talk with an exe-file

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Chrisir

in Programming Questions • 3 years ago

Hello,

I want to use an exe-file to communicate to.

I am not sure wether the exe is running all the time, I think so.

I want to have a chess-frontend in processing and have it communicate to an exe-file which is a chess-engine (called zappa).

The front-end is http://www.openprocessing.org/visuals/?visualID=8530

The chess-specifc language for this is called uci.

All communication is done via standard input and output with text commands,

You may find the spec here: http://download.shredderchess.com/div/uci.zip

How is it done in processing? I don't think "open" does it but must be something similar.

Thank you! Chris

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PhiLho

It is relatively easy to run a program and get its output.
It is harder to send it commands and get synchronously responses... Not impossible, but not trivial.
I will try and experiment a bit on the topic if I find time.

Chrisir

Re: talk with an exe-file

3 years ago

Hello!

Thanks!

Maybe it is possible to start zappa anew each time for each move.

That should be easier you said.

http://www.acoz.net/zappa/#features

Greetings, Chrisir

Chrisir

Re: talk with an exe-file

3 years ago

Here is what Anthony wrote me:

http://download.shredderchess.com/div/uci.zip

Basically it's a text protocol, so you open a pipe to the engine and write commands/read responses. UCI is nice in that the state of the engine is closely coupled to the GUI as opposed to xboard where the engine has more freedom.

To get an idea, run zappa by itself as a command line program and type

uci

go infinite

cheers,

Anthony

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