infinite-go

Infinite Go is a variant of the board game Go which supports any number of simultaneous players on an infinite board. Because the game never ends, players cannot win or lose; instead, they aim to continually develop and secure regional territories by battling one another.

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Usage

Rename config.json.template to config.json and change all instances of CHANGE ME.

Viewer auto-refresh and board deltas

The full-board viewer (/viewer, template templates/viewer.html) performs an optimistic client-side update when a player clicks "Place stone" and then persists the move via the JSON endpoint /go-json.

To ensure the client reflects the authoritative board state after any server-side validations, status evolutions, or captures, the client requests an efficient change log from the server and reloads the page if any changes occurred since the page loaded.

• Server endpoint: GET /board-changes?since=<epoch_seconds> returns a JSON list of board mutation events (placements, status changes, removals) strictly after the provided timestamp.
• Event source: the server appends to a board_events table whenever stones are placed, removed (including captures and suicide), or statuses change. See stone_db.py functions place_stone, remove_stone, update_status, and helper get_events_since.
• Client behavior: after /go-json completes, the viewer fetches /board-changes with since set to the time the page loaded. If events are present, it navigates to /viewer?x=<selectedX>&y=<selectedY> to refresh the entire viewport.

This flow guarantees that the viewer does not drift from true server state and that future features should consider emitting appropriate board events when mutating the board.