7. Deployment View

This chapter covers the deployment view of the Sokoban system.

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As shown in the deployment diagram, the GameClients connect to a GameServer (selected by the LoadBalancer) via the public internet. GameServers can be hosted in the cloud, and the architecture allows for an arbitrary amount of servers. This allows for low latencies, minimal downtime and load balancing.

Each GameServer communicates with an external AIHintService. The architecture allows for multiple AI Services, but doesn’t require them. At least one AI Service is required.

The database consists of two deployments: a Level Files Bucket and an SQL Database. The level files are stored separately in a bucket because for level files, a relational database like the SQL Database is not efficient as there are no meaningful relations on game maps. The SQL Database stores the remaining data.