private ICAConfig BuildConfiguration(IProjection <ICell> grid)
{
CAConfig configuration = new CAConfig(_memory.GetObjects().Count, grid.GetObjects()[0].GetDefaultState());
foreach (ICell cell in grid.GetObjects())
{
configuration.AddCellState(cell, cell.GetState());
}
return(configuration);
}
/**
* The CA evolves to a new state, according to the behavior of each cell.
* The old generations is archieved in the list of generations
*/
public ICAConfig Update()
{
currentTime++;
CAConfig nextConfiguration = new CAConfig(_memory.GetObjects().Count, grid.GetObjects()[0].GetDefaultState());
foreach (ICell cell in grid.GetObjects())
{
//do not alter the cells' states directly
//as the states affect the evolution
//the result of the evolution is saved
//and the cells are updated when all cells evolved
CellState evolvedCellState = cell.UpdateState();
nextConfiguration.AddCellState(cell, evolvedCellState);
}
//update the cells's states according to the evolution
foreach (ICell cell in grid.GetObjects())
{
cell.SetState(nextConfiguration.GetCellState(cell));
}
return(nextConfiguration);
}