Day 10 [D&D Character Sheets]

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A small update today, I mainly developed my 'characters/new' route.

// routes/characters/index.js
router.post("/new", bodyParser.json(), (req, res) => {
    // Check if the body is formed correctly
    if (
        !req.body || 
        !req.body.data || 
        // I check for longname because it's the only field
        // where I didn't define an alternative assignment.
        !req.body.data.longName
    ) {
        res.statusCode = 400,
        res.json({error: "Bad Request"})
        return false
    }
    let data = req.body.data
    let abilityScoreDefault = 8
    req.context.db.models.Character.create({
        shortName: data.shortName || data.longName,
        longName: data.longName,
        // I changed some of these fields to be nullable for testing purposes
        // race and class will remain nullable while player won't be.
        // I'll have to set up authentication to grab the right user for the player field.
        race: data.raceId || null,
        class: data.classId || null,
        player: data.playerId || null,
        description: data.description || "",
        age: data.age || "",
        urlSlug: data.urlSlug || "",
        stats: {
            abilities: {
                // I should ensure that the 'abilities' key exists.
                strength: data.stats.abilities.strength || abilityScoreDefault,
                dexterity: data.stats.abilities.dexterity || abilityScoreDefault,
                constitution: data.stats.abilities.constitution || abilityScoreDefault,
                intelligence: data.stats.abilities.intelligence || abilityScoreDefault,
                wisdom: data.stats.abilities.wisdom || abilityScoreDefault,
                charisma: data.stats.abilities.charisma || abilityScoreDefault
            }
        }
    })
    .then(result => res.json(result))
});

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ApproachingApathy / 100days-dnd-character-sheets

[100days] The DND Character Sheet App

This is the first project of my 100 days of coding This is an app to keep D&D character sheets.

Stack

I'll be using Node.js and building a full-stack Express app with MongoDB.

Requirements

Minimum Viable

• Present a D&D Character Sheet
  • The sheet should display all the same info as the first page of the 5e Official sheet.
• Users should be able to log in and create player-characters.
• Users should be able to edit character sheets.
• Users should be able to organize character sheets into groups (parties/tables)
• Sheets should auto calculate basic stats like ability modifiers
  • Support Proficiency Bonuses

Cake

• Extend character creation to allow the user to use any of the three common stat gen methods
  • Point Buy
  • Standard Array
  • Roll
• Extend the character sheet to all the info in the 5e official sheet.
• Allow for image uploads for character portraits.
• Allow for…

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The First project will be an app to keep D&D character sheets.

Stack

I'll be using Node.js and building a full-stack Express app with MongoDB.

Requirements

Minimum Viable

• [ ] Investigate automating or finding a source of info for the data in the SRD.
• [ ] Present a D&D Character Sheet
  • [ ] The sheet should display all the same info as the first page of the 5e Official sheet.
• [ ] Users should be able to log in and create player-characters.
• [ ] Users should be able to edit character sheets.
• [ ] Users should be able to organize character sheets into groups (parties/tables)
• [ ] Sheets should auto calculate basic stats like ability modifiers.
  • [ ] Support Proficiency Bonuses

Cake

• [ ] Extend character creation to allow the user to use any of the three common stat gen methods.
  • [ ] Point Buy
  • [ ] Standard Array
  • [ ] Roll
• [ ] Extend the character sheet to all the info in the 5e official sheet.
• [ ] Allow for image uploads for character portraits.
• [ ] Allow for extended descriptions/backstories.
  • [ ] Characters should have nice full page backstories.
  • [ ] Preferably use a markdown editor.