renamed, added logo

.github/assets/track.pal

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+JASC-PAL
+0100
+4
+25 17 0
+43 27 0
+66 35 0
+82 38 0

.github/assets/tracklight.pal

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+JASC-PAL
+0100
+4
+255 195 97
+255 211 140
+255 227 181
+255 240 224

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-gameoflife
+golsky
 bak
 dump*

Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# Copyright © 2024 Thomas von Dein
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+#
+# no need to modify anything below
+tool      = golsky
+VERSION   = $(shell grep VERSION config.go | head -1 | cut -d '"' -f2)
+archs     = darwin freebsd linux windows
+PREFIX    = /usr/local
+UID       = root
+GID       = 0
+HAVE_POD := $(shell pod2text -h 2>/dev/null)
+
+all: buildlocal
+
+
+buildlocal:
+	go build -o $(tool)
+
+install: buildlocal
+	install -d -o $(UID) -g $(GID) $(PREFIX)/bin
+	install -d -o $(UID) -g $(GID) $(PREFIX)/man/man1
+	install -o $(UID) -g $(GID) -m 555 $(tool)  $(PREFIX)/sbin/
+	install -o $(UID) -g $(GID) -m 444 $(tool).1 $(PREFIX)/man/man1/
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(tool) coverage.out testdata t/out
+
+test: clean
+	mkdir -p t/out
+	go test ./... $(ARGS)
+
+testlint: test lint
+
+lint:
+	golangci-lint run
+
+lint-full:
+	golangci-lint run --enable-all --exclude-use-default --disable exhaustivestruct,exhaustruct,depguard,interfacer,deadcode,golint,structcheck,scopelint,varcheck,ifshort,maligned,nosnakecase,godot,funlen,gofumpt,cyclop,noctx,gochecknoglobals,paralleltest
+
+testfuzzy: clean
+	go test -fuzz ./... $(ARGS)
+
+singletest:
+	@echo "Call like this: make singletest TEST=TestPrepareColumns ARGS=-v"
+	go test -run $(TEST) $(ARGS)
+
+cover-report:
+	go test ./... -cover -coverprofile=coverage.out
+	go tool cover -html=coverage.out
+
+goupdate:
+	go get -t -u=patch ./...
+
+buildall:
+	./mkrel.sh $(tool) $(VERSION)
+
+release: buildall
+	gh release create v$(VERSION) --generate-notes releases/*
+
+show-versions: buildlocal
+	@echo "### golsky version:"
+	@./golsky -V
+
+	@echo
+	@echo "### go module versions:"
+	@go list -m all
+
+	@echo
+	@echo "### go version used for building:"
+	@grep -m 1 go go.mod
+
+# lint:
+# 	golangci-lint run -p bugs -p unused

README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
-# Conway's game of life
+# golsky - Conway's game of life written in GO
 
-I wanted to play around a little bit with GOL in golang and here's the
-result. It's a simple game using
+![Golsky Logo](https://github.com/TLINDEN/golsky/blob/main/.github/assets/golsky.png)
+
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL-blue.svg)](https://github.com/tlinden/golsky/blob/master/LICENSE)
+[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/tlinden/golsky)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/tlinden/golsky) 
+
+I wanted to play around a little bit with [**Conways Game of
+Life**](https://conwaylife.com/)
+in golang and here's the  result. It's a simple game using
 [ebitengine](https://github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/).
 
 # Features
 
 * flexible parameters as grid and cell size
 * colors can be inverted
+* evolution  tracks can be shown,  with age the cells  color fades and
+  old life cells will be drawn in red
 * game grid lines can be enabled or disabled
 * game speed can be adjusted on startup and in-game
 * you can zoom in and out of the canvas and move it around
@@ -19,7 +27,12 @@ result. It's a simple game using
 * you can paint your own patterns in the game
 * the game can also be started with an empty grid, which is easier to paint patterns
 
-# Build and install
+# Install
+
+In the github releases page you can find ready to use binaries for
+your OS. Just download the one you need and use it.
+
+# Build from source
 
 Just execute: `go build .` and use the resulting executable.
 
