NB. Viewing the evolution of the Game of Life
NB. Colored by number of neighbors
NB. vlife2.ijs
NB. Cliff Reiter
NB. January 2005
coinsert 'vclife' NB. locale for vlife.ijs script definitions
coinsert 'jgl2'
coclass 'vclife'
require 'gl2 files'
NB. defaults
LA_wh=:256 256
LA_mag=:0 NB. auto
LA_bor_sz=:100 NB. default border padding size
pat_path=: jpath '~temp' NB. path for *.lif patterns
im_path=: jpath '~temp' NB. path for reading/writing images
LA_save_fseq=: 0 NB. default is not to save a file sequence
bor_wh=:30 175 NB. default edge used by windowing system
NB. update life pattern
lifee=:([:,/1&|.^:(i:1)@|:"2^:2) NB. life expand
lifes=:lifee@:(4&{((3:=])+.[*.4:=]) +/) NB. life step (expanded to expended)
NB. get color indices associated with a pattern
lcolor=: 4&{ * +/
NB. Palettes used for showing the colors
LA_pal=:255*1,0,(=i.3), 1 1 3#-.=i.3
LA_pakpal=:256 256 256#. LA_pal
NB. General utilities
pad=: (+:@[-@+$@]){.([+$@]){. ] NB. pad around an array
getpath=: ([: +./\. =&PATHSEP_j_) # ] NB. borrowed from ...extras\util\jadecon.ijs
NB. Form menus and buttons
LIFE0=: 0 : 0
pc life;pn vlife;
menupop "File";
menu new "&New" "" "" "";
menu load "&Load *.lif Pattern" "" "" "";
menusep;
menu import "&Import Pattern from Image" "" "" "";
menu export "&Export Pattern to Image" "" "" "";
menu exportsnap "&Export Snapshot" "" "" "";
menu exportfseq "&Export Snapshot Sequence On" "" "" "1";
menu exportfseqoff "&Export Snapshot Sequence Off" "" "" "1";
menusep;
menu rand "&Random" "" "" "";
menu ggun "Load &Glider Gun" "" "" "";
menu bhept "Load &B-Heptomino" "" "" "";
menusep;
menu exit "&Exit" "" "" "";
menupopz;
menupop "Size";
menu size6 "Array &Size 64 64" "" "" "";
menu size7 "Array &Size 128 128" "" "" "";
menu size8 "Array &Size 256 256" "" "" "";
menu size9 "Array &Size 512 512" "" "" "";
menu size10 "Array &Size 1024 1024" "" "" "";
menupopz;
menupop "Magnification";
menu mag0 "Auto Magnification" "" "" "";
menu mag1 "Magnification 1" "" "" "";
menu mag2 "Magnification 2" "" "" "";
menu mag3 "Magnification 3" "" "" "";
menu mag4 "Magnification 4" "" "" "";
menu mag5 "Magnification 5" "" "" "";
menu mag6 "Magnification 6" "" "" "";
menu mag7 "Magnification 7" "" "" "";
menu mag8 "Magnification 8" "" "" "";
menu mag9 "Magnification 9" "" "" "";
menupopz;
menupop "Expand";
menu expandall "Expand All Borders" "" "" "";
menu expandr "Expand Right" "" "" "";
menu expandl "Expand Left" "" "" "";
menu expandt "Expand Top" "" "" "";
menu expandb "Expand Bottom" "" "" "";
menupopz;
menupop "Help";
menu help "&Help" "" "" "";
menu about "&About" "" "" "";
menupopz;
cc start button;cn "Start";
setxywhx start 10 10 80 25;
cc step button;cn "Step";
setxywhx step 110 10 80 25;
cc pause button;cn "Pause";
setxywhx pause 210 10 80 25;
cc iter static;cn "Iteration: ";
setxywhx iter 310 10 100 25;
cc rasterwin isigraph;
)
NB. end of menu form
LIFE1=: 0 : 0
pas 2 2;
pshow;
)
NB. run the main life form function
life_run=: 3 : 0
LA_blank ''
LA_paint_all ''
)
NB. paint the current life configuration
LA_paint=: 3 : 0
color=.lcolor LAe
wd 'psel life'
glsel 'rasterwin'
glclear ''
glmap MM_RAW
glwindowext LA_plp_wh
t=.0 0 ,LA_plp_wh,,(LA_plp { color){LA_pakpal
glpixels t
glshow ''
)
NB. repaint entire form
LA_paint_all=:3 : 0
form_xywh=:wd :: ((12$'20 ')"_) 'psel life;qformx;'
wd :: 0: 'pclose;'
wd LIFE0
wd 'setxywhx rasterwin 10 45 ',(":LA_plp_wh),';'
wd LIFE1
LA_paint ''
try. wd 'pmovex ',form_xywh,';pas 2 2;pshow;'
catch. wd 'pas 2 2;pshow;' end.
