Chesster

A dropwizard service for playing chess.

REST API Commands

Resource	Description	Example Payload
POST /games	Creates a new game. Specify a player ID of -1 for a computer opponent.	{ "id": 123, "properties": { "white": "Yokota", "black": "Lang", "whiteId": 1, "blackId": 2 } }
GET /games/{id}	Retrieves an existing game.
DELETE /games/{id}	Deletes an existing game.
POST /games/{id}/moves/{move}	Make a move specified in algebraic notation. If playing with a computer, the computer will also move.
POST /games/{id}/undomove	Takes back a move (or 2 moves with a computer opponent).
GET /games/{id}/bestmove	Retrieves a computer hint for the best move.

UI

Resource	Description
GET /games/{id}/play?playerId={playerId}	Displays a playable game from the perspective of the given player ID.
GET /games/{id}/pgn	Displays a game for examination.