@@ -30,7 +43,7 @@ You'll need the golang toolchain.
 The game has a couple of commandline options:
 
 ```default
-Usage of ./gameoflife:
+Usage of ./golsky:
   -c, --cellsize int               cell size in pixels (default 8)
   -d, --debug                      show debug info
   -D, --density int                density of random cells (default 10)
@@ -64,7 +77,7 @@ While it runs, there are a couple of commands you can use:
 
 # Report bugs
 
-[Please open an issue](https://github.com/TLINDEN/gameoflife/issues). Thanks!
+[Please open an issue](https://github.com/TLINDEN/golsky/issues). Thanks!
 
 # License
 

game.go

@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2/ebitenutil"
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2/inpututil"
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2/vector"
-	"github.com/tlinden/gameoflife/rle"
+	"github.com/tlinden/golsky/rle"
 	"golang.org/x/image/math/f64"
 )
 
 type Images struct {
-	Black, White, Beige *ebiten.Image
+	Black, White, Age1, Age2, Age3, Age4, Old *ebiten.Image
 }
 
 type Game struct {
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ type Game struct {
 	Width, Height, Cellsize, Density           int     // measurements
 	ScreenWidth, ScreenHeight                  int
 	Generations                                int64 // Stats
-	Black, White, Grey, Beige         color.RGBA
+	Black, White, Grey, Old                    color.RGBA
+	AgeColor1, AgeColor2, AgeColor3, AgeColor4 color.RGBA
 	TPG                                        int           // ticks per generation/game speed, 1==max
 	TicksElapsed                               int           // tick counter for game speed
 	Debug, Paused, Empty, Invert               bool          // game modi
@@ -91,7 +92,10 @@ func (game *Game) UpdateCells() {
 			// change state of current cell in next grid
 			game.Grids[next].Data[y][x] = nextstate
 
-			if state == Alive && nextstate == Dead {
+			// set history  to current generation so we  can infer the
+			// age of the cell's state  during rendering and use it to
+			// deduce the color to use if evolution tracking is enabled
+			if state != nextstate {
 				game.History.Data[y][x] = game.Generations
 			}
 		}
@@ -272,13 +276,27 @@ func (game *Game) Draw(screen *ebiten.Image) {
 			op.GeoM.Reset()
 			op.GeoM.Translate(float64(x*game.Cellsize), float64(y*game.Cellsize))
 
+			age := game.Generations - game.History.Data[y][x]
+
 			switch game.Grids[game.Index].Data[y][x] {
 			case 1:
-
+				if age > 50 && game.ShowEvolution {
+					game.World.DrawImage(game.Tiles.Old, op)
+				} else {
 					game.World.DrawImage(game.Tiles.Black, op)
+				}
 			case 0:
-				if game.History.Data[y][x] == 1 && game.ShowEvolution {
-					game.World.DrawImage(game.Tiles.Beige, op)
+				if game.History.Data[y][x] > 1 && game.ShowEvolution {
+					switch {
+					case age < 10:
+						game.World.DrawImage(game.Tiles.Age1, op)
+					case age < 20:
+						game.World.DrawImage(game.Tiles.Age2, op)
+					case age < 30:
+						game.World.DrawImage(game.Tiles.Age3, op)
+					default:
+						game.World.DrawImage(game.Tiles.Age4, op)
+					}
 				} else {
 					game.World.DrawImage(game.Tiles.White, op)
 				}
@@ -365,25 +383,43 @@ func (game *Game) InitGrid(grid *Grid) {
 
 // prepare tile images
 func (game *Game) InitTiles() {
+	game.Grey = color.RGBA{128, 128, 128, 0xff}
+	game.Old = color.RGBA{255, 30, 30, 0xff}
+
 	game.Black = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 0xff}
 	game.White = color.RGBA{200, 200, 200, 0xff}
-	game.Grey = color.RGBA{128, 128, 128, 0xff}
-	game.Beige = color.RGBA{0xff, 0xf8, 0xdc, 0xff}
+	game.AgeColor1 = color.RGBA{255, 195, 97, 0xff} // FIXME: use slice!
+	game.AgeColor2 = color.RGBA{255, 211, 140, 0xff}
+	game.AgeColor3 = color.RGBA{255, 227, 181, 0xff}
+	game.AgeColor4 = color.RGBA{255, 240, 224, 0xff}
 
 	if game.Invert {
 		game.White = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 0xff}
 		game.Black = color.RGBA{200, 200, 200, 0xff}
-		game.Beige = color.RGBA{0x30, 0x1c, 0x11, 0xff}
+
+		game.AgeColor1 = color.RGBA{82, 38, 0, 0xff}
+		game.AgeColor2 = color.RGBA{66, 35, 0, 0xff}
+		game.AgeColor3 = color.RGBA{43, 27, 0, 0xff}
+		game.AgeColor4 = color.RGBA{25, 17, 0, 0xff}
 	}
 
-	game.Tiles.Beige = ebiten.NewImage(game.Cellsize, game.Cellsize)
 	game.Tiles.Black = ebiten.NewImage(game.Cellsize, game.Cellsize)
 	game.Tiles.White = ebiten.NewImage(game.Cellsize, game.Cellsize)
+	game.Tiles.Old = ebiten.NewImage(game.Cellsize, game.Cellsize)
+	game.Tiles.Age1 = ebiten.NewImage(game.Cellsize, game.Cellsize)
+	game.Tiles.Age2 = ebiten.NewImage(game.Cellsize, game.Cellsize)
+	game.Tiles.Age3 = ebiten.NewImage(game.Cellsize, game.Cellsize)
+	game.Tiles.Age4 = ebiten.NewImage(game.Cellsize, game.Cellsize)
 
 	cellsize := game.ScreenWidth / game.Cellsize
-	FillCell(game.Tiles.Beige, cellsize, game.Beige)
+
 	FillCell(game.Tiles.Black, cellsize, game.Black)
 	FillCell(game.Tiles.White, cellsize, game.White)
+	FillCell(game.Tiles.Old, cellsize, game.Old)
+	FillCell(game.Tiles.Age1, cellsize, game.AgeColor1)
+	FillCell(game.Tiles.Age2, cellsize, game.AgeColor2)
+	FillCell(game.Tiles.Age3, cellsize, game.AgeColor3)
+	FillCell(game.Tiles.Age4, cellsize, game.AgeColor4)
 }
 
 func (game *Game) Init() {

go.mod

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module github.com/tlinden/gameoflife
+module github.com/tlinden/golsky
 
 go 1.22
 

main.go

@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
-	"github.com/tlinden/gameoflife/rle"
+	"github.com/tlinden/golsky/rle"
 
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
 const (
-	VERSION = "v0.0.4"
+	VERSION = "v0.0.5"
 	Alive   = 1
 	Dead    = 0
 )
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func main() {
 	pflag.Parse()
 
 	if showversion {
-		fmt.Printf("This is gameoflife version %s\n", VERSION)
+		fmt.Printf("This is golsky version %s\n", VERSION)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}