#!/usr/bin/env python3 """ A curses-based version of Conway's Game of Life. An empty board will be displayed, and the following commands are available: E : Erase the board R : Fill the board randomly S : Step for a single generation C : Update continuously until a key is struck Q : Quit Cursor keys : Move the cursor around the board Space or Enter : Toggle the contents of the cursor's position Contributed by Andrew Kuchling, Mouse support and color by Dafydd Crosby. """ import curses import random class LifeBoard: """Encapsulates a Life board Attributes: X,Y : horizontal and vertical size of the board state : dictionary mapping (x,y) to 0 or 1 Methods: display(update_board) -- If update_board is true, compute the next generation. Then display the state of the board and refresh the screen. erase() -- clear the entire board make_random() -- fill the board randomly set(y,x) -- set the given cell to Live; doesn't refresh the screen toggle(y,x) -- change the given cell from live to dead, or vice versa, and refresh the screen display """ def __init__(self, scr, char=ord('*')): """Create a new LifeBoard instance. scr -- curses screen object to use for display char -- character used to render live cells (default: '*') """ self.state = {} self.scr = scr Y, X = self.scr.getmaxyx() self.X, self.Y = X - 2, Y - 2 - 1 self.char = char self.scr.clear() # Draw a border around the board border_line = '+' + (self.X * '-') + '+' self.scr.addstr(0, 0, border_line) self.scr.addstr(self.Y + 1, 0, border_line) for y in range(0, self.Y): self.scr.addstr(1 + y, 0, '|') self.scr.addstr(1 + y, self.X + 1, '|') self.scr.refresh() def set(self, y, x): """Set a cell to the live state""" if x < 0 or self.X <= x or y < 0 or self.Y <= y: raise ValueError("Coordinates out of range %i,%i" % (y, x)) self.state[x, y] = 1 def toggle(self, y, x): """Toggle a cell's state between live and dead""" if x < 0 or self.X <= x or y < 0 or self.Y <= y: raise ValueError("Coordinates out of range %i,%i" % (y, x)) if (x, y) in self.state: del self.state[x, y] self.scr.addch(y + 1, x + 1, ' ') else: self.state[x, y] = 1 if curses.has_colors(): # Let's pick a random color! self.scr.attrset(curses.color_pair(random.randrange(1, 7))) self.scr.addch(y + 1, x + 1, self.char) self.scr.attrset(0) self.scr.refresh() def erase(self): """Clear the entire board and update the board display""" self.state = {} self.display(update_board=False) def display(self, update_board=True): """Display the whole board, optionally computing one generation""" M, N = self.X, self.Y if not update_board: for i in range(0, M): for j in range(0, N): if (i, j) in self.state: self.scr.addch(j + 1, i + 1, self.char) else: self.scr.addch(j + 1, i + 1, ' ') self.scr.refresh() return d = {} self.boring = 1 for i in range(0, M): L = range(max(0, i - 1), min(M, i + 2)) for j in range(0, N): s = 0 live = (i, j) in self.state for k in range(max(0, j - 1), min(N, j + 2)): for l in L: if (l, k) in self.state: s += 1 s -= live if s == 3: # Birth d[i, j] = 1 if curses.has_colors(): # Let's pick a random color! self.scr.attrset(curses.color_pair( random.randrange(1, 7))) self.scr.addch(j + 1, i + 1, self.char) self.scr.attrset(0) if not live: self.boring = 0 elif s == 2 and live: # Survival d[i, j] = 1 elif live: # Death self.scr.addch(j + 1, i + 1, ' ') self.boring = 0 self.state = d self.scr.refresh() def make_random(self): "Fill the board with a random pattern" self.state = {} for i in range(0, self.X): for j in range(0, self.Y): if random.random() > 0.5: self.set(j, i) def erase_menu(stdscr, menu_y): "Clear the space where the menu resides" stdscr.move(menu_y, 0) stdscr.clrtoeol() stdscr.move(menu_y + 1, 0) stdscr.clrtoeol() def display_menu(stdscr, menu_y): "Display the menu of possible keystroke commands" erase_menu(stdscr, menu_y) # If color, then light the menu up :-) if curses.has_colors(): stdscr.attrset(curses.color_pair(1)) stdscr.addstr(menu_y, 4, 'Use the cursor keys to move, and space or Enter to toggle a cell.') stdscr.addstr(menu_y + 1, 4, 'E)rase the board, R)andom fill, S)tep once or C)ontinuously, Q)uit') stdscr.attrset(0) def keyloop(stdscr): # Clear the screen and display the menu of keys stdscr.clear() stdscr_y, stdscr_x = stdscr.getmaxyx() menu_y = (stdscr_y - 3) - 1 display_menu(stdscr, menu_y) # If color, then initialize the color pairs if curses.has_colors(): curses.init_pair(1, curses.COLOR_BLUE, 0) curses.init_pair(2, curses.COLOR_CYAN, 0) curses.init_pair(3, curses.COLOR_GREEN, 0) curses.init_pair(4, curses.COLOR_MAGENTA, 0) curses.init_pair(5, curses.COLOR_RED, 0) curses.init_pair(6, curses.COLOR_YELLOW, 0) curses.init_pair(7, curses.COLOR_WHITE, 0) # Set up the mask to listen for mouse events curses.mousemask(curses.BUTTON1_CLICKED) # Allocate a subwindow for the Life board and create the board object subwin = stdscr.subwin(stdscr_y - 3, stdscr_x, 0, 0) board = LifeBoard(subwin, char=ord('*')) board.display(update_board=False) # xpos, ypos are the cursor's position xpos, ypos = board.X // 2, board.Y // 2 # Main loop: while True: stdscr.move(1 + ypos, 1 + xpos) # Move the cursor c = stdscr.getch() # Get a keystroke if 0 < c < 256: c = chr(c) if c in ' \n': board.toggle(ypos, xpos) elif c in 'Cc': erase_menu(stdscr, menu_y) stdscr.addstr(menu_y, 6, ' Hit any key to stop continuously ' 'updating the screen.') stdscr.refresh() # Activate nodelay mode; getch() will return -1 # if no keystroke is available, instead of waiting. stdscr.nodelay(1) while True: c = stdscr.getch() if c != -1: break stdscr.addstr(0, 0, '/') stdscr.refresh() board.display() stdscr.addstr(0, 0, '+') stdscr.refresh() stdscr.nodelay(0) # Disable nodelay mode display_menu(stdscr, menu_y) elif c in 'Ee': board.erase() elif c in 'Qq': break elif c in 'Rr': board.make_random() board.display(update_board=False) elif c in 'Ss': board.display() else: # Ignore incorrect keys pass elif c == curses.KEY_UP and ypos > 0: ypos -= 1 elif c == curses.KEY_DOWN and ypos + 1 < board.Y: ypos += 1 elif c == curses.KEY_LEFT and xpos > 0: xpos -= 1 elif c == curses.KEY_RIGHT and xpos + 1 < board.X: xpos += 1 elif c == curses.KEY_MOUSE: mouse_id, mouse_x, mouse_y, mouse_z, button_state = curses.getmouse() if (mouse_x > 0 and mouse_x < board.X + 1 and mouse_y > 0 and mouse_y < board.Y + 1): xpos = mouse_x - 1 ypos = mouse_y - 1 board.toggle(ypos, xpos) else: # They've clicked outside the board curses.flash() else: # Ignore incorrect keys pass def main(stdscr): keyloop(stdscr) # Enter the main loop if __name__ == '__main__': curses.wrapper(main)