function braid_get_rnd_params() {
    return {
        num_points: 10,
        point_noise: 0.6,
        num_connections: 12,
    };
}


function braid(params) {
    if(typeof params == 'undefined') {
        var params = braid_get_rnd_params();
    }

    let points = [];
    for(let i=0; i<params.num_points; i++) {
        //const angle = i/params.num_points * 2 * Math.PI + Math.random() * params.point_noise;
        const angle = i/params.num_points * 2 * Math.PI + Math.random() * params.point_noise;
        const p1 = new Point(Math.sin(angle) + (Math.random() - 0.5) * params.point_noise, Math.cos(angle) + (Math.random() - 0.5) * params.point_noise);
        const p2 = new Point(Math.sin(angle) + (Math.random() - 0.5) * params.point_noise, Math.cos(angle) + (Math.random() - 0.5) * params.point_noise);
        points.push([p1, p2]);
    }

    var lines = [];
    for(let i=0; i<params.num_points; i++) {
        var l = new Path.Line(points[i][0], points[i][1]);
        l.strokeColor = 'red';
        l.strokeWidth = 5;
        lines.push(l);
    }

    var connections = [];
    for(let i=0; i<params.num_points; i++) {
        var l1 = lines[i];
        var l2 = lines[(i+1) % params.num_points];
        var conngrp = new paper.Group();
        const n = params.num_connections; // + Math.floor(Math.random() * 4);
        for(let j=0; j<n; j++) {
            const o = j / (n - 1);
            const p1 = l1.getPointAt(o * l1.length);
            // offset required for plotting, TODO: generate path instead of single lines
            const p2 = l2.getPointAt(o * l2.length).add(new Point(0.0001, 0.0001));
            var cl = new Path.Line(p1, p2);
            cl.strokeColor = 'black';
            conngrp.addChild(cl);
        }
        connections.push(conngrp);
    }

    var grp = new paper.Group(lines);
    grp.addChildren(connections);
    return grp;
}