flowchart LR
subgraph AccelByte Gaming Services
CL[gRPC Client]
end
subgraph Extend Override App
SV["gRPC Server"]
end
CL --- SV
AccelByte Gaming Services
(AGS) features can be customized using
Extend Override
apps. An Extend Override
app is basically a gRPC server
which
contains one or more custom functions which can be called by AGS instead of the
default functions.
This repository serves as a template project for an Extend Override
app for challenge assignment function
written in C#
. You can clone this repository
and start implementing custom functions which can then be called by AGS.
By using this repository as a template project, you will get the recommended authentication and authorization implemented out-of-the-box. You will also get some instrumentation for observability so that metrics, traces, and logs will be available when the app is deployed.
As an example to get you started, this template project contains sample custom functions for connecting this app onto challenge service to be used for challenge assignment.
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Windows 11 WSL2 or Linux Ubuntu 22.04 with the following tools installed.
a. Bash
bash --version GNU bash, version 5.1.16(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) ...
b. Make
- To install from Ubuntu repository, run:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install make
make --version GNU Make 4.3 ...
c. Docker (Docker Engine v23.0+)
- To install from Ubuntu repository, run:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install docker.io
- Add your user to
docker
group:sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
- Log out and log back in so that the changes take effect
docker version ... Server: Docker Desktop Engine: Version: 24.0.5 ...
d. Python 3.10
-
On Linux Ubuntu:
To install from the Ubuntu repository, run
sudo apt update && sudo apt install python3 python3-venv
. -
On Windows or macOS:
Use the available installer here.
python3 --version Python 3.10.12
e. Postman
- Use binary available here
- Use the available binary from extend-helper-cli.
g. Local tunnel service that has TCP forwarding capability, such as:
-
Need registration for free tier. Please refer to ngrok documentation for a quick start.
-
Free to try without registration. Please refer to pinggy documentation for a quick start.
- To install from Ubuntu repository, run:
-
Access to AGS environment.
a. Base URL
- For
Starter
tier e.g. https://spaceshooter.prod.gamingservices.accelbyte.io - For
Premium
tier e.g. https://dev.accelbyte.io
b. Create a Game Namespace if you don't have one yet. Keep the
Namespace ID
.c. Create an OAuth Client with confidential client type. Keep the
Client ID
andClient Secret
. - For
To be able to run this app, you will need to follow these setup steps.
-
Create a docker compose
.env
file by copying the content of .env.template file.⚠️ The host OS environment variables have higher precedence compared to.env
file variables: If the variables in.env
file do not seem to take effect properly, check if there are host OS environment variables with the same name. See documentation about docker compose environment variables precedence for more details. -
Fill in the required environment variables in
.env
file as shown below.AB_BASE_URL=https://demo.accelbyte.io # Base URL of AccelByte Gaming Services environment AB_CLIENT_ID='xxxxxxxxxx' # Client ID from the Prerequisites section AB_CLIENT_SECRET='xxxxxxxxxx' # Client Secret from the Prerequisites section AB_NAMESPACE='xxxxxxxxxx' # Namespace ID from the Prerequisites section PLUGIN_GRPC_SERVER_AUTH_ENABLED=true # Enable or disable access token validation
:info: In this sample app, PLUGIN_GRPC_SERVER_AUTH_ENABLED is
true
by default: If it is set tofalse
, th gRPC server can be invoked without an AGS access token. This option is provided for development purpose only. It is recommended to enablegRPC server
access token validation in production environment.For more options, create
src/AccelByte.PluginArch.ChallengeAssignment.Demo.Server/appsettings.Development.json
and fill in the required configuration.{ "EnableAuthorization": true, // Enable or disable access token and permission check (env var: PLUGIN_GRPC_SERVER_AUTH_ENABLED) "RevocationListRefreshPeriod": 60, "AccelByte": { "BaseUrl": "https://demo.accelbyte.io", // Base URL (env var: AB_BASE_URL) "ClientId": "xxxxxxxxxx", // Client ID (env var: AB_CLIENT_ID) "ClientSecret": "xxxxxxxxxx", // Client Secret (env var: AB_CLIENT_SECRET) "AppName": "CHALLENGEASGGRPCSERVICE", "TraceIdVersion": "1", "Namespace": "xxxxxxxxxx", // Namespace ID (env var: AB_NAMESPACE) "EnableTraceId": true, "EnableUserAgentInfo": true, "ResourceName": "CHALLENGEASGGRPCSERVICE" } }
⚠️ Environment variable values will override related configuration values in this file.
To build this app, use the following command.
make build
To (build and) run this app in a container, use the following command.
docker compose up --build
⚠️ To perform the following, make sure PLUGIN_GRPC_SERVER_AUTH_ENABLED is set tofalse
: Otherwise, the gRPC request will be rejected by thegRPC server
.
The custom functions in this app can be tested locally using postman.
