Bullz-and-Bears

Setting Up

1. Run npm install in project root.
2. Run bower install in public folder.

Running locally

Frontend

run grunt server from project root. Access it with http://localhost:8080

Backend

1. create env file in root (refer .env.example)
2. run php artisan key:generate
3. run php artisan migrate
4. run php artisan db:seed
5. run php artisan update:initStocks [to initialize stocks. You need to enable Curl extension for php]
6. run php artisan serve from root. [keep it running in the background & use http://localhost:8080 to view the Game.]

Cron Scripts

1. run php artisan list. See the update section

Database Overview

1. Stocks : Most important table in the application, where all the live stocks are saved. Stocks are updated every minute by cronjob.
2. bought stocks : Stores stocks bought by users
3. short sell : Short selling details of users
4. schedules: Stores scheduled transcations
5. history : Every transcation is basically logged in history table, so that if anything goes wrong, we can simulate the game by running the transactions again.

Project Structure

Backend code

1. Crons : app/console/commands/
2. Apis : app/Http
3. Models: app/*.php
4. Game Configuration : config/bullz.php

Frontend code

1. html and js : resources/src
2. styles : resources/assests
3. Facebook App configuration: production app id : '551333468325789' Test : '882961331768341'

Improvement Suggestions

1. Writing Tests: Use Laravel test api to test the game properly
2. Fix Simulation Code
3. Facebook share events
4. Ideas to make it more interesting.