Wordle proof of concept

This is a simple implementation of the game Wordle in Kotlin. This application uses the Kobweb framework.

Application structure

• The frontend code is in src/jsMain. This uses Compose for web to create a bunch of simple components that form the UI and interaction of the game.
• Shared code is in src/commonMain. Here you wil find some models that are shared between the frontend and backend. This is particularly useful for the messages that are sent to and from the API, because both the frontend and backend neeed to know these data structures.
• The backend code is in src/jvmMain. This is a simple API with two endpoints (guess and refresh). The state regarding the current word and the list of words are maintained in the WordStore.
  • guess: Accepts a URL search parameter guess and returns an object that tells the consumer which chars were correct.
  • refresh: Randomly chooses a new word to guess against.
• The list of words is in a JSON file in src/jvmMain/resources/words.json and can easily be updated.

Running the game

Simply run:

$ kobweb run

Now the game should be running on http://localhost:8080