/// <summary>
/// Generate notes from the board
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
private List <Note> GenerateNotes()
{
pbProgress.Visible = true;
lblStatus.Text = "Generating...";
// determine ending value and condition
int nrOfStepsToProcess = (int)nudNumberOfSteps.Value;
int nrOfNotesToPlay = (int)nudNumberOfNotes.Value;
int nrOfMsToPass = (int)nudTimeElapsed.Value * 1000;
ExportConditionEnum condition = ExportConditionEnum.TimeLimit;
if (rdbNumberOfNotes.Checked)
{
condition = ExportConditionEnum.NoteLimit;
}
else if (rdbNumberOfSteps.Checked)
{
condition = ExportConditionEnum.StepLimit;
}
else if (rdbTimeElapsed.Checked)
{
condition = ExportConditionEnum.TimeLimit;
}
// keep track of steps since last note to prevent infinite loop
int stepsSinceLastNote = 0;
int curStep = 0;
int curNoteCount = 0;
int curMsPassed = 0;
DateTime startTime = DateTime.Now;
// take a deep copy of the board settings (don't want to alter the current board)
BoardSettings boardsettings;
if (!BoardMapper.TryGetBoardSettingsFromString(BoardMapper.GetStringFromBoardSettings(boardSettings), out boardsettings))
{
MessageBox.Show("Could not create a copy of the current board", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
return(null);
}
List <Note> notes = new List <Note>();
double progress;
// continue advancing to next state until either cancelled or condition is met
while (!cancelGenerating && !ExportConditionMet(condition, curStep, curNoteCount, curMsPassed, nrOfStepsToProcess, nrOfNotesToPlay, nrOfMsToPass, out progress))
{
// advance board
boardsettings.Board.NextState();
// get the active notes of the board
var activeNotes = GetNotesForActiveCells(boardsettings);
// and update the correct time played
foreach (var n in activeNotes)
{
n.TimeDown = startTime.AddMilliseconds(curMsPassed);
}
// and add them to the notes list
notes.AddRange(activeNotes);
curStep++;
curNoteCount += activeNotes.Count;
curMsPassed += boardsettings.Speed;
// check steps since last note
if (activeNotes.Count == 0)
{
stepsSinceLastNote++;
}
else
{
stepsSinceLastNote = 0;
}
// prevent infinite loop when no notes are played anymore, ask user to continue
if (stepsSinceLastNote > 10000)
{
DialogResult result = MessageBox.Show("There have been no notes for 10000 steps now, do you want to continue generating?", "No notes for a long time", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question);
if (result == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.No)
{
break;
}
else
{
stepsSinceLastNote = 0; // reset steps since last note
}
}
// update gui each 100 steps
if (curStep % 100 == 0)
{
pbProgress.Value = (int)(progress * 100);
lblStatus.Text = "Generating... | Current iteration " + curStep;
Application.DoEvents();
}
}
pbProgress.Visible = false;
if (notes.Count <= 0)
{
lblStatus.Text = "No midi generated, there weren't any notes to record";
}
else
{
lblStatus.Text = "Midi generated";
}
return(notes);
}
