added script to generate random patterns

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "golrs"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "a TUI for vizualising a rust implementation of the game of life."
 authors = ["Matthieu JOLIMAITRE <matthieu@imagevo.fr>"]

patterns/gen.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 const { args } = Deno;
 
+if (args[0] == "--help") {
+	console.log("usage: [bin] <size> <frequency>");
+}
+
 const size = parseInt(args[0] ?? "5");
 const frequency = parseFloat(args[1] ?? "0.5");
 

rustfmt.toml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hard_tabs = true

src/main.rs

@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ pub fn main() {
 
 	let content = fs::read_to_string(path).unwrap();
 	let actives = deserialize(&content);
-    let simulation = Sim::spawn(actives);
-    let view = View::spawn::<HashedWorld>(simulation.handle());
+	let simulation = Sim::<HashedWorld>::spawn(actives);
+	let view = View::spawn(simulation.handle());
 
 	simulation.join();
 	view.join();

src/view.rs

@@ -13,16 +13,24 @@ use termion::{event::Key, input::TermRead, raw::IntoRawMode};
 
 use crate::{pos, Pos, SimHandle, World};
 
-pub struct View {
+pub struct View<W>
+where
+	W: World,
+{
 	thread: JoinHandle<()>,
+	sender: mpsc::Sender<ViewCmd<W>>,
 }
-impl View {
-    pub fn spawn<W>(handle: SimHandle<W>) -> Self
+impl<W> View<W>
+where
+	W: World,
+{
+	pub fn spawn(handle: SimHandle<W>) -> Self
 	where
 		W: World,
 	{
-        let thread = thread::spawn(|| view_loop(handle));
-        Self { thread }
+		let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel();
+		let thread = thread::spawn(|| view_loop(receiver, handle));
+		Self { thread, sender }
 	}
 
 	pub fn join(self) {
@@ -30,6 +38,37 @@ impl View {
 	}
 }
 
+pub struct ViewRemote<W>
+where
+	W: World,
+{
+	sender: mpsc::Sender<ViewCmd<W>>,
+}
+
+pub enum ViewCmd<W>
+where
+	W: World,
+{
+	Refresh,
+	UpdateWorld(W),
+}
+
+impl<W> ViewRemote<W>
+where
+	W: World,
+{
+	fn new(sender: mpsc::Sender<ViewCmd<W>>) -> Self {
+		Self { sender }
+	}
+	pub fn refresh(&self) {
+		self.sender.send(ViewCmd::Refresh).unwrap();
+	}
+
+	pub fn set_world(&self, world: W) {
+		self.sender.send(ViewCmd::UpdateWorld(world)).unwrap();
+	}
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Dir {
 	Up,
@@ -70,7 +109,7 @@ fn input_loop(sender: mpsc::Sender<InputCmd>) {
 const VIEW_REFRESH_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
 
 #[allow(unreachable_code)]
-fn view_loop<W>(handle: SimHandle<W>)
+fn view_loop<W>(receiver: mpsc::Receiver<ViewCmd<W>>, handle: SimHandle<W>)
 where
 	W: World,
 {
@@ -78,7 +117,7 @@ where
 	let _input_handle = thread::spawn(|| input_loop(sender));
 
 	let (x, y) = termion::terminal_size().unwrap();
-    let mut tick_delay = 200u64;
+	let mut tick_delay = 200;
 	let mut view_origin = pos!(-(x as i32) / 2, -(y as i32));
 	let mut debug = false;
 	loop {