color":"#888888","head":"default","tail":"default"}

Play a Game Locally

Install the Battlesnake CLI

You can download compiled binaries here
or install as a go package (requires Go 1.18 or higher)

Command to run a local game

battlesnake play -W 11 -H 11 --name 'TypeScript Starter Project' --url http://localhost:8000 -g solo --browser

Test your Battlesnake Performance

Command to execute the performance test locally:

npm run battlesnake

Next Steps

Continue with the Battlesnake Quickstart Guide to customize and improve your Battlesnake's behavior.

Note: To play games on play.battlesnake.com you'll need to deploy your Battlesnake to a live web server OR use a port forwarding tool like ngrok to access your server locally.

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Features shortlist

prioritize shortest path to closest nugget of food
prioritize shortest path to closest nugget of food when head of another snake isn’t closer
avoid cells where another snake is already
stay in bounds
avoid cells where another snake might make a move next (up, down, right, left of another snake’s head)
avoid cells where there is no exit path yet (getting a bit advanced)
prefer moving away from corners (PR #3)

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