Spin The Wheel

GitHub Repo - for the full source code

Spin the wheel is a web application that allows users to play a simple game. The game is based on a wheel with multiple editable sectors. Each sector has a different color and a different value. The user can spin the wheel and win a prize. The prize is determined by the sector the wheel stops on. The game is using websockets to communicate with the server. The server is responsible for managing the game state and sending the game updates to the clients.

Main Features

multiple players
- theoretically infinite number of players (limited by the server performance)
real time websockets communication
editable wheel sectors
shaerable game link
- auto generated game id
- user can set the game id with url parameter
simple game rules
animated wheel
animated user iteractions
responsive design
blocking UI during the game
state reflected for all players in real time
state is preserved after page reload
google analytics integration

Architecture overview

The main part of the application is the Wheel component responsible for rendering the wheel and animations. It also handles the wheel events like spinning and stopping. The component is using d3.js library to render the wheel and react-tap-event-plugin library to handle the mobile touch events. Spinning the wheel is done by setting the transform property of the wheel element. The transform property is animated using requestAnimationFrame function. The animation is stopped when the wheel stops spinning. Random number is generated to determine the theta delta - the angular velocity of the wheel. Final value - sector and rotation angle - is determined by the theta delta and the number of sectors. When the wheel is spinning all game users actions are being blocked.

Code sample

Calculating the final value - sector value and wheel rotation angle

calculateSelectedValue (theta) {
  let sectorsCount = this.props.sectors.length;
  // +0.5 because value selector is at the bottom of the wheel
  let rotations = (theta / 360) + 0.5;
  let angle = (rotations % 1) * 360;
  let displacement = (angle / (360 / sectorsCount));
  let sector = sectorsCount - 1 - Math.floor(displacement);
 
  let value = this.props.sectors[sector].name;
  this.setState({value: value, rotAngle: angle});
}

Tech stack and libraries

React - for the user interface
React-Router - for routing
Redux - for managing application state (font-end and back-end)
Express - for the server
Material-UI - for the UI components
d3 - for rendering the wheel and animations
Socket.io - for websockets communication
react-tap-event-plugin - for handling mobile touch events
webpack - for bundling the application
babel - for transpiling the code
Google Analytics - for tracking the user interactions

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