# satishedu3/hackterminal architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository satishedu3/hackterminal, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-09-26). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/satishedu3/hackterminal
- Repository: https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal
- Video tour (about a minute): https://gitdiagram.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/video

## Overview

HackTerminal is a themed browser-based hacking-terminal experience with mission content and a leaderboard. Visitors enter through the React app, explore the terminal and missions, and can view or submit leaderboard scores. The terminal’s commands are simulated client-side; the leaderboard uses React Query hooks and a generated canister actor interface. The README is minimal, so the mission implementation and backend details are only represented where supported by the tree or sampled code.

Main entry points: [`src/frontend/src/App.tsx`](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/App.tsx) (App shell), [`src/frontend/src/hooks/useQueries.ts`](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/hooks/useQueries.ts) (Leaderboard queries), [`src/frontend/src/hooks/useActor.ts`](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/hooks/useActor.ts) (Actor lifecycle), [`src/frontend/src/main.tsx`](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/main.tsx) (Application entry)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_experience["User experience"]
  node_app["App shell<br/>[App.tsx]"]
  node_terminal["Simulated terminal<br/>[Terminal.tsx]"]
  node_missions["Mission content"]
end

subgraph group_leaderboard["Leaderboard"]
  node_leaderboard_ui["Leaderboard UI"]
  node_queries["Leaderboard queries<br/>[useQueries.ts]"]
end

subgraph group_platform["Identity and backend"]
  node_actor_hook["Actor lifecycle<br/>[useActor.ts]"]
  node_identity["Internet Identity"]
  node_config["Actor configuration<br/>[config.ts]"]
  node_backend_bindings["Canister bindings<br/>[backend.ts]"]
  node_canister[("Backend canister")]
  node_main["Application entry<br/>[main.tsx]"]
end

node_visitor(("Visitor"))

node_visitor -->|"opens app"| node_main
node_main -->|"provides identity"| node_identity
node_main -->|"renders"| node_app
node_app -->|"renders"| node_terminal
node_app -->|"renders"| node_missions
node_app -->|"renders"| node_leaderboard_ui
node_leaderboard_ui -->|"requests and submits"| node_queries
node_queries -->|"gets actor"| node_actor_hook
node_actor_hook -->|"reads identity"| node_identity
node_actor_hook -->|"creates actor"| node_config
node_config -->|"uses interface"| node_backend_bindings
node_queries -->|"calls leaderboard methods"| node_canister

click node_app "https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/App.tsx"
click node_terminal "https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/components/Terminal.tsx"
click node_missions "https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/components/MissionsSection.tsx"
click node_leaderboard_ui "https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/components/LeaderboardSection.tsx"
click node_queries "https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/hooks/useQueries.ts"
click node_actor_hook "https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/hooks/useActor.ts"
click node_identity "https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/hooks/useInternetIdentity.ts"
click node_config "https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/config.ts"
click node_backend_bindings "https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/backend.ts"
click node_main "https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/main.tsx"

classDef toneNeutral fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#334155,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#0f172a
classDef toneBlue fill:#dbeafe,stroke:#2563eb,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#172554
classDef toneAmber fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#d97706,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#78350f
classDef toneMint fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#16a34a,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#14532d
classDef toneRose fill:#ffe4e6,stroke:#e11d48,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#881337
classDef toneIndigo fill:#e0e7ff,stroke:#4f46e5,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#312e81
classDef toneTeal fill:#ccfbf1,stroke:#0f766e,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#134e4a
class node_app,node_terminal,node_missions toneBlue
class node_leaderboard_ui,node_queries toneAmber
class node_actor_hook,node_identity,node_config,node_backend_bindings,node_canister,node_main toneMint
class node_visitor toneIndigo
```

## Components

### User experience

- [App shell](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/App.tsx): `src/frontend/src/App.tsx`
- [Simulated terminal](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/components/Terminal.tsx): `src/frontend/src/components/Terminal.tsx`
- [Mission content](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/components/MissionsSection.tsx): `src/frontend/src/components/MissionsSection.tsx`

### Leaderboard

- [Leaderboard UI](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/components/LeaderboardSection.tsx): `src/frontend/src/components/LeaderboardSection.tsx`
- [Leaderboard queries](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/hooks/useQueries.ts): `src/frontend/src/hooks/useQueries.ts`

### Identity and backend

- [Actor lifecycle](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/hooks/useActor.ts): `src/frontend/src/hooks/useActor.ts`
- [Internet Identity](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/hooks/useInternetIdentity.ts): `src/frontend/src/hooks/useInternetIdentity.ts`
- [Actor configuration](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/config.ts): `src/frontend/src/config.ts`
- [Canister bindings](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/backend.ts): `src/frontend/src/backend.ts`
- **Backend canister**
- [Application entry](https://github.com/satishedu3/hackterminal/blob/main/src/frontend/src/main.tsx): `src/frontend/src/main.tsx`

### Other components

- **Visitor**

## Connections

- Visitor → Application entry: opens app
- Application entry → Internet Identity: provides identity
- Application entry → App shell: renders
- App shell → Simulated terminal: renders
- App shell → Mission content: renders
- App shell → Leaderboard UI: renders
- Leaderboard UI → Leaderboard queries: requests and submits
- Leaderboard queries → Actor lifecycle: gets actor
- Actor lifecycle → Internet Identity: reads identity
- Actor lifecycle → Actor configuration: creates actor
- Actor configuration → Canister bindings: uses interface
- Leaderboard queries → Backend canister: calls leaderboard methods