Shohih

An online multiplayer chess game with GUI written in C++ with support for both Offline and Online modes.

How to build

Install the dependencies for GLFW:

sudo apt install libwayland-dev libxkbcommon-dev xorg-dev

Clone the repository and third-party libraries:

git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/vaezim/Shohih.git && cd Shohih/

Build the main program only (excluding tests)

./build.sh
cd ./output/exe
./shohih_main  # main executable

Build the main program and tests

./build.sh --test
cd ./output/exe
./test         # test executable
./shohih_main  # main executable

Build in debug mode

./build.sh --debug

Playing in Online/Offline modes

Shohih supports both offline and online game modes. To see the usage guide execute ./shohih_main

Usage: ./shohih_main [OPTIONS]
Options:
-m, --mode	Select game mode (online|offline)
-u, --host	Set server address in online mode
Example: ./shohih_main --mode offline
Example: ./shohih_main -m online --host 10.12.24.36
NOTE: Server address can be ip address or url
NOTE: Server is listening on port 8080

Online mode

• On the computer hosting the server:

cd ./output/exe
./shohih_server

• Players' computer (can be the same as the server's computer):

cd ./output/exe
./shohih_main --mode online --host <server_address>
./shohih_main --mode online --host localhost  # If client and server are on the same computer

Offline mode

cd ./output/exe
./shohih_main --mode offline

Demo videos

Online mode

shohih_online.mp4

Offline mode

shohih.mp4

TODO

• Implement and test GetAvailableMoves() function for all pieces
  • Pawn (Including En-Passant)
    • In case of En-Passant, remove the other pawn from the board
    • Pawn promotion
  • Knight
  • Bishop
  • Rook
  • Queen
  • King
• Implement board class
  • Add turns (black should not play in white's turn)
  • Support giving checks and checkmate
  • Pieces cannot take kings.
  • Add full support for FEN notation (Including player turn)
  • Support castling
• Implement Game manager
• GUI with Raylib
  • Board texture
  • Piece texture
  • Show available moves when clicking on a piece
  • Update piece texture position with piece objects
  • King square turning red if in check
  • If a piece can be taken, change square corner shapes instead of a circle
  • Add menu to select Online/Offline mode and enter server address
• Update demo video after fixing bugs
• Implement online mode
  • Add /exit http request
  • Improve connection speed (replace Http with Websocket?)