command-line-pong

Pong

This is pong in the command line, written in NodeJS.

Installation

$ npm i -g command-line-pong

Usage

Once installed, run pong in your command line, followed by any extra options (see below). Use up and down arrows to move the right paddle, the left moves automatically. The first to 10 points wins!

Options

$ pong [option [value]] [option [value]] ...

Options:
  -w, --width           Width of pong board             {default: 110}
  -h, --height          Height of pong board            {default: 30}
  -c, --color,          Color of border, paddles, ball  {default: white}
    --fg, --foreground
  --bg, --background,   Background color of pong board  {default: black}
    --backgroundColor 

Colors

• black
• red
• green
• yellow
• blue
• magenta
• cyan
• white

Troubleshooting

Tips for how to fix various errors you may encounter while running this program

'pong' is not recognized

'pong' is not recognized as an internal or external command, 
operable program or batch file.

Solution 1

Make sure you installed pong globally. You do this by running the command

$ npm i -g command-line-pong

Notice the -g, that is what makes the install global.

Solution 2

If it is installed globally, make sure that the 'npm' is in your PATH. For instructions on how to do that, see this stackoverflow post.

Undexpected '#'

SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token '#'

Solution 1

Make sure that you have at least node version 12 installed. You can check your node version by running the command

$ node -v

You can install the latest version of node here.

Playing field too large

Playing field is larger than terminal. Please make terminal larger to continue. 

Solution 1

Make your command line window bigger.

Solution 2

Run pong with a smaller field using the command

$ pong -w <smallerWidth> -h <smallerHeight>