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+;; Conway's `Life' for GNU Emacs
+;; Copyright (C) 1988 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Contributed by Kyle Jones, talos!kjones@uunet.uu.net
+
+;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
+;; any later version.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
+;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+(provide 'life)
+
+(defconst life-patterns
+ [("@@@" " @@" "@@@")
+ ("@@@ @@@" "@@ @@ " "@@@ @@@")
+ ("@@@ @@@" "@@ @@" "@@@ @@@")
+ ("@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@")
+ ("@@@@@@@@@@")
+ (" @@@@@@@@@@ "
+ " @@@@@@@@@@ "
+ " @@@@@@@@@@ "
+ "@@@@@@@@@@ "
+ "@@@@@@@@@@ ")
+ ("@" "@" "@" "@" "@" "@" "@" "@" "@" "@" "@" "@" "@" "@" "@")
+ ("@ @" "@ @" "@ @"
+ "@ @" "@ @" "@ @"
+ "@ @" "@ @" "@ @"
+ "@ @" "@ @" "@ @"
+ "@ @" "@ @" "@ @")
+ ("@@ " " @@ " " @@ "
+ " @@ " " @@ " " @@ "
+ " @@ " " @@ " " @@ "
+ " @@ " " @@ " " @@ "
+ " @@ " " @@ " " @@ "
+ " @@")
+ ("@@@@@@@@@" "@ @ @" "@ @@@@@ @" "@ @ @ @" "@@@ @@@"
+ "@ @ @ @" "@ @@@@@ @" "@ @ @" "@@@@@@@@@")]
+ "Vector of rectangles containing some Life startup patterns.")
+
+;; Macros are used macros for manifest constants instead of variables
+;; because the compiler will convert them to constants, which should
+;; eval faster than symbols.
+;;
+;; The (require) wrapping forces the compiler to eval these macros at
+;; compile time. This would not be necessary if we did not use macros
+;; inside of macros, which the compiler doesn't seem to check for.
+;;
+;; Don't change any of the life-* macro constants unless you thoroughly
+;; understand the `life-grim-reaper' function.
+(require
+ (progn
+ (defmacro life-life-char () ?@)
+ (defmacro life-death-char () (1+ (life-life-char)))
+ (defmacro life-birth-char () 3)
+ (defmacro life-void-char () ?\ )
+
+ (defmacro life-life-string () (char-to-string (life-life-char)))
+ (defmacro life-death-string () (char-to-string (life-death-char)))
+ (defmacro life-birth-string () (char-to-string (life-birth-char)))
+ (defmacro life-void-string () (char-to-string (life-void-char)))
+ (defmacro life-not-void-regexp () (concat "[^" (life-void-string) "\n]"))
+
+ ;; try to optimize the (goto-char (point-min)) & (goto-char (point-max))
+ ;; idioms. This depends on goto-char's not griping if we underrshoot
+ ;; or overshoot beginning or end of buffer.
+ (defmacro goto-beginning-of-buffer () '(goto-char 1))
+ (defmacro maxint () (lsh (lsh (lognot 0) 1) -1))
+ (defmacro goto-end-of-buffer () '(goto-char (maxint)))
+
+ (defmacro increment (variable) (list 'setq variable (list '1+ variable)))
+ 'life))
+
+;; list of numbers that tell how many characters to move to get to
+;; each of a cell's eight neighbors.
+(defconst life-neighbor-deltas nil)
+
+;; window display always starts here. Easier to deal with than
+;; (scroll-up) and (scroll-down) when trying to center the display.
+(defconst life-window-start nil)
+
+;; For mode line
+(defconst life-current-generation nil)
+;; Sadly, mode-line-format won't display numbers.
+(defconst life-generation-string nil)
+
+(defun abs (n) (if (< n 0) (- n) n))
+
+(defun life (&optional sleeptime)
+ "Run Conway's Life simulation.
+The starting pattern is randomly selected. Prefix arg (optional first arg
+non-nil from a program) is the number of seconds to sleep between
+generations (this defaults to 1)."
