Add reference to "The Red Balloon" ;)

[pyrisk.git] / README

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@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ PyRisk
 ======
 
 This is a Python engine and interface for building games similar to
-Albert Lamorisse's 1957 La Conquête du Monde.  The game is perhaps
-better known as Risk, and is produced by Parker Brothers (now a
-division of Hasbro).
+the 1957 La Conquête du Monde by Albert Lamorisse (of "Le Ballon rouge
+/ The Red Balloon" fame).  The game is perhaps better known as Risk,
+and is produced by Parker Brothers (now a division of Hasbro).
 
 Benefits over other open source implementations:
 
@@ -37,17 +37,30 @@ appropriate messages into a named pipe.  With procmail, that will
 look something like::
 
     :0
-    * ^Subject: *(Re:)* [PyRisk*
-    | >> /path/to/named/pipe
-
-Then just add your EmailPlayers to your game and go::
-
-    import pyrisk.base as b;
-    import pyrisk.player.email as e;
+    * ^Subject:.*\[PyRisk.*
+    {
+      :0 wc
+      /path/to/named/pipe
+    
+      :0
+      | /bin/echo -e '\000' >> /path/to/named/pipe
+    }
+
+The echo command appends a NULL byte to the FIFO, which (I think), helps
+the read() in _get_msg break at the appropriate point.
+
+Once you have the procmail rule setup, just add your EmailPlayers to
+your game and go::
+
+    from pyrisk.base import generate_earth, Player, Engine
+    from pyrisk.player.email import IncomingEmailDispatcher, \
+        OutgoingEmailDispatcher, EmailPlayer
     world = generate_earth()
-    players = [EmailPlayer('Alice', 'alice@example.com', 'server@example.com'),
-               EmailPlayer('Bob', 'bob@big.edu', 'server@example.com'),
+    ied = IncomingEmailDispatcher(fifo_path='/tmp/pyrisk.in')
+    oed = OutgoingEmailDispatcher(return_address='server@example.com')
+    players = [EmailPlayer('Alice', 'alice@big.edu', ied, oed),
+               EmailPlayer('Bob', 'bob@fish.net', ied, oed),
                Player('Charlie')]
     e = Engine(world, players)
     e.run()
-
+    ied.close()