Pokemon Battle Simulation Project using Nest.js, Redis, Sockets, and Docker

Welcome to the Pokemon Battle Simulation project! This application simulates a turn-based Pokemon battle using the Nest.js framework, Redis for data storage and caching, sockets for real-time communication, and Docker for containerization.

Table of Contents

• Pokemon Battle Simulation Project using Nest.js, Redis, Sockets, and Docker
  • Table of Contents
  • Features
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation

Features

• Utilize Redis pub/sub storing battle data, improving performance.
• Real-time updates using WebSockets to display battle progress to players.
• Dockerized for easy deployment and scalability.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following tools installed:

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• Docker
• Docker Compose

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/pokemon-battle-simulation.git
   cd pokemon-battle-simulation

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Configure .env

   PUBLIC_API_URL=https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/
   REDIS_HOST=localhost
   REDIS_PORT=6379
   REPO_IMAGES=https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/black-white/anim/

Usage

1. Start the redis server and the Nest.js app

   docker-compose up -d
   npm run start:dev

Front end

Can be found here Front Application