[Plugin] AirConsole - local multiplayer for your game

arod17pr never tried getting the deviceid from the controller itself but the simpliest thing you can do is from construct 2 say if deviceid1 joins you can set the action to send data > " red " and in the controller itself is the if data == "red" change background colour just like code shown earlier and same would apply to a deviceid2 instead you would put "blue". Hope this helps you

Also for the background colour to change you would need to reference the body or the div if it's in a container.

ishmaelmoreno

Thank you! It works perfectly.

Now, i'm wondering how could I get the Device Nickname?

Thanks!

arod17pr no problem ! i'm always glad to assist a fellow developer also what are you thinking about doing? retrieving the nickname and displaying it on the controller itself?

https://developers.airconsole.com/#!/api

AirConsole.getNickname() is enough for you to get the nickname of a controller <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile">

As getDeviceId() does return a device's id

Yes! Exactly that!

ishmaelmoreno

Psychokiller1888

So I have to put this inside the controller.html?

AirConsole.prototype.getNickname = function(device_id) {

if (device_id === undefined) {

device_id = this.device_id;

}

var device_data = this.devices[device_id];

if (device_data) {

return device_data.nickname || ("Guest " + device_id);

}

};

That's what I said, you need some basic programing skills for that. What you've showed is a copy paste of the API get nickname function...

You have to use, as simple as it sounds

var nickname = airConsole.getNickname();
var deviceId = airConsole.getDeviceId();[/code:1omstg3q]

Now, I understand you are in a rush, but I don't think doing all your controller is a good thing. You will never learn if we do code your controller. In max 5 hours you are set in Javascript if you check a couple of courses. And you have 9 days left for the competition, so it's easy, given days are 24 hours. At that point, I will gladly help when it comes to Javascript, but for now, I cannot just code for you, it makes no sense.

Psychokiller1888

Thank you! I will try my best.

Psychokiller1888

I tried it but I'm not getting the value for nickname.

var nickname = airConsole.getNickname();

document.getElementById("Nickname").innerHTML = nickname;

Chek your console using F12. Debug values using console.log(nickname)

Do I have to send the Airconsole.Nickname from the screen to the controller?

No you don't....... That's the whole point of the API and these functions, as stated, can run on any devices....

My last hint for this, because then I gonna make your controller myself and that I don't want to

Then please, if it's about JS, open a new topic, this one was basically to present the plugin

Psychokiller1888

I will try this.

No problem. Thank you for all your help.

Psychokiller1888

Just to let you know I figure it out.

Instead of this: airConsole.getNickname();

I have to put this: air_console.getNickname();

I don't know why but it works.

Thank you!

That up to you on how you declared your airconsole instance