-
Run this app by using the command below.
docker compose up --build
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Open
postman
, create a newgRPC request
, and enterlocalhost:6565
as server URL.⚠️ If you are running grpc-plugin-dependencies stack alongside this app as mentioned in Test Observability: Enterlocalhost:10000
instead oflocalhost:6565
. This way, thegRPC server
will be called viaEnvoy
service withingrpc-plugin-dependencies
stack instead of directly. -
Continue by selecting
AssignmentFunction/Assign
method and invoke it with the sample message below.{ "goals": [ { "code": "goal-code", "challengeCode": "challenge-code", "name": "goal name", "isActive": true, "tags": [ { "name": "big goal" } ], "requirements": [ { "operator": "AND", "predicates": [ { "parameterName": "mmr", "parameterType": "STATISTIC", "matcher": "GREATER_THAN", "targetValue": 100 } ] } ], "rewards": [ { "type": "STATISTIC", "itemId": "mmr", "itemName": "more mmr", "quantity": 10 } ], "createdAt": { "seconds": "5095510", "nanos": 728418711 }, "updatedAt": { "seconds": "7873407235", "nanos": -217262300 } } ], "namespace": "namespace", "userId": "dcd3fc9c238a4c6d9cd8c5da2f595bd6" }
The response will be the list of goals chosen to be assigned to user
{ "assignedGoals": [ { "code": "goal-code", "challengeCode": "challenge-code", "name": "goal name", "isActive": true, "tags": [ { "name": "big goal" } ], "requirements": [ { "operator": "AND", "predicates": [ { "parameterName": "mmr", "parameterType": "STATISTIC", "matcher": "GREATER_THAN", "targetValue": 100 } ] } ], "rewards": [ { "type": "STATISTIC", "itemId": "mmr", "itemName": "more mmr", "quantity": 10 } ], "createdAt": { "seconds": "5095510", "nanos": 728418711 }, "updatedAt": { "seconds": "7873407235", "nanos": -217262300 } } ], "namespace": "namespace", "userId": "dcd3fc9c238a4c6d9cd8c5da2f595bd6" }
To test the app, which runs locally with AGS, the gRPC server
needs to be connected to the internet. To do this without requiring public IP, you can use local tunnel service.
-
Run this app by using command below.
docker compose up --build
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Expose
gRPC server
TCP port 6565 in local development environment to the internet. Simplest way to do this is by using local tunnel service provider.-
Sign in to ngrok and get your
authtoken
from the ngrok dashboard and set it up in your local environment. And, to exposegRPC server
use following command:ngrok tcp 6565
-
Or alternatively, you can use pinggy and use only
ssh
command line to setup simple tunnel. Then to exposegRPC server
use following command:ssh -p 443 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ServerAliveInterval=30 -R0:127.0.0.1:6565 [email protected]
Please take note of the tunnel forwarding URL, e.g.,
http://0.tcp.ap.ngrok.io:xxxxx
ortcp://xxxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx.a.free.pinggy.link:xxxxx
.❗ You may also use other local tunnel service and different method to expose the gRPC server port (TCP) to the internet.
⚠️ If you are running grpc-plugin-dependencies stack alongside this app as mentioned in Test Observability: Run the above command ingrpc-plugin-dependencies
directory instead of this app directory and change tunnel local port from 6565 to 10000. This way, thegRPC server
will be called viaEnvoy
service withingrpc-plugin-dependencies
stack instead of directly. -
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Create an OAuth Client with
confidential
client type with the following permissions. Keep theClient ID
andClient Secret
.-
For AGS Private Cloud customers:
ADMIN:NAMESPACE:{namespace}:CHALLENGE:PLUGIN [CREATE,READ,UPDATE,DELETE]
NAMESPACE:{namespace}:CHALLENGE:PROGRESSION [READ]
ADMIN:NAMESPACE:{namespace}:INFORMATION:USER:* [DELETE]
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For AGS Shared Cloud customers:
- Challenge -> Custom Configuration (Read, Create, Update, Delete)
- Challenge -> Challenge Progression (Read, Create, Update, Delete)
- IAM -> Users (Delete)
⚠️ Oauth Client created in this step is different from the one from Prerequisites section: It is required by the Postman collection in the next step to register thegRPC Server
URL and also to create and delete test users. -
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Import the Postman collection in order to simulate the extend app flow. Pay attention to this app console log when extend app flow is running. At least one of the
gRPC Server
methods should get called when you run all the requests in the collection.
To be able to see the how the observability works in this app locally, there are few things that need be setup before performing tests.
-
Uncomment loki logging driver in docker-compose.yaml
# logging: # driver: loki # options: # loki-url: http://host.docker.internal:3100/loki/api/v1/push # mode: non-blocking # max-buffer-size: 4m # loki-retries: "3"
⚠️ Make sure to install docker loki plugin beforehand: Otherwise, this app will not be able to run. This is required so that container logs can flow to theloki
service withingrpc-plugin-dependencies
stack. Use this command to install docker loki plugin:docker plugin install grafana/loki-docker-driver:latest --alias loki --grant-all-permissions
. -
Clone and run grpc-plugin-dependencies stack alongside this app. After this, Grafana will be accessible at http://localhost:3000.
git clone https://github.com/AccelByte/grpc-plugin-dependencies.git cd grpc-plugin-dependencies docker-compose up
❗ More information about grpc-plugin-dependencies is available here.
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Perform testing. For example, by following Test in Local Development Environment or Test with AccelByte Gaming Services.
After completing testing, the next step is to deploy your app to AccelByte Gaming Services
.
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Create an Extend Override app
If you do not already have one, create a new Extend Override App.
On the App Detail page, take note of the following values.
Namespace
App Name
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Build and Push the Container Image
Use extend-helper-cli to build and upload the container image.
extend-helper-cli image-upload --login --namespace <namespace> --app <app-name> --image-tag v0.0.1
⚠️ Run this command from your project directory. If you are in a different directory, add the--work-dir <project-dir>
option to specify the correct path. -
Deploy the Image
On the App Detail page:
- Click Image Version History
- Select the image you just pushed
- Click Deploy Image
Proceed by modifying this Extend Override
app template to implement your own custom logic. For more details, see here.