public void Populate(int targetPopulation, double childDeviation, double piOffset, double relativeChildLength, Pen childPen)
{
//There's n children, growing from the End of this branch, each deviating from the parent in an angle between -childDeviation and childDeviation
double angleThisBranch = AngleMath.GetAngleInDegrees(Origin, End); //What's the absolute orientation of this branch?
double angleOfFirstChild = angleThisBranch - childDeviation; //What's the absolute orientation of the first child at -childDeviation?
double angleNeighbourDifference = childDeviation * 2 / targetPopulation; //What's the angle difference between the first child and the next?
while (Children.Count <= targetPopulation) //Until we hit the target population
{
//Find absolute angle for this child
double childAngle = angleOfFirstChild + (angleNeighbourDifference * Children.Count);
//Find the End of the child using the newfound childAngle
PointF childEnd = AngleMath.GetPointOnEdgeOfCircle(End.X,
End.Y,
AngleMath.GetDistance(Origin, End) * relativeChildLength,
childAngle,
piOffset
);
//Instantiate the child
Branch child = new Branch(End, //The origin of the child is the End of this branch
childEnd, //The End of the child
childPen,
this.Origin);
//Add it to the children collection so that this method may end someday
Children.Add(child);
}
}
List <Branch> BuildBranches(PointF center,
int maxGenerations,
int childCount,
double childDeviation,
double piOffset,
double relativeChildLength,
int rootCount,
double zoomLevel,
Pen rootPen,
double childHueChange)
{
//Initialize tree
List <Branch> tree = new List <Branch>();
//Build the roots
int angleStep = 360 / rootCount;
for (int i = 0; i < rootCount; i++)
{
Branch root = new Branch(center,
AngleMath.GetPointOnEdgeOfCircle(center.X,
center.Y,
zoomLevel,
(double)i * angleStep - 90,
piOffset),
rootPen,
center);
tree.Add(root);
}
//Build the tree
int generation = 0;
while (generation < maxGenerations)
{
//remember the branch count now, because you'll be adding new elements during the cycle
//their new index will however be higher than the current population
int branchCount = tree.Count;
for (int i = 0; i < branchCount; i++) //do not exceed the original population in this generation
{
//if this branch has no kids yet (happens only once per branch)
if (tree[i].Children.Count == 0)
{
Pen parentPen = tree[i].Pen;
//ajdust the pen for the children if needed
int a = parentPen.Color.A;
float h = parentPen.Color.GetHue() + (float)childHueChange;
float s = parentPen.Color.GetSaturation();
float b = parentPen.Color.GetBrightness();
Color childColor = ColorConverter.FromAhsb(a, h, s, b);
Pen childPen = new Pen(childColor, parentPen.Width);
//make some kids
tree[i].Populate(childCount - 1, //no idea why I have to use a magic number here, TODO: Investigate
childDeviation,
piOffset,
relativeChildLength,
childPen);
foreach (Branch babyBranch in tree[i].Children)
{
//add them to the main list
tree.Add(babyBranch);
}
}
}
generation++;
}
return(tree);
}