game of life animation overhaul

generators/gameOfLife.py

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import sys
 import ast
-import time as t
 import random as r
-import blup.animation
+from blup import frame
-import blup.frame
+from blup import animation
 import blup.writebml
+import argparse
 
 r.seed()
 
@@ -16,21 +15,23 @@ COLORS = 3
 DELAY = 300
 
 DEAD = 0
-DEADCOLOR = (0,0,0)
+DEAD_COLOR = (0, 0, 0)
 ALIVE = 1
-ALIVECOLOR = (0,0,255)
+ALIVE_COLOR = (0, 0, 255)
 
-dimension = blup.frame.FrameDimension(WIDTH, HEIGHT, COLOR_DEPTH, COLORS)
+dimension = frame.FrameDimension(WIDTH, HEIGHT, COLOR_DEPTH, COLORS)
-animation = blup.animation.Animation(dimension)
+game_of_life_animation = animation.Animation(dimension)
+
+
+def generate_rand_game_board():
+    board = []
+    for rows in range(HEIGHT):
+        x_coordinates = []
+        for cols in range(WIDTH):
+            x_coordinates.append(r.randint(0, 1))
+        board.append(x_coordinates)
+    return board
 
-def generateRandomGameBoard():
-    gameBoard = []
-    for i in range(HEIGHT):
-        xCoordinates = []
-        for j in range(WIDTH):
-            xCoordinates.append(r.randint(0, 1))
-        gameBoard.append(xCoordinates)
-    return gameBoard
 
 def get_neighbors(x, y):
     for rowNumber in range(y-1, y+2):
@@ -38,59 +39,65 @@ def get_neighbors(x, y):
             for colNumber in range(x-1, x+2):
                 if 0 <= colNumber < WIDTH:
                     if not (y == rowNumber and x == colNumber):
-                        yield gameBoard[rowNumber][colNumber]
+                        yield game_board[rowNumber][colNumber]
+
 
-if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+if __name__ == "__main__":
-    gameBoard = generateRandomGameBoard()
+    argument_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Game of Life bml generator")
-    gameBoardIsSanitized = True
+    argument_parser.add_argument('-w', dest="world", type=list, default=None, help="pre-constructed world (optional)")
-elif len(sys.argv) != 2:
+    argument_parser.add_argument('-o', dest="output_path", type=str, help="output file (mandatory)")
-    print("check args. found "+str(len(sys.argv)))
+    args = argument_parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.output_path is None:
+        argument_parser.print_help()
         exit()
 
-if not gameBoardIsSanitized:
+    if args.world is None:
-    gameBoard = ast.literal_eval(sys.argv[1])
+        game_board = generate_rand_game_board()
+    else:
+        game_board = ast.literal_eval(args.world)
 
-    if len(gameBoard) != HEIGHT:
+        if len(game_board) != HEIGHT:
-        print("len(gameBoard) != "+str(HEIGHT)+". counted "+str(len(gameBoard)))
+            print("len(gameBoard) != " + str(HEIGHT) + ". counted " + str(len(game_board)))
             exit()
 
-    for i in gameBoard:
+        for i in game_board:
             if len(i) != WIDTH:
                 print("len(rows) != "+str(WIDTH)+". counted "+str(len(i)))
                 exit()
 
     for frame in range(500):
         # construct frame
-    newframe = blup.animation.AnimationFrame(dimension, DELAY)
+        new_frame = animation.AnimationFrame(dimension, DELAY)
-    for rowIndex in range(HEIGHT):
+        for row_index in range(HEIGHT):
-        for colIndex in range(WIDTH):
+            for col_index in range(WIDTH):
-            cellStatus = gameBoard[rowIndex][colIndex]
+                cell_status = game_board[row_index][col_index]
-            if cellStatus == ALIVE:
+                if cell_status == ALIVE:
-                newframe.setPixel(colIndex, rowIndex, ALIVECOLOR)
+                    new_frame.setPixel(col_index, row_index, ALIVE_COLOR)
                 else:
-                newframe.setPixel(colIndex, rowIndex, DEADCOLOR)
+                    new_frame.setPixel(col_index, row_index, DEAD_COLOR)
-    animation.addFrame(newframe)
+        game_of_life_animation.addFrame(new_frame)
 
         # calculate next step
-    gameBoardNextStep = []
+        next_game_board_step = []
-    lastGameBoard = gameBoard
+        previous_game_board_step = game_board
-    for rowIndex in range(HEIGHT):
+        for row_index in range(HEIGHT):
-        newRow = []
+            new_row = []
-        for colIndex in range(WIDTH):
+            for col_index in range(WIDTH):
-            neighborList = list(get_neighbors(colIndex, rowIndex))
+                neighbor_list = list(get_neighbors(col_index, row_index))
-            aliveNeighbors = neighborList.count(1)
+                alive_neighbors = neighbor_list.count(1)
-            if aliveNeighbors < 2:
+                if alive_neighbors < 2:
-                newRow.append(DEAD)
+                    new_row.append(DEAD)
-            elif aliveNeighbors == 2:
+                elif alive_neighbors == 2:
-                newRow.append(gameBoard[rowIndex][colIndex])
+                    new_row.append(game_board[row_index][col_index])
-            elif aliveNeighbors == 3:
+                elif alive_neighbors == 3:
-                newRow.append(ALIVE)
+                    new_row.append(ALIVE)
-            elif aliveNeighbors >= 4:
+                elif alive_neighbors >= 4:
-                newRow.append(DEAD)
+                    new_row.append(DEAD)
-        gameBoardNextStep.append(newRow)
+            next_game_board_step.append(new_row)
-    gameBoard = gameBoardNextStep
+        game_board = next_game_board_step
-    if(gameBoard == lastGameBoard):
+        if game_board == previous_game_board_step:
             for i in range(20):
-            animation.addFrame(newframe)
+                game_of_life_animation.addFrame(new_frame)
             break
-blup.writebml.writeBml(animation, '/home/pi/animations/gameOfLife.bml')
+    blup.writebml.writeBml(game_of_life_animation, args.output_path)