This is a rewrite of the backbone that runs TwitchPlaysPokemon. It is replacing the old closed-source Python core with the goal for improved maintainability and accessability to new contributors. The scope encompasses, but is not limited to:

• Managing persistent data
• Connecting to Twitch Chat and handling all interactions (e.g. commands, modbot, announcements)
• Processing inputs during runs ("runmode")
• Driving the "match loop" during betting periods ("matchmode")
• Driving the overlay you see on stream
• Driving external programs like emulators

This code is already running live on-stream in 'dual-core' mode, with all features that are not re-implemented here yet still being taken care of by the old python core. Porting features over is an ongoing process.

• .NET 5 SDK, you can get one from dotnet.microsoft.com
• If you use or run any components with persistence, MongoDB. See Persistence.MongoDB for details.

The executable project is located at Core. See its readme for further instructions.

• dotnet test runs all tests
• dotnet test --filter TestCategory!=IntegrationTest skips tests that have preconditions or are slow