public uint CountNeighbours(WorldGrid worldGrid, int xCord, int yCord)
{
var initGrid = worldGrid.Grid;
uint neighbours = 0;
uint rows = (uint)initGrid.Length;
uint cols = (uint)initGrid[0].Length;
//will generate 9 points on the Grid including point of reference (xCord,yCord)
//this is later taken out from neighbours to exclude the (xCord,yCord)
for (int i = -1; i < 2; i++)
{
for (int j = -1; j < 2; j++)
{
//(xCord + i + rows) % rows, wraps the grid round (edge cases) and works for all point on Grid incuding edges on both sides
//example for xCord = 0, the Top Most Row, xCord = 0, say i =-1, rows=10 will produce 9 which wraps the rows aroound
//same is case with yCord or columns
var rowNeighbourIndex = (xCord + i + rows) % rows;
var colNeighbourIndex = (yCord + j + cols) % cols;
neighbours += (uint)Convert.ToInt32(initGrid[rowNeighbourIndex][colNeighbourIndex]);
}
}
neighbours -= (uint)Convert.ToInt32(initGrid[xCord][yCord]);
return(neighbours);
}
static int Main(string[] args)
{
#region Create WorldGrid with WorldCells
IWorldCells worldCells = new WorldCells(Path);
WorldGrid worldGrid = new WorldGrid(worldCells);
worldGrid.Initialize();
#endregion
#region Create Strategy
INeighbourCountStrategy neighboursStrategy = new NeighboursStrategy();
IEvolutionStrategy mutationStrategy = new EvolutionStrategy();
#endregion
//while there is any live cells
while (worldGrid.Grid.SelectMany(d => d).Contains(true))
{
worldGrid.Display();
Thread.Sleep(1000);
//Create world
World initWorld = new World(worldGrid, neighboursStrategy, mutationStrategy);
//Evolution
WorldGrid evolutionGrid = initWorld.Evolve();
//the old grid will now become new grid
worldGrid = evolutionGrid;
}
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("World is Dead !");
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Please try another Pattern or different Evolution / Neighbour Count Strategy. ");
Console.ReadLine();
return(42);
}
public World(WorldGrid worldGrid, INeighbourCountStrategy neighboursStrategy, IEvolutionStrategy mutationStrategy)
{
WorldGrid = worldGrid;
NeighboursStrategy = neighboursStrategy;
MutationStrategy = mutationStrategy;
}
