tried more variants: writepixel+pointer+int, which is not much better

various-tests/writepixel-pointers-int/go.mod

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module testgol
+
+go 1.22
+
+require (
+	github.com/ebitengine/gomobile v0.0.0-20240518074828-e86332849895 // indirect
+	github.com/ebitengine/hideconsole v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.7.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2 v2.7.4 // indirect
+	github.com/jezek/xgb v1.1.1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0 // indirect
+)

various-tests/writepixel-pointers-int/go.sum

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+github.com/ebitengine/gomobile v0.0.0-20240518074828-e86332849895 h1:48bCqKTuD7Z0UovDfvpCn7wZ0GUZ+yosIteNDthn3FU=
+github.com/ebitengine/gomobile v0.0.0-20240518074828-e86332849895/go.mod h1:XZdLv05c5hOZm3fM2NlJ92FyEZjnslcMcNRrhxs8+8M=
+github.com/ebitengine/hideconsole v1.0.0 h1:5J4U0kXF+pv/DhiXt5/lTz0eO5ogJ1iXb8Yj1yReDqE=
+github.com/ebitengine/hideconsole v1.0.0/go.mod h1:hTTBTvVYWKBuxPr7peweneWdkUwEuHuB3C1R/ielR1A=
+github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.7.0 h1:HPZpl61edMGCEW6XK2nsR6+7AnJ3unUxpTZBkkIXnMc=
+github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.7.0/go.mod h1:ah1In8AOtksoNK6yk5z1HTJeUkC1Ez4Wk2idgGslMwQ=
+github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2 v2.7.4 h1:X+heODRQ3Ie9F9QFjm24gEZqQd5FSfR9XuT2XfHwgf8=
+github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2 v2.7.4/go.mod h1:H2pHVgq29rfm5yeQ7jzWOM3VHsjo7/AyucODNLOhsVY=
+github.com/jezek/xgb v1.1.1 h1:bE/r8ZZtSv7l9gk6nU0mYx51aXrvnyb44892TwSaqS4=
+github.com/jezek/xgb v1.1.1/go.mod h1:nrhwO0FX/enq75I7Y7G8iN1ubpSGZEiA3v9e9GyRFlk=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 h1:YsImfSBoP9QPYL0xyKJPq0gcaJdG3rInoqxTWbfQu9M=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0 h1:Od9JTbYCk261bKm4M/mw7AklTlFYIa0bIp9BgSm1S8Y=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=

various-tests/writepixel-pointers-int/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"math/rand"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime/pprof"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2"
+	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2/inpututil"
+)
+
+type Images struct {
+	Black, White *ebiten.Image
+}
+
+type Cell struct {
+	State         uint8
+	Neighbors     [8]*Cell
+	NeighborCount int
+}
+
+func bool2int(b bool) int {
+	return int(*(*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&b)))
+}
+
+func (cell *Cell) Count(x, y int) uint8 {
+	var sum uint8
+
+	for idx := 0; idx < cell.NeighborCount; idx++ {
+		sum += cell.Neighbors[idx].State
+	}
+
+	return sum
+}
+
+func SetNeighbors(grid [][]*Cell, x, y, width, height int) {
+	idx := 0
+	for nbgX := -1; nbgX < 2; nbgX++ {
+		for nbgY := -1; nbgY < 2; nbgY++ {
+			var col, row int
+
+			if x+nbgX < 0 || x+nbgX >= width || y+nbgY < 0 || y+nbgY >= height {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			col = x + nbgX
+			row = y + nbgY
+
+			if col == x && row == y {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			grid[y][x].Neighbors[idx] = grid[row][col]
+			grid[y][x].NeighborCount++
+			idx++
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+type Grid struct {
+	Data                   [][]*Cell
+	Width, Height, Density int
+}
+
+// Create new empty grid and allocate Data according to provided dimensions
+func NewGrid(width, height, density int) *Grid {
+	grid := &Grid{
+		Height:  height,
+		Width:   width,
+		Density: density,
+		Data:    make([][]*Cell, height),
+	}
+
+	for y := 0; y < height; y++ {
+		grid.Data[y] = make([]*Cell, width)
+		for x := 0; x < width; x++ {
+			grid.Data[y][x] = &Cell{}
+
+			if rand.Intn(density) == 1 {
+				grid.Data[y][x].State = 1
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for y := 0; y < height; y++ {
+		for x := 0; x < width; x++ {
+			SetNeighbors(grid.Data, x, y, width, height)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return grid
+}
+
+type Game struct {
+	Width, Height, Cellsize, Density int
+	ScreenWidth, ScreenHeight        int
+	Grids                            []*Grid
+	Index                            int
+	Elapsed                          int64
+	TPG                              int64 // adjust game speed independently of TPS
+	Pause, Debug, Profile, Gridlines bool
+	Pixels                           []byte
+	OffScreen                        *ebiten.Image
+}
+
+func (game *Game) Layout(outsideWidth, outsideHeight int) (int, int) {
+	return game.ScreenWidth, game.ScreenHeight
+}
+
+// live console output of the grid
+func (game *Game) DebugDump() {
+	cmd := exec.Command("clear")
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Run()
+
+	if game.Debug {
+		for y := 0; y < game.Height; y++ {
+			for x := 0; x < game.Width; x++ {
+				if game.Grids[game.Index].Data[y][x].State == 1 {
+					fmt.Print("XX")
+				} else {
+					fmt.Print("  ")
+				}
+			}
+			fmt.Println()
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("FPS: %0.2f\n", ebiten.ActualTPS())
+}
+
+func (game *Game) Init() {
+	// setup two grids, one for display, one for next state
+	grida := NewGrid(game.Width, game.Height, game.Density)
+	gridb := NewGrid(game.Width, game.Height, game.Density)
+
+	game.Grids = []*Grid{
+		grida,
+		gridb,
+	}
+
+	game.Pixels = make([]byte, game.ScreenWidth*game.ScreenHeight*4)
+
+	game.OffScreen = ebiten.NewImage(game.ScreenWidth, game.ScreenHeight)
+}
+
+// count the living neighbors of a cell
+func (game *Game) CountNeighbors(x, y int) uint8 {
+	return game.Grids[game.Index].Data[y][x].Count(x, y)
+}
+
+// the heart of the game
+func (game *Game) CheckRule(state uint8, neighbors uint8) uint8 {
+	var nextstate uint8
+
+	if state == 1 && neighbors == 3 {
+		nextstate = 1
+	} else if state == 1 && (neighbors == 2 || neighbors == 3) {
+		nextstate = 1
+	} else {
+		nextstate = 0
+	}
+
+	return nextstate
+}
+
+// we only  update the cells if  we are not  in pause state or  if the
+// game timer (TPG) is elapsed.
+func (game *Game) UpdateCells() {
+	if game.Pause {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if game.Elapsed < game.TPG {
+		game.Elapsed++
+		return
+	}
+
+	// next grid index. we only have to, so we just xor it
+	next := game.Index ^ 1
+
+	// calculate cell life state, this is the actual game of life
+	for y := 0; y < game.Height; y++ {
+		for x := 0; x < game.Width; x++ {
+			state := game.Grids[game.Index].Data[y][x].State
+			neighbors := game.CountNeighbors(x, y)
+
+			// actually apply the current rules
+			nextstate := game.CheckRule(state, neighbors)
+
+			// change state of current cell in next grid
+			game.Grids[next].Data[y][x].State = nextstate
+		}
+	}
+
+	// switch grid for rendering
+	game.Index ^= 1
+
+	game.Elapsed = 0
+
+	game.UpdatePixels()
+}
+
+func (game *Game) Update() error {
+	game