LittleSim.Web (Blazor WASM + KNI/WebGL) is a real network client now: it
connects to the dedicated server over WebSocket (ClientWebSocket maps to
the browser socket), applies MrGameEng.Net delta snapshots into its
EntityStore and draws pawns through SpriteBatch — fatigue dims them just
like on desktop. The server address comes from ?server=ws://host:port
in the page URL, defaulting to the page's host on port 9050. The net
contract is mirrored in NetContract.cs (KNI and DesktopGL assemblies
can't mix until the graphics libraries build per platform) with loud
keep-in-sync comments on both sides.
Both clients now smooth replicated positions between 10 Hz snapshots:
NetLerp + NetSmoothingSystem lerp the visual position toward the latest
server position every frame (exponential, ~0.25 s to converge).
Verified against a live LittleSim.Server --listen: the browser client
connects (server log), draws ~3.3k lit pixels of pawns whose layout
changes between samples, and survives 400+ ticks without errors. Found
along the way: requestAnimationFrame freezes in hidden windows — the
game loop only runs while the tab is visible.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
spikes/KniWeb (outside LittleSim.sln): a kni-blazor-gl template project
(KNI 4.2.9001, net8.0) referencing MrGameEng.Core directly. A mini-host
in the GameHost mold drives EngineContext/GameClock/Scene phases over
KNI's Game; the scene moves 300 Friflo entities in the update phase and
draws them with SpriteBatch (WebGL). Verified in a real browser: sprites
render and animate, browser console is clean.
Decision (docs/web-client.md): path A — KNI — is the primary route for
the web client; the core runs in Blazor WASM unchanged thanks to the
Core/Host split. Known follow-ups: per-platform compilation of the
graphics libraries against nkast.* packages, shader compatibility for
Renderer2D, HTTP-served content instead of the filesystem.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Leonid PershinandClaude Fable 5