QuizzDuell

This project is intended to be a QuizDuell clone:

• At the beginning of a game round the players choose in alternating order the category to which questions are asked.
• Questions are generated from six categories and relate to topics from computer science.

Functionalities

Backend

• Login and registration of new users (JWT).
• REST-Api for creating, fetching, updating and deleting entities used in game.
• Websockets for game status updates and messaging between friends.
• Migration of questions from external Api.

Frontend

• Games in progress are displayed in a list.
• Rounds in pending and completed games are displayed in different colors depending on the number of correct answers.
• Random opponents can be challenged via the "Matchmaking" button.
• Players can change their icon displayed next to their username.
• Friends are displayed in a list and can be searched and added.
• Players can challenge their friends.
• Player statistics like games played, ranking, best category, win ratio are displayed in a dashboard.
• Player statistics can be displayed:
  • win ratio as a pie chart.
  • top ten leaderboard as a bar chart.

Used technologies

• Docker
• React
• Typescript
• Node.JS
• TypeORM
• Express.js
• Socket.io

Getting Started

Follow the instructions to set up the system.

Prerequisites

• Docker and Node.JS must be installed.

Installation with Docker

Create environment file:

• cp ./packages/backend/.env.example ./packages/backend/.env

Install npm packages:

• docker-compose run backend npm install

• cd packages/frontend/

• npm i

Start containers:

• docker-compose up / docker-compose up -d

Sync database schema:

• docker-compose exec backend npm run typeorm schema:sync

Exec migration:

• docker-compose exec backend npm run typeorm:migration

Insert fixtures:

• docker-compose exec backend npm run fixtures

How to play a game

• Register a new user or login with an existing account
• Press the "Matchmaking" button to play against a random active player or search for an existing player and challenge them directly

Credits

• This pproject was created in cooperation with Abdelaziz Akkad, Stephan Harijan, and Rami Souai
• This project is based on the finance-tracker project (https://code.fbi.h-da.de/fbi1483/fwe-ss-20-finance-tracker) by Daniel Schulz, Daniel Wohlfarth, Thomas Sauer.
• The questions are based on: https://quizapi.io/

License

The project is licensed under GPL v.3 (gpl-3.0).