public void Start()
{
_board.Draw(_alives);
_timer = new DispatcherTimer();
_timer.Tick += FirstTick;
_timer.Interval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1500);
_timer.Start();
}
static int sleepTime = 500; // in ms
static void Main(string[] args)
{
/* Starting State Options
*
* optional command line args
* life()
* life(startingPattern, numberOfStartingPoints, timeToRun)
*
* // use command line args, default to starting file, press <enter> to click edit, <enter> again to run
* // allow command line args to define starting seeds. generate files for interesting starting seeds
* // allow randomized starting state
*/
bool doExit = false;
while (!doExit)
{
// get input
// maybe this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57615/how-to-add-a-timeout-to-console-readline/2041489
Console.WriteLine("Menu under construction. enter amount of game ticks to process.");
int runTime = Int32.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
int ticks = 0;
GameBoard gameBoard = new GameBoard(myVersion); // initialize game state (get input from file or user)
//gameBoard.Draw(); // draw starting board
gameBoard.InitializeBoard();
// game loop
bool currentInput = false;
while (!currentInput) // depending on the use of interface devices here - in a console app
{
//Console.ReadKey(); // debug
gameBoard.CheckRules();
gameBoard.ApplyChanges();
gameBoard.Draw();
// pause a couple ms
Thread.Sleep(sleepTime);
ticks++;
if (ticks >= runTime)
{
// this is very sloppy. get proper input interupt working.
currentInput = true;
}
}
Console.SetCursorPosition(0, 20); // since we are going with hacky draw function
Console.WriteLine("Press the any key to run again, [Esc] to exit.");
ConsoleKeyInfo currentKey = Console.ReadKey();
if (currentKey.Key == ConsoleKey.Escape)
{
doExit = true;
}
}
}