def is_first_player(room_name):
"""Returns True if we are the first player (connected first to the server).
First we try to get from `game/<room_name>/first` mailbox.
If something is there, we are the second player, and need to signal to the first in `game/<room_name>/second` mailbox.
If not, we are the first player, and put something there (to signal for the other player).
"""
first_room = 'game/%s/first' % room_name
value = sm.get_one(first_room)
if value is None:
# we are first
sm.put(first_room, 'we-are-first') # doesn't matter what we put
return True
else:
# we are second
sm.put('game/%s/second' % room_name, 'we-are-second')
return False
def send_move(room_name, box_name, move):
"""Sends a move to `game/<room_name>/move_<box_name>` mailbox"""
sm.put('game/%s/move_%s' % (room_name, box_name), move)
import smor.client as sm
sm.config('localhost')
sm.put('A', 1)
sm.put('A', 2)
print('got:', sm.get_one('A'))
sm.put('A', 3)
print('got:', sm.get_all('A'))
sm.put('A', 4)
print('got:', sm.get_all('A'))
print('got:', sm.get_all('A'))