)
NB. used to initialize a new nonblank pattern
LA_init=:3 : 0
if. LA_mag=0 do.
winm=.".wd 'qm;'
whav=.(0 1{winm)-bor_wh
else.
whav=.LA_mag*LA_wh
end.
szi=.|.LA_wh
szo=.<.szi*<./(|.whav)%szi
LA_plp=:<(<"0 szi%szo) <.@*&.> <@i."0 szo
LA_plp_wh=:|.szo
)
NB. initialize a blank pattern
LA_blank=: 3 : 0
LAe=: lifee (|.LA_wh) $ 0
LA_init ''
LA_iter=:0
setiter ''
)
NB. New button creates a blank image
life_new_button=: 3 : 0
LA_blank ''
LA_paint_all ''
)
NB. save current pattern as an image
life_export_button=:3 : 0
require '~addons/image3/image3.ijs'
fn=.wd 'mbsave "Save Pattern As Image" "',im_path,'" "" "Bmp(*.bmp);Png(*.png)|*.bmp;*.png|All Files(*.*)|*.*"'
if. fn-: '' do. return. end.
im_path=: getpath fn
(LA_pal;lcolor LAe) write_image fn
)
NB. read pattern from image
life_import_button=:3 : 0
require '~addons/image3/image3.ijs'
fn=.wd 'mbopen "Read Image" "',im_path,'" "" "Bmp(*.bmp);Jpeg(*.jpg);Png(*.png)|*.bmp;*.jpg;*.png|All Files(*.*)|*.*"'
if. fn-: '' do. return. end.
im_path=: getpath fn
b=.read_image fn
LA_wh=:1 0{$b
LAe=: lifee 85 > <./"1 b
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
LA_iter=:0
setiter ''
)
NB. save snapshot
life_exportsnap_button=:3 : 0
require '~addons/image3/image3.ijs'
fn=.wd 'mbsave "Save Current Image As" "',im_path,'" "" "Bmp(*.bmp);Png(*.png)|*.bmp;*.png|All Files(*.*)|*.*"'
if. fn-: '' do. return. end.
im_path=: getpath fn
color=.lcolor LAe
(LA_pal;LA_plp { color)write_image fn
)
NB. save snapshot sequence
life_exportfseq_button=:3 : 0
require '~addons/image3/image3.ijs'
LA_fseq_fn=:wd 'mbsave "Save Generations with First File as" "',im_path,'" "" "Bmp(*.bmp);Png(*.png)|*.bmp;*.png|All Files(*.*)|*.*"'
if. LA_fseq_fn-: '' do. return. end.
if. ''-:fn_num_suffix LA_fseq_fn do.
LA_fseq_fn=:(}: '' ch_ext LA_fseq_fn),'0000.',fn_ext LA_fseq_fn
end.
LA_save_fseq=:1
im_path=: getpath LA_fseq_fn
color=.lcolor LAe
(LA_pal;LA_plp { color)write_image LA_fseq_fn
)
NB. save snapshot sequence
life_exportfseqoff_button=:3 : 0
LA_save_fseq=:0
)
NB. utilities for the load_lif utilities
get_blocks=:3 : 0
('#P' E. y.)<;._1 y.
)
read_lif=:3 : 0
bposul=._1&".@}.@}:@>@{.
bpat=.'*'&=@}:&>@}.
pat=.fread y.
if. -. 1 e. '#N' E. pat do.
wd 'mb error "Error: not a normal Life 1.05 file";'
return.
end.
pb=.|:(bposul;bpat)@:(<;._2)&> get_blocks pat
pos=.>{.pb
pos=.|."1 pos-"1 <./pos
blk=.{:pb
max=.>./pos+"1 sblk=.$&>blk
LA=.max$0
for_k. i.#pos do.
LA=.(>k{blk)(<(k{pos)+&.> <@i."0 k{sblk)}LA
end.
