hakorune/examples/game_of_life.nyash

// Conway's Game of Life - Nyash Implementation
// A classic cellular automaton showcasing Nyash Box philosophy

// Cell representation - Everything is Box!
box Cell {
    init {
        alive
        x
        y
    }
    
    Cell(x, y, alive) {
        me.x = x
        me.y = y
        me.alive = alive
    }
    
    // Toggle cell state
    toggle() {
        if me.alive {
            me.alive = false
        } else {
            me.alive = true
        }
    }
    
    // Get visual representation
    display() {
        if me.alive {
            return "█"
        } else {
            return "."
        }
    }
}

// Main Game of Life engine
box GameOfLife {
    init {
        width
        height
        grid
        generation
        debug
    }
    
    GameOfLife(w, h) {
        me.width = w
        me.height = h
        me.generation = 0
        me.grid = new ArrayBox()
        me.debug = new DebugBox()
        me.debug.startTracking()
        
        // Initialize empty grid
        me.initializeGrid()
        
        // Track this game instance
        me.debug.trackBox(me, "game_of_life")
    }
    
    // Initialize empty grid
    initializeGrid() {
        me.debug.traceCall("initializeGrid")
        
        y = 0
        loop(y < me.height) {
            row = new ArrayBox()
            x = 0
            loop(x < me.width) {
                cell = new Cell(x, y, false)
                row.push(cell)
                x = x + 1
            }
            me.grid.push(row)
            y = y + 1
        }
        
        me.debug.trackBox(me.grid, "game_grid")
    }
    
    // Get cell at position (with bounds checking)
    getCell(x, y) {
        if x < 0 || x >= me.width || y < 0 || y >= me.height {
            return new Cell(x, y, false)  // Dead cells outside bounds
        }
        row = me.grid.get(y)
        return row.get(x)
    }
    
    // Set cell state
    setCell(x, y, alive) {
        if x >= 0 && x < me.width && y >= 0 && y < me.height {
            cell = me.getCell(x, y)
            cell.alive = alive
        }
    }
    
    // Count living neighbors for a cell
    countNeighbors(x, y) {
        count = 0
        
        // Check all 8 neighbors
        dy = -1
        loop(dy <= 1) {
            dx = -1
            loop(dx <= 1) {
                // Skip the cell itself
                if (dx != 0 || dy != 0) {
                    neighbor = me.getCell(x + dx, y + dy)
                    if neighbor.alive {
                        count = count + 1
                    }
                }
                dx = dx + 1
            }
            dy = dy + 1
        }
        
        return count
    }
    
    // Apply Conway's rules to calculate next generation
    nextGeneration() {
        me.debug.traceCall("nextGeneration", me.generation)
        
        newGrid = new ArrayBox()
        
        y = 0
        loop(y < me.height) {
            newRow = new ArrayBox()
            x = 0
            loop(x < me.width) {
                currentCell = me.getCell(x, y)
                neighbors = me.countNeighbors(x, y)
                
                newAlive = false
                
                // Conway's Rules:
                // 1. Live cell with 2-3 neighbors survives
                // 2. Dead cell with exactly 3 neighbors becomes alive
                // 3. All other cells die or stay dead
                
                if currentCell.alive {
                    if neighbors == 2 || neighbors == 3 {
                        newAlive = true
                    }
                } else {
                    if neighbors == 3 {
                        newAlive = true
                    }
                }
                
                newCell = new Cell(x, y, newAlive)
                newRow.push(newCell)
                x = x + 1
            }
            newGrid.push(newRow)
            y = y + 1
        }
        
        me.grid = newGrid
        me.generation = me.generation + 1
        me.debug.trackBox(me.grid, "game_grid_gen_" + me.generation)
    }
    
    // Display the current state
    display() {
        output = "Generation " + me.generation + ":\n"
        
        y = 0
        loop(y < me.height) {
            row = me.grid.get(y)
            line = ""
            x = 0
            loop(x < me.width) {
                cell = row.get(x)
                line = line + cell.display()
                x = x + 1
            }
            output = output + line + "\n"
            y = y + 1
        }
        
        return output
    }
    
    // Load a pattern into the grid
    loadPattern(pattern, startX, startY) {
        me.debug.traceCall("loadPattern", pattern.length(), startX, startY)
        
        y = 0
        loop(y < pattern.length()) {
            row = pattern.get(y)
            x = 0
            loop(x < row.length()) {
                if row.get(x) == "1" {
                    me.setCell(startX + x, startY + y, true)
                }
                x = x + 1
            }
            y = y + 1
        }
    }
    
    // Count total living cells
    countLiving() {
        count = 0
        y = 0
        loop(y < me.height) {
            x = 0
            loop(x < me.width) {
                cell = me.getCell(x, y)
                if cell.alive {
                    count = count + 1
                }
                x = x + 1
            }
            y = y + 1
        }
        return count
    }
    
    // Save debug information
    saveDebugInfo() {
        me.debug.saveToFile("game_of_life_debug.txt")
    }
}

// Pattern definitions Box
box Patterns {
    // Classic Glider pattern
    glider() {
        pattern = new ArrayBox()
        pattern.push("010")
        pattern.push("001")
        pattern.push("111")
        return pattern
    }
    
    // Blinker pattern (oscillator)
    blinker() {
        pattern = new ArrayBox()
        pattern.push("111")
        return pattern
    }
    
    // Block pattern (still life)
    block() {
        pattern = new ArrayBox()
        pattern.push("11")
        pattern.push("11")
        return pattern
    }
    
    // Toad pattern (oscillator)
    toad() {
        pattern = new ArrayBox()
        pattern.push("0111")
        pattern.push("1110")
        return pattern
    }
}

// Main execution
print("🎮 Conway's Game of Life - Nyash Implementation")
print("=" * 50)

// Create game instance
game = new GameOfLife(20, 10)

// Create patterns
patterns = new Patterns()

// Load some interesting patterns
print("Loading patterns...")
game.loadPattern(patterns.glider(), 1, 1)
game.loadPattern(patterns.blinker(), 10, 3)
game.loadPattern(patterns.block(), 15, 2)
game.loadPattern(patterns.toad(), 5, 6)

// Display initial state
print(game.display())
print("Living cells: " + game.countLiving())

// Run simulation for several generations
print("\nRunning simulation...")
generation = 0
loop(generation < 10) {
    game.nextGeneration()
    print(game.display())
    print("Generation " + game.generation + " - Living cells: " + game.countLiving())
    print("-" * 30)
    generation = generation + 1
}

// Save debug information
game.saveDebugInfo()
print("Debug information saved to game_of_life_debug.txt")

print("\n✨ Game of Life simulation completed!")
print("This demonstrates Nyash's Box philosophy:")
print("- Cell Box: Individual cell state and behavior")
print("- GameOfLife Box: Game logic and grid management") 
print("- Patterns Box: Reusable pattern definitions")
print("- Everything is Box! 📦")