Darkstar: The Java Game Server

Table of contents

1. Darkstar: The Java Game Server
   1. Introduction
      1. Multiplayer Games
      2. The Architecture of Multiplayer Games
      3. An Application Server for Games
      4. The Darkstar Game Server
      5. Your First Game
   2. Clients and Client Communication
      1. Server-Side Client Handling
      2. Client-Side implementation
         1. ServerSessionListener
         2. ServerSession
         3. SimpleClient
      3. Client-Server Authentication
      4. Sending Objects
   3. Managing Game State with Persistent Objects
      1. The DataManager and ManagedObjects
      2. ManagedReferences
      3. The Challenge of Concurrency
   4. Generating Action with Tasks
      1. Creating and Running Tasks
      2. Periodic Tasks
      3. Tasks and Server Performance
      4. Task Exceptions and Retry
   5. Efficient Client-Client Communication Through Channels
      1. Creating Channels
      2. Managing Channel Participants
      3. Channel Communication
   6. Space Game!
      1. Game State
      2. Game Server
      3. Game Client
   7. A. Serialization
   8. About the Author