LA=.LA_bor_sz pad LA
LAe=:lifee LA
LA_wh=:|.$LA
LA_wh
)
life_load_button=:3 : 0
require '~addons\image3\image3.ijs'
fn=.wd 'mbopen "Load *.lif Pattern" "',pat_path,'" "" "Hensel Life(*.lif)|*.lif|All Files(*.*)|*.*"'
pat_path=:getpath fn
read_lif fn
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
LA_iter=:0
setiter ''
)
NB. load glider gun configuration
life_ggun_button=:3 : 0
LAe=:lifee(1 _1*|.LA_wh){.A2
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
LA_iter=:0
setiter ''
)
NB. load B-heptomino configuration
life_bhept_button=:3 : 0
LAe=:lifee(|.LA_wh) {. (<.-:($A3)-|.LA_wh){.A3
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
LA_iter=:0
setiter ''
)
NB. create a random configuration
life_rand_button=: 3 : 0
LAe=:lifee LAe=:? (|.LA_wh)$2
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
LA_iter=:0
setiter ''
)
NB. Pause
life_pause_button=:3 : 0
wd 'timer 0'
)
NB. run one step of life
life_step_button=:3 : 0
LAe=:lifes LAe
LA_iter=:LA_iter+1
if. LA_save_fseq do.
color=.lcolor LAe
(LA_pal;LA_plp { color)write_image LA_fseq_fn
LA_fseq_fn=:nx_fn LA_fseq_fn
end.
setiter ''
LA_paint ''
)
NB. run life
life_start_button=:3 : 0
life_step_button ''
wd 'timer 100'
)
NB. draw iteration count on form
setiter=: 3 : 0
try.
wd 'psel life;set iter "Iteration: ',(": LA_iter),'";'
catch. 0 end.
)
NB. event used to iterate life
sys_timer=: 3 : 0
try. life_step_button '' catch.
wd 'timer 0'
end.
)
NB. close/cancel/ext functions
life_close=: 3 : 0
wd 'pclose'
)
life_cancel_button=: life_close
life_exit_button=: life_close
NB. Sample initial configurations
NB. A2 is the famous Glider Gun
A2=: 10 pad ".;._2] 0 : 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
)
NB. A3 is the b_heptomino
A3=:5 pad ".;._2] 0 : 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 0 0
0 1 1 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
)
NB. Change the current LA (life array) Size
life_size=:4 : 0
LAe=:(|.x.){."2 (<.-:-x.+LA_wh){."2 LAe
LA_wh=:x.
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
)
life_size6_button=: 64 64 & life_size
life_size7_button=: 128 128 & life_size
life_size8_button=: 256 256 & life_size
life_size9_button=: 512 512 & life_size
life_size10_button=: 1024 1024 & life_size
NB. specific magnification used to create super pixels
life_mag=:4 : 0
LA_mag=:x.
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
)
life_mag0_button=: 0&life_mag
life_mag1_button=: 1&life_mag
life_mag2_button=: 2&life_mag
life_mag3_button=: 3&life_mag
life_mag4_button=: 4&life_mag
life_mag5_button=: 5&life_mag
life_mag6_button=: 6&life_mag
life_mag7_button=: 7&life_mag
life_mag8_button=: 8&life_mag
life_mag9_button=: 9&life_mag
NB. Expand buttons
life_expandall_button=:3 : 0
LAe=:LA_bor_sz pad"2 LAe
LA_wh=:2 1{$LAe
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
)
life_expandr_button=:3 : 0
LAe=:(LA_bor_sz+{.LA_wh){."1 LAe
LA_wh=:2 1{$LAe
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
)
life_expandl_button=:3 : 0
LAe=:(-LA_bor_sz+{.LA_wh){."1 LAe
LA_wh=:2 1{$LAe
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
)
life_expandt_button=:3 : 0
LAe=:(-LA_bor_sz+{:LA_wh){."2 LAe
LA_wh=:2 1{$LAe
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
)
life_expandb_button=:3 : 0
LAe=:(LA_bor_sz+{:LA_wh){."2 LAe
LA_wh=:2 1{$LAe
LA_init ''
LA_paint_all ''
)
NB. Help and about menus
help_info=:0 : 0
This is vlife2, a J script providing a colored
version of the game of life.
Loading/Saving patterns as image files requires
the image3 addon for J.
Life patterns may be loaded using *.lif (v 1.05)
patterns or image files. Obtaining lifep.zip
by Al Hensel is highly recomended.
)
life_help_button=:3 : 0
wd 'mb "vlife Help " "',help_info,'";'
)
about_info=:0 : 0
vlife was written by Cliff Reiter
January 2005
)
life_about_button=:3 : 0
wd 'mb "About vlife" "',about_info,'";'
)
NB. simple name for main function
vlife=:life_run
NB. run the function
coclass 'base'
vlife ''