Enable Running engines which are runnable jar files

[erberj]

My engine is written in Scala and has no binary (exe) but a runnable jar file

Instead of dir and name of the engine, I suggest to have a run-command variable, where i can enter something like:
run-command = "java -jar myengine.jar [parameters]"

Best Regards
Jakob Erber

[MarkZH]

This is probably a good idea. We'll have to think about how to implement it. In the meantime, you can create an executable with a batch script.

Make a text file with the command to run your engine:

java -jar myengine.jar [parameters]

Save it to the lichess-bot/engines/ folder as myengine.bat if on Windows or myengine.sh on Linux/Mac.

If on Linux/Mac, give that batch script execution permission: chmod +x myengine.sh.

Finally, in your config.yml file, use the name and location of this script.

engine:
  dir: engines
  name: myengine.bat # or .sh

Everything else in config.yml is the same. I picked the engines/ directory in the lichess-bot folder for convenience.

[erberj]

Thx Mark,I did how you suggested, and it works!Best regardsJakob Am 23.09.24 um 02:11 schrieb Mark Harrison Von: "Mark Harrison" ***@***.***>Datum: 23. September 2024An: "lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot" ***@***.***>Cc: "Jakob Erber" ***@***.***>,"Author" ***@***.***>Betreff: Re: [lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot] Enable Running engines which are runnable jar files (Issue #1022) This is probably a good idea. We'll have to think about how to implement it. In the meantime, you can create an executable with a batch script. Make a text file with the command to run your engine: java -jar myengine.jar [parameters] Save it to the lichess-bot/engines/ folder as myengine.bat if on Windows or myengine.sh on Linux/Mac. If on Linux/Mac, give that batch script execution permission: chmod +x myengine.sh. Finally, in your config.yml file, use the name and location of this script. engine: dir: engines name: myengine.bat # or .sh Everything else in config.yml is the same. I picked the engines/ directory in the lichess-bot folder for convenience. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>