API Reference

The current api version is v0 and paths are prefixed with /api/v0.

Note

The current swamp release doesn’t support room flags currently. You can only use the default room configuration currently, so dark room events get sent to all players.

GET /api/v0/info

Returns information about the server like the name but no sensitive information.

Response

{
  "description": "A simple server",
  "application": "linwood-swamp",
  "max_players": 10
}

Websocket: GET /api/v0/ws

Connect to the websocket to receive real-time updates.

Available Events

Message

0x00	Sender (2 Bytes)	Receiver (2 Bytes)	Message (String)

Room Info Update

If we change a room or request a room info.

0x01	Flags (1 Byte)	Max Players (2 Bytes)	Your ID (2 Bytes)	Room ID (Bytes)

See Room Flags for more information.

Welcome

If you join the server.

0x02

Kicked from room

If you are kicked from a room.

0x03	Reason (Byte)	Message (String)

Reasons

Reason	Description
0x00	Room closed
0x01	Kicked from room
0x02	Banned from room
0x03	Host left
0xFF	Unknown error

Room join failed

If you want to join a room but it fails.

0x04	Reason (Byte)

Reasons

Reason	Description
0x00	Room does not exist
0x01	Room is full
0x02	Banned from room
0x03	Application mismatch
0xFF	Unknown error

Room creation failed

If you create a room but it fails.

0x05	Reason (Byte)

Reasons

Reason	Description
0x00	Room limit reached
0x01	In room already
0xFF	Unknown error

Types

Type	Description
0x00	Joined websocket server
0x01	Kicked from room
0x02	Room does not exist
0x03	Room is full
0x04	Room creation

Player Joined

Dark Room Event

0x06	Player ID (2 Bytes)

Player Left

Dark Room Event

0x07	Player ID (2 Bytes)

Connected Players

Dark Room Event (toggleable), but returns empty error if not permitted

			…
0x08	Length (2 Bytes)	Player ID (2 Bytes)	…

Available Commands

Send Message

0x00	Player ID (2 Bytes)	Message (String)

Send a message to the receiver. There are some special player ids:

• 0 - Send to all players
• 1 - Send to the host

Join Room

0x01	Room ID (Bytes)

Leave Room

0x02	Room ID (Bytes)

Create Room

0x03	Max Players (2 Bytes)

Kick Player

Host only

0x04	Player ID (2 Bytes)	Reason (String)

Get Connected Players

0x05

Set Application

Allows you to restrict the supported rooms.

You can use:

0x06	Version (4 Bytes)	Application (String)

to set the application or:

0x07

to remove the application restriction.

Room Flags

Currently not implemented

Flag	Description
0x01	Dark Room (Restrict some events to only be seen by the host)
0x02	Toggle Player Visibility (On dark rooms, players can see each other, on normal rooms, they can’t)
0x04	Switch Host on Host Leave (If the host leaves, the host will be changed instead of closing the room)