SimpleBoggle

Boggle UI and Boggle solver implemented as Web API

Client Side

• angular/cli v8.1.2
• nodejs v12.16.3

Server Side

• dotnet core v3.1.201

Steps for setup:

• Install Node.Js from https://nodejs.org/en/download/
• Install angular/cli npm install --global @angular/[email protected]
• Install dotnet core from https://www.microsoft.com/net/download/core

Steps to run projects:

• For server side run dotnet watch run on SimpleBoggle\ServerApp project
• For testing server side project run dotnet test on SimpleBoggle\ServerApp.Tests project
• For client side run npm start on SimpleBoggle\ClientApp project

Features:

• Board of size 4 by 4 is generated randomly
• User input validation. only alphabetical word with length more than 2 is allowed
• User submitted word is validated on server side using POST request. validation is done to check if the word is feasible on current board
• valid words along with scroes are displayed on table
• Boggle board can be solved automatically after time runs out. All possible words are displayed on table

Notes:

Swagger UI to describe/test the web API functionality:

https://localhost:5001/swagger/index.html

dotnet project hosted on:

https://localhost:5001/

angular project hosted on:

http://127.0.0.1:4200

Dice configuration for Boggle taken from:

https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/29264/boggle-what-is-the-dice-configuration-for-boggle-in-various-languages

English word list taken from:

http://wordlist.aspell.net/12dicts-readme/#2of12inf