A generalized rock-paper-scissors CLI game with arbitrary number of moves and confirmation of the computer's move fairness
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How to use:
npm start rock paper scissors lizard spock
npm start -- --help
> [email protected] start
> tsx src/index.ts -h
Usage: rps [options] <moves...>
Generalized rock-paper-scissors cli game
Arguments:
moves odd number >=3 of unique moves (labels)
Options:
-V, --version output the version number
-h, --help display help for command
- supports arbitrary odd number of arbitrary combinations
- accepts moves as cli arguments
- > = 3 moves
- odd number of moves
- moves don't repeat
- display a nice error msg if the requirements aren't met
- rules: half of the next moves in the circle wins, half of the previous moves in the circle lose
- check that the computer plays fair:
- generate cryptographically strong random key (>= 256 bits)
- calculate HMAC (based on SHA2 or SHA3) from the own move as a message with the generated key
- display the HMAC to the user before his move
- show a list of moves to choose from for the player
- in case of incorrect input show the list again
- show who won, the move of the computer and the original key
- add help option, which displays a table that determines which move wins (headings, Win/Lose/Draw for cells)
- show a link to some service to calc hmac
- at least one class for each: table gen, rules, key gen, hmac calc