+ (interactive "p")
+ (or sleeptime (setq sleeptime 1))
+ (life-setup)
+ (life-display-generation sleeptime)
+ (while t
+ (let ((inhibit-quit t))
+ (life-grim-reaper)
+ (life-expand-plane-if-needed)
+ (life-increment-generation)
+ (life-display-generation sleeptime))))
+
+(fset 'life-mode 'life)
+(put 'life-mode 'mode-class 'special)
+
+(random t)
+
+(defun life-setup ()
+ (let (n)
+ (switch-to-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Life*") t)
+ (erase-buffer)
+ (kill-all-local-variables)
+ (setq case-fold-search nil
+ mode-name "Life"
+ major-mode 'life-mode
+ truncate-lines t
+ life-current-generation 0
+ life-generation-string "0"
+ mode-line-buffer-identification '("Life: generation "
+ life-generation-string)
+ fill-column (1- (window-width))
+ life-window-start 1)
+ (buffer-flush-undo (current-buffer))
+ ;; stuff in the random pattern
+ (life-insert-random-pattern)
+ ;; make sure (life-life-char) is used throughout
+ (goto-beginning-of-buffer)
+ (while (re-search-forward (life-not-void-regexp) nil t)
+ (replace-match (life-life-string) t t))
+ ;; center the pattern horizontally
+ (goto-beginning-of-buffer)
+ (setq n (/ (- fill-column (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point))) 2))
+ (while (not (eobp))
+ (indent-to n)
+ (forward-line))
+ ;; center the pattern vertically
+ (setq n (/ (- (1- (window-height))
+ (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)))
+ 2))
+ (goto-beginning-of-buffer)
+ (newline n)
+ (goto-end-of-buffer)
+ (newline n)
+ ;; pad lines out to fill-column
+ (goto-beginning-of-buffer)
+ (while (not (eobp))
+ (end-of-line)
+ (indent-to fill-column)
+ (move-to-column fill-column)
+ (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
+ (forward-line))
+ ;; expand tabs to spaces
+ (untabify (point-min) (point-max))
+ ;; before starting be sure the automaton has room to grow
+ (life-expand-plane-if-needed)
+ ;; compute initial neighbor deltas
+ (life-compute-neighbor-deltas)))
+
+(defun life-compute-neighbor-deltas ()
+ (setq life-neighbor-deltas
+ (list -1 (- fill-column)
+ (- (1+ fill-column)) (- (+ 2 fill-column))
+ 1 fill-column (1+ fill-column)
+ (+ 2 fill-column))))
+
+(defun life-insert-random-pattern ()
+ (insert-rectangle
+ (elt life-patterns (% (abs (random)) (length life-patterns))))
+ (insert ?\n))
+
+(defun life-increment-generation ()
+ (increment life-current-generation)
+ (setq life-generation-string (int-to-string life-current-generation)))
+
+(defun life-grim-reaper ()
+ ;; Clear the match information. Later we check to see if it
+ ;; is still clear, if so then all the cells have died.
+ (store-match-data nil)
+ (goto-beginning-of-buffer)
+ ;; For speed declare all local variable outside the loop.
+ (let (point char pivot living-neighbors list)
+ (while (search-forward (life-life-string) nil t)
+ (setq list life-neighbor-deltas
+ living-neighbors 0
+ pivot (1- (point)))
+ (while list
+ (setq point (+ pivot (car list))
+ char (char-after point))
+ (cond ((eq char (life-void-char))
+ (subst-char-in-region point (1+ point)
+ (life-void-char) 1 t))
+ ((< char 3)
+ (subst-char-in-region point (1+ point) char (1+ char) t))
+ ((< char 9)
+ (subst-char-in-region point (1+ point) char 9 t))
+ ((>= char (life-life-char))
+ (increment living-neighbors)))
+ (setq list (cdr list)))
+ (if (memq living-neighbors '(2 3))
+ ()
+ (subst-char-in-region pivot (1+ pivot)
+ (life-life-char) (life-death-char) t))))
+ (if (null (match-beginning 0))
+ (life-extinct-quit))
+ (subst-char-in-region 1 (point-max) 9 (life-void-char) t)
+ (subst-char-in-region 1 (point-max) 1 (life-void-char) t)
+ (subst-char-in-region 1 (point-max) 2 (life-void-char) t)
+ (subst-char-in-region 1 (point-max) (life-birth-char) (life-life-char) t)
+ (subst-char-in-region 1 (point-max) (life-death-char) (life-void-char) t))
+
+(defun life-expand-plane-if-needed ()
+ (catch 'done
+ (goto-beginning-of-buffer)
+ (while (not (eobp))
+ ;; check for life at beginning or end of line. If found at
+ ;; either end, expand at both ends,
+ (cond ((or (eq (following-char) (life-life-char))
+ (eq (progn (end-of-line) (preceding-char)) (life-life-char)))
+ (goto-beginning-of-buffer)
+ (while (not (eobp))
+ (insert (life-void-char))
+ (end-of-line)
+ (insert (life-void-char))
+ (forward-char))
+ (setq fill-column (+ 2 fill-column))
+ (scroll-left 1)
+ (life-compute-neighbor-deltas)
+ (throw 'done t)))
+ (forward-line)))
+ (goto-beginning-of-buffer)
+ ;; check for life within the first two lines of the buffer.
+ ;; If present insert two lifeless lines at the beginning..
+ (cond ((search-forward (life-life-string)
+ (+ (point) fill-column fill-column 2) t)
+ (goto-beginning-of-buffer)
+ (insert-char (life-void-char) fill-column)
+ (insert ?\n)
+ (insert-char (life-void-char) fill-column)
+ (insert ?\n)
+ (setq life-window-start (+ life-window-start fill-column 1))))
+ (goto-end-of-buffer)
+ ;; check for life within the last two lines of the buffer.
+ ;; If present insert two lifeless lines at the end.
+ (cond ((search-backward (life-life-string)
+ (- (point) fill-column fill-column 2) t)
+ (goto-end-of-buffer)
+ (insert-char (life-void-char) fill-column)
+ (insert ?\n)
+ (insert-char (life-void-char) fill-column)
+ (insert ?\n)
+ (setq life-window-start (+ life-window-start fill-column 1)))))
+
+(defun life-display-generation (sleeptime)
+ (goto-char life-window-start)
+ (recenter 0)
+ (sit-for sleeptime))
+
+(defun life-extinct-quit ()
+ (life-display-generation 0)
+ (signal 'life-extinct nil))
+
+(put 'life-extinct 'error-conditions '(life-extinct quit))
+(put 'life-extinct 'error-message "All life has perished")
+
+