ShakkiKatti

A browser-based chess game originally ported from an old Java implementation (2014), now rewritten in TypeScript.

Live demo: https://shakki.pikseli.org/

Requirements

• Node.js 18 or later (includes npm)

Install dependencies

npm install

Development

Start the Vite dev server with hot reload:

npm run dev

Then open the URL shown in the terminal (typically http://localhost:5173) in your browser.

Build

Compile TypeScript and produce an optimised production bundle in dist/:

npm run build

Preview the production build

Serve the dist/ folder locally to verify the production build before deployment:

npm run preview

Testing

Run the full test suite once and exit:

npm test

Run tests in watch mode (re-runs on file changes):

npm run test:watch