alternative Docker installation

[dmd]

If you would push a Docker image for the client, that would be another easy way for some people to play. You can have Github build a multiarch image for you.

Dockerfile is just:

FROM python:3.13
RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip
RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pipx
RUN pipx install battleship-tui[client]
CMD ["/root/.local/bin/battleship"]

to run: docker run -ti -v ~/.cache/battleship:/root/.cache/battleship battleship

[Klavionik]

This is an interesting idea, never thought about it! I'll consider it, but I don't think it's a priority for now. There are still a lot of features to implement and improve.

[dmd]

For anyone who'd like to use Docker I've built one at dmd3eorg/battleship.

Right now it's arm only, I'll get the x86 one up in a day or three.

To run: docker run -ti -v ~/.cache/battleship:/root/.cache/battleship dmd3eorg/battleship

[Klavionik]

Nice one! I tried running it and noticed, that the game looks a bit... funny. :) I believe you have to run it with COLORTERM=truecolor environment variable set to fix the colors. I would also recommend updating the package in the image to the newest version. Right now it has version 0.10.0 installed, and the latest version is 0.24.1.

[dmd]

That is the version pip and pipx retrieve!

root@021aa9533328:/# pipx install battleship-tui[client]
  installed package battleship-tui 0.10.0, installed using Python 3.13.1
  These apps are now globally available
    - battleship
⚠️  Note: '/root/.local/bin' is not on your PATH environment variable. These
    apps will not be globally accessible until your PATH is updated. Run
    `pipx ensurepath` to automatically add it, or manually modify your PATH
    in your shell's config file (e.g. ~/.bashrc).
done! ✨ 🌟 ✨
root@021aa9533328:/#

[dmd]

Weird - pipx under python 3.13 pulls 0.10, under 3.12 pulls 0.24.1.

[dmd]

Ok, updated. The new Dockerfile is

FROM python:3.12
RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pip
RUN python -m pip install --upgrade pipx
RUN pipx install battleship-tui[client]
ENV COLORTERM=truecolor
CMD ["/root/.local/bin/battleship"]

and I've pushed it to dmd3eorg/battleship

[Klavionik]

Yes, this is due to the Python version constraint. 😕 I didn't update it after 3.13 was released. And some earlier versions were built for ^3.10 (which explains 0.10.0 being available on PyPI). Thanks for bringing it out. Going to fix it soon (tomorrow I hope).