Edgegap Server Nakama Plugin

This plugin has been tested, and supports Unity versions 2021.3.0f1+, including all LTS releases, and Unity 6.

Simplify integration of Nakama Game Services for deploying and managing Dedicated Servers on Edgegap.

Install With Git (recommended)

Benefits

• Avoid Unity Package Manager caching bugs when updating your plugin.

Caveats

• Requirement: functioning git client installed, for example git-scm.

Instructions

1. Open your Unity project,
2. Select toolbar option Window -> Package Manager,
3. Click the + icon and select Add package from git URL...,
4. Input the following URL https://github.com/edgegap/edgegap-server-nakama-plugin-unity.git,
5. Click Add and wait for the Unity Package Manager to complete the installation.

Install via ZIP archive

Benefits

• Slightly easier as no git client is required.

Caveats

• Installing our plugin this way will require you to manually replace plugin contents and wipe local cache if you wish to update it,
• The newtonsoft package (dependency) version required may not be compatible with your project if you're already using an older version of this package.

Instructions

1. Select toolbar option Window -> Package Manager,
2. Click the + icon and select Add package by name...,
3. Input the name com.unity.nuget.newtonsoft-json and wait for the Unity Package Manager to complete the installation.,
4. Back to this github project - make sure you're on the main branch,
5. Click <> Code, then Download ZIP,
6. Paste the contents of the unzipped archive in your Assets folder within Unity project root.

Other Sources

This is the only official distribution channel for this SDK, do not trust unverified sources!

Plugin Usage

Usage Requirements

To take full advantage of our hosting service, you will need to Create an Edgegap Free Tier account.

Import Simple Example

1. Find this package in Unity Package Manager window.
2. Open the Samples tab.
3. Click on Import next to Simple Handler Example.
4. Locate sample files in your project Assets/Samples/Edgegap Server Nakama Plugin/{version}/Simple Handler Example.
5. Create an Empty GameObject in your scene and attach SimpleHandlerExample.cs script.
6. optional: configure Authentication Token values Inspector UI.

Call methods AddUser and RemoveUser whenever a player connects or disconnects to manage allocations on Nakama.

Troubleshooting

Visual Studio shows type or namespace name could not be found for Edgegap namespace.

1. In your Unity Editor, navigate to Edit / Preferences / External Tools / Generate .csproj files.
2. Make sure you have enabled Git packages.
3. Click Regenerate project files.

For Plugin Developers

This section is only for developers working on this plugin or other plugins interacting / integrating this plugin.

CSharpier Code Frmatter

This project uses CSharpier code formatter to ensure consistent and readable formatting, configured in /.config/dotnet-tools.json.

See Editor integration for Visual Studio extensions, optionally configure Reformat with CSharpier on Save under Tools | Options | CSharpier | General. You may also configure running formatting as a pre-commit git hook.