SimpleBoards Godot Plugin

Manage SimpleBoards leaderboards directly from the Godot Editor. This plugin allows you to interact with the SimpleBoards API to fetch leaderboard entries and submit scores.

Features

• Free leaderboard service (see Pricing for paid plans).
• Fetch leaderboard entries.
• Submit scores with or without a player ID.
• Easy integration with the Godot Editor.
• Fully customizable and extendable using GDScript.

Requirements

• Godot Engine 4.x
• A SimpleBoards API key. You can generate one by registering at SimpleBoards.

Installation

1. Download or clone this repository into your Godot project under the addons/ folder:

   git clone https://github.com/isetr/simpleboards_godot.git addons/simpleboards_plugin

2. Enable the plugin in the Godot Editor:

   • Go to Project Settings > Plugins.
   • Find SimpleBoards in the list and enable it.

3. The plugin will now be available in your project.

Usage

Setup

1. Create an instance of the SimpleBoardsApi node in your scene.
2. Set your API key in the SimpleBoardsApi node's properties or via script.

Example Scene

extends Node2D

@onready var simpleboards = $SimpleBoardsApi

func _ready():
    # Set the API key
    simpleboards.set_api_key("your_api_key")
    
    # Connect signals
    simpleboards.entries_got.connect(_on_entries_got)
    simpleboards.entry_sent.connect(_on_entry_sent)
    
    # Send a score
    await simpleboards.send_score_without_id("leaderboard_id", "PlayerName", "12345", "{}")
    await simpleboards.send_score_with_id("leaderboard_id", "PlayerName", "12345", "{}", "1")
    
    # Get leaderboard entries
    await simpleboards.get_entries("leaderboard_id")

func _on_entries_got(entries):
    for entry in entries:
        print(entry)

func _on_entry_sent(entry):
    print(entry)

Signals

• entries_got: Emitted when leaderboard entries are successfully fetched.
  • Arguments: Array of entries.
• entry_sent: Emitted when a score is successfully submitted.
  • Arguments: Dictionary containing the server response.

API Methods

set_api_key(key: String)

Sets the API key for authentication.

get_entries(leaderboard_id: String)

Fetches leaderboard entries for a given leaderboard ID.

• Arguments:
  • leaderboard_id: The ID of the leaderboard.

send_score_with_id(leaderboard_id: String, player_display_name: String, score: String, metadata: String, player_id: String)

Submits a player's score to the leaderboard, including a player ID.

• Arguments:
  • leaderboard_id: The ID of the leaderboard.
  • player_display_name: The display name of the player.
  • score: The player's score.
  • metadata: Additional metadata (JSON string).
  • player_id: The player's unique ID.

send_score_without_id(leaderboard_id: String, player_display_name: String, score: String, metadata: String)

Submits a player's score to the leaderboard without a player ID.

• Arguments:
  • leaderboard_id: The ID of the leaderboard.
  • player_display_name: The display name of the player.
  • score: The player's score.
  • metadata: Additional metadata (JSON string).

Response Object

When a score is successfully submitted, the emitted entry_sent signal will provide a response object with the following structure:

{
  "id": "string",
  "leaderboardId": "string",
  "playerId": "string",
  "playerDisplayName": "string",
  "score": "string",
  "metadata": "string"
}

License

This plugin is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and pull requests to improve this plugin. Contributions are always welcome!

Support

For questions or support, please visit SimpleBoards or contact us directly.

Happy coding!