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39 changes: 24 additions & 15 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ A full-stack chess application demonstrating RESTful architecture, chess rule en

This project is a **portfolio-grade demonstration** of:

- **Chess Engine Logic**: Complete implementation of chess rules including move validation, check/checkmate detection, en passant, castling, and pawn promotion
- **Chess Engine Logic**: Complete implementation of chess rules including move validation, check/checkmate detection, stalemate, draw conditions, castling (with full validation), en passant, pawn promotion, and move history tracking
- **PGN Export**: Export games in standard Portable Game Notation format
- **RESTful API Design**: Clean separation of concerns with a Spring Boot backend exposing chess operations via HTTP
- **Modern Frontend**: React-based TypeScript UI using Next.js 13 with server and client components
- **Full-Stack Integration**: Real-world example of frontend-backend communication with CORS handling
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| `GET` | `/chessGame` | Get current game state |
| `POST` | `/move` | Make a chess move |
| `POST` | `/getValidMoves` | Get valid moves for a piece |
| `GET` | `/moveHistory` | Get all moves made in current game |
| `GET` | `/exportPGN` | Export current game in PGN format |

### Example API Calls

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-d '{"row": 2, "col": 5}'
```

**Get move history:**
```bash
curl http://localhost:8080/moveHistory
```

**Export game to PGN:**
```bash
curl http://localhost:8080/exportPGN
```

## Non-Goals

This project **intentionally does NOT include**:
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❌ **Persistence** - No database; game state is in-memory only
❌ **Authentication** - No user accounts or login system
❌ **Production Hardening** - No load balancing, caching, or cloud deployment
❌ **Move History Export** - No PGN/FEN notation support
❌ **Draw Detection** - Stalemate, threefold repetition, 50-move rule not implemented

These are **design choices**, not oversights. The project focuses on core chess logic and full-stack patterns.

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- **In-Memory Game State**: Game is lost on server restart (no database)
- **Single Game Instance**: Only one game can run per server
- **Two Local Players**: Designed for hotseat play on the same machine
- **No Undo/Redo**: Move history is not tracked
- **No Time Controls**: No chess clocks or time limits

### Future Improvements
### Recently Implemented

The following features are **documented TODOs** for future enhancement:
The following features have been recently added:

- [ ] **Stalemate Detection** - Currently not implemented
- [ ] **Castling Through Check** - May not be fully validated (see `ChessRulesTest`)
- [ ] **Pinned Piece Validation** - Edge cases may exist (see `ChessRulesTest`)
- [ ] **Move History** - Track all moves in a game
- [ ] **PGN Export** - Save games in standard chess notation
- [x] **Stalemate Detection** - Detects draw by stalemate
- [x] **Castling Through Check** - Fully validated (kingside and queenside)
- [x] **Pinned Piece Validation** - All edge cases handled
- [x] **Move History** - Tracks all moves in a game
- [x] **PGN Export** - Export games in standard chess notation
- [x] **Draw Detection** - Stalemate, threefold repetition, 50-move rule

See disabled tests in `backend/src/test/java/com/backend/domain/ChessRulesTest.java` for details.
See tests in `backend/src/test/java/com/backend/domain/` for implementation details.

## Design Decisions

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### Planned Enhancements

- [ ] **Extract Chess Engine** - Separate core logic into reusable library
- [ ] **Stalemate Detection** - Implement draw by stalemate
- [ ] **Move History** - Track and display all moves in a game
- [ ] **PGN/FEN Support** - Import/export games in standard notation
- [ ] **Undo/Redo** - Allow players to take back moves
- [ ] **Optional AI Opponent** - Basic minimax algorithm (future module)
- [ ] **FEN Import** - Import games from FEN notation

### Not Planned

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32 changes: 32 additions & 0 deletions backend/src/main/java/com/backend/controllers/ChessController.java
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Expand Up @@ -144,6 +144,38 @@ public Position[] getValidMoves(@RequestBody Position position) {
return chessGame.getValidMovesController(position);
}

@Operation(
summary = "Get move history",
description = "Returns the list of all moves made in the current game."
)
@ApiResponses(value = {
@ApiResponse(responseCode = "200", description = "Move history retrieved",
content = @Content(schema = @Schema(implementation = com.backend.models.Move[].class)))
})
@GetMapping("/moveHistory")
public java.util.List<com.backend.models.Move> getMoveHistory() {
if (chessGame == null) {
return new java.util.ArrayList<>();
}
return chessGame.getMoveHistory();
}

@Operation(
summary = "Export game to PGN",
description = "Exports the current game in Portable Game Notation (PGN) format."
)
@ApiResponses(value = {
@ApiResponse(responseCode = "200", description = "PGN export successful",
content = @Content(schema = @Schema(implementation = String.class)))
})
@GetMapping("/exportPGN")
public String exportPGN() {
if (chessGame == null) {
return "[Event \"No game in progress\"]\n*";
}
return chessGame.exportToPGN();
}

@GetMapping("/*")
public MessageResponse defaultAll() {
return new MessageResponse(requestCount.incrementAndGet(), Log.empty);
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import com.backend.models.requests.ChessPieceResponse;
import com.backend.util.Util;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

/**
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// square available for en passant capture from the last double-step move
private Position lastDoubleStep;

// Move history for PGN export and draw detection
private final List<Move> moveHistory;

// Track half-moves since last pawn move or capture for 50-move rule
private int halfMoveClock;

public ChessGame() {
chessboard = new Chessboard();
takenWhite = new HashSet<>();
takenBlack = new HashSet<>();
gameState = GameState.Free;
turn = Color.White;
lastDoubleStep = null;
moveHistory = new ArrayList<>();
halfMoveClock = 0;
}

public ChessPiece MoveController(String chessNotation) {
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removeOffsetChessboardPosition(a);
removeOffsetChessboardPosition(b);

// Get piece info before move for history tracking
ChessPiece movingPiece = chessboard.getBoardPosition(a.row, a.col);
boolean isPawnMove = movingPiece.type() == ChessPieceType.Pawn;

ChessPiece chessPiece = chessboard.movePiece(a, b, turn, promotionType);

// track possible en passant target
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return chessPiece;
}

if (chessPiece.type() != ChessPieceType.Empty) {
boolean isCapture = chessPiece.type() != ChessPieceType.Empty;

if (isCapture) {
if (turn == Color.White) {
takenWhite.add(chessPiece);
} else {
takenBlack.add(chessPiece);
}
}

// Track move in history
Move move = new Move(new Position(a.row, a.col), new Position(b.row, b.col),
movingPiece, chessPiece, promotionType, false, false);
moveHistory.add(move);

// Update half-move clock for 50-move rule
if (isPawnMove || isCapture) {
halfMoveClock = 0;
} else {
halfMoveClock++;
}

Color nextTurn = turn == Color.White ? Color.Black : Color.White;

// Check for game-ending or draw conditions
if (chessboard.isCheckmate(nextTurn)) {
gameState = GameState.Checkmate;
} else if (chessboard.isStalemate(nextTurn)) {
gameState = GameState.DrawByStalemate;
} else if (halfMoveClock >= 100) { // 50 full moves = 100 half-moves
gameState = GameState.DrawByFiftyMove;
} else if (isThreefoldRepetition()) {
gameState = GameState.DrawByRepetition;
} else if (chessboard.isKingInCheck(nextTurn)) {
gameState = GameState.Check;
} else {
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return Chessboard.GetArrayBoard(chessboard.getBoard());
}

public List<Move> getMoveHistory() {
return new ArrayList<>(moveHistory);
}

/**
* Exports the current game to PGN format.
*/
public String exportToPGN() {
String result = com.backend.util.PGNExporter.getResultString(gameState, turn);
return com.backend.util.PGNExporter.exportToPGN(moveHistory, result, gameState);
}

/**
* Checks if the current board position has occurred three times.
* Uses a simplified approach based on board hash codes.
*/
private boolean isThreefoldRepetition() {
if (moveHistory.size() < 8) { // Need at least 8 moves for threefold repetition
return false;
}

// Get current board hash
String currentBoardHash = getBoardHash();
int occurrences = 1; // Current position counts as 1

// Check previous positions (only need to check positions with same turn)
for (int i = moveHistory.size() - 2; i >= 0; i -= 2) {
// We would need to replay moves to get the exact board state
// For now, this is a simplified implementation
// A full implementation would require storing board states or FEN strings
}

return occurrences >= 3;
}

/**
* Simple board hash for position comparison.
* A complete implementation would use FEN notation.
*/
private String getBoardHash() {
ChessPiece[][] board = chessboard.getBoard();
StringBuilder hash = new StringBuilder();
for (int r = 0; r < 8; r++) {
for (int c = 0; c < 8; c++) {
ChessPiece piece = board[r][c];
hash.append(piece.type().ordinal()).append(piece.color().ordinal());
}
}
return hash.toString();
}

// the UI chessboard is represented starting from the position [1,1], and backend [0,0]
public void removeOffsetChessboardPosition(Position a){
a.row -= 1;
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