Byte-snake-engine/cli

Battlesnake Rules CLI

This tool allows running a Battlesnake game locally. There are several command-line options for running games, including the ability to send Battlesnake requests sequentially or concurrently, set a custom timeout, etc.

Installation

Download precompiled binaries here:
https://github.com/BattlesnakeOfficial/rules/releases

Install as a Go package. Requires Go 1.18 or higher. [Download]

go get github.com/BattlesnakeOfficial/rules/cli/battlesnake

Compile from source. Also requires Go 1.18 or higher.

git clone git@github.com:BattlesnakeOfficial/rules.git
cd rules
go build -o battlesnake ./cli/battlesnake/main.go

Usage

Example command to run a game locally:

battlesnake play -W 11 -H 11 --name <SNAKE_NAME> --url <SNAKE_URL> -g solo -v

Complete usage documentation:

Usage:
  battlesnake play [flags]

Flags:
  -W, --width int                   Width of Board (default 11)
  -H, --height int                  Height of Board (default 11)
  -n, --name stringArray            Name of Snake
  -u, --url stringArray             URL of Snake
  -t, --timeout int               Request Timeout (default 500)
  -s, --sequential                  Use Sequential Processing
  -g, --gametype string             Type of Game Rules (default "standard")
  -m, --map string                  Game map to use to populate the board (default "standard")
  -v, --viewmap                     View the Map Each Turn
  -c, --color                       Use color to draw the map
  -r, --seed int                    Random Seed (default 1649588785026867900)
  -d, --delay int                 Turn Delay in Milliseconds
  -D, --duration int              Minimum Turn Duration in Milliseconds
      --debug-requests              Log body of all requests sent
  -o, --output string               File path to output game state to. Existing files will be overwritten
      --foodSpawnChance int       Percentage chance of spawning a new food every round (default 15)
      --minimumFood int           Minimum food to keep on the board every turn (default 1)
      --hazardDamagePerTurn int   Health damage a snake will take when ending its turn in a hazard (default 14)
      --shrinkEveryNTurns int     In Royale mode, the number of turns between generating new hazards (default 25)
  -h, --help                        help for play

Global Flags:
      --config string   config file (default is $HOME/.battlesnake.yaml)

Battlesnake names and URLs will be paired together in sequence, for example:

battlesnake play --name Snake1 --url http://snake1-url-whatever --name Snake2 --url http://snake2-url-whatever

This will create a game with the following Battlesnakes:

• Snake1, http://snake1-url-whatever
• Snake2, http://snake2-url-whatever

Names are optional, and if you don't provide them UUIDs will be generated instead. However names are way easier to read and highly recommended!

URLs are technically optional too, but your Battlesnake will lose if the server is only sending move requests to http://example.com.

Example creating a 7x7 Standard game with two Battlesnakes:

battlesnake play --width 7 --height 7 --name Snake1 --url http://snake1-url-whatever --name Snake2 --url http://snake2-url-whatever

Sample Output

$ battlesnake play --width 3 --height 3 --url http://redacted:4567/ --url http://redacted:4568/  --name Bob --name Sue
2022/04/10 04:16:08 [1]: State: &{1 3 3 [{2 2} {2 0}] [{8d8e31df-a1c1-4cac-a981-2453febe76ae [{1 0} {0 0} {0 0}] 99  0 } {cb5f5f33-3b35-477d-9c32-3e3fecd0e3c2 [{1 2} {0 2} {0 2}] 99  0 }] []}
2022/04/10 04:16:08 [2]: State: &{2 3 3 [{1 1}] [{8d8e31df-a1c1-4cac-a981-2453febe76ae [{2 0} {1 0} {0 0} {0 0}] 100  0 } {cb5f5f33-3b35-477d-9c32-3e3fecd0e3c2 [{2 2} {1 2} {0 2} {0 2}] 100  0 }] []}
2022/04/10 04:16:08 [3]: State: &{3 3 3 [{1 1}] [{8d8e31df-a1c1-4cac-a981-2453febe76ae [{2 1} {2 0} {1 0} {0 0}] 99 head-collision 0 cb5f5f33-3b35-477d-9c32-3e3fecd0e3c2} {cb5f5f33-3b35-477d-9c32-3e3fecd0e3c2 [{2 1} {2 2} {1 2} {0 2}] 99 head-collision 0 8d8e31df-a1c1-4cac-a981-2453febe76ae}] []}
2022/04/10 04:16:08 [DONE]: Game completed after 3 turns. It was a draw.

Sample JSON Output

The default output logs the BoardState struct each turn, but is not well suited for parsing with a script.

Use the --output flag to write the game state in JSON format to a log file, for example:

battlesnake play --output out.log --name Snake1 --url http://snake1-url-whatever --name Snake2 --url http://snake2-url-whatever

The above command will write the game state each turn as a single line to out.log file. An example line:

{"game":{"id":"202b0f42-8d66-4adf-b29c-5ae1afd4c3cf","ruleset":{"name":"standard","version":"cli","settings":{"foodSpawnChance":15,"minimumFood":1,"hazardDamagePerTurn":14,"hazardMap":"","hazardMapAuthor":"","royale":{"shrinkEveryNTurns":0},"squad":{"allowBodyCollisions":false,"sharedElimination":false,"sharedHealth":false,"sharedLength":false}}},"timeout":500,"source":""},"turn":60,"board":{"height":11,"width":11,"snakes":[{"id":"55860e87-7c39-4911-8b67-aea861f27af6","name":"Snake1","latency":"0","health":98,"body":[{"x":10,"y":8},{"x":10,"y":9},{"x":10,"y":10},{"x":9,"y":10},{"x":9,"y":9},{"x":9,"y":8},{"x":8,"y":8},{"x":7,"y":8}],"head":{"x":10,"y":8},"length":8,"shout":"","squad":"","customizations":{"color":"#03d3fc","head":"beluga","tail":"bolt"}},{"id":"fdb00735-1602-4a4c-bf23-2b704f80bbeb","name":"Snake2","latency":"0","health":92,"body":[{"x":9,"y":7},{"x":8,"y":7},{"x":7,"y":7},{"x":7,"y":6},{"x":7,"y":5},{"x":8,"y":5},{"x":9,"y":5},{"x":9,"y":4},{"x":8,"y":4}],"head":{"x":9,"y":7},"length":9,"shout":"","squad":"","customizations":{"color":"#03d3fc","head":"beluga","tail":"bolt"}}],"food":[{"x":4,"y":6},{"x":0,"y":9},{"x":4,"y":5}],"hazards":[]},"you":{"id":"55860e87-7c39-4911-8b67-aea861f27af6","name":"Snake1","latency":"0","health":98,"body":[{"x":10,"y":8},{"x":10,"y":9},{"x":10,"y":10},{"x":9,"y":10},{"x":9,"y":9},{"x":9,"y":8},{"x":8,"y":8},{"x":7,"y":8}],"head":{"x":10,"y":8},"length":8,"shout":"","squad":"","customizations":{"color":"#03d3fc","head":"beluga","tail":"bolt"}}}

To get the request data sent to each snake, use the --debug-requests flag (note this contains the you field which is missing in data generated using the --output flag):

2022/04/10 04:41:16 POST http://localhost:8080/move: {"game":{"id":"0baa4367-b1ee-40c7-96c8-34227b88af24","ruleset":{"name":"standard","version":"cli","settings":{"foodSpawnChance":15,"minimumFood":1,"hazardDamagePerTurn":14,"hazardMap":"","hazardMapAuthor":"","royale":{"shrinkEveryNTurns":0},"squad":{"allowBodyCollisions":false,"sharedElimination":false,"sharedHealth":false,"sharedLength":false}}},"timeout":500,"source":""},"turn":5,"board":{"height":11,"width":11,"snakes":[{"id":"5bddff9f-d3ff-458c-b0f5-df81a830b5d8","name":"Snake1","latency":"0","health":96,"body":[{"x":5,"y":7},{"x":4,"y":7},{"x":4,"y":8}],"head":{"x":5,"y":7},"length":3,"shout":"","squad":"","customizations":{"color":"#03d3fc","head":"beluga","tail":"bolt"}},{"id":"f76e8994-6457-49f0-9102-6a1bcfee5695","name":"Snake2","latency":"0","health":96,"body":[{"x":6,"y":6},{"x":7,"y":6},{"x":7,"y":5}],"head":{"x":6,"y":6},"length":3,"shout":"","squad":"","customizations":{"color":"#03d3fc","head":"beluga","tail":"bolt"}}],"food":[{"x":6,"y":10},{"x":10,"y":4},{"x":5,"y":5},{"x":9,"y":0}],"hazards":[]},"you":{"id":"f76e8994-6457-49f0-9102-6a1bcfee5695","name":"Snake2","latency":"0","health":96,"body":[{"x":6,"y":6},{"x":7,"y":6},{"x":7,"y":5}],"head":{"x":6,"y":6},"length":3,"shout":"","squad":"","customizations":{"color":"#03d3fc","head":"beluga","tail":"bolt"}}}

Sample Output (With ASCII Board)

$ battlesnake play --url http://redacted:4567/ --url http://redacted:4567/ --url http://redacted:4567/ --url http://redacted:4567/ --url http://redacted:4567/ --url http://redacted:4567/ --url http://redacted:4567/ --url http://redacted:4567/ --name Snake1 --name Snake2 --name Snake3 --name Snake4 --name Snake5 --name Snake6 --name Snake7 --name Snake8 --width 13 --height 13 --timeout 1000 --viewmap
2020/11/01 21:56:50 [1]
Hazards ░: []
Food ⚕: [{12 10} {8 4} {10 10} {9 11} {8 2} {9 6} {1 11} {9 12}]
Snake1 ■: {cca4652d-26b5-4c09-9d05-dbe01d24626c [{0 3} {0 2} {0 2}] 99  }
Snake2 ⌀: {aff9c973-fc49-4b1e-b219-1a4d2023d76b [{8 1} {8 0} {8 0}] 99  }
Snake3 ●: {03c90cd1-62dc-4393-8c1c-185601cfe00a [{8 11} {7 11} {7 11}] 99  }
Snake4 ⍟: {c112965a-0b5a-45f6-b4de-88a68f3373e3 [{3 2} {3 1} {3 1}] 99  }
Snake5 ◘: {f4810018-cd5e-44bd-b871-3f6afd84250f [{5 2} {5 1} {5 1}] 99  }
Snake6 ☺: {50c2933a-c4e4-4727-bc2e-e54778129308 [{7 4} {6 4} {6 4}] 99  }
Snake7 □: {f760d89c-e503-45c4-9453-0284ed172120 [{1 12} {2 12} {2 12}] 99  }
Snake8 ☻: {8e42531e-bd55-4d76-8d3a-e0eda0578812 [{4 7} {4 6} {4 6}] 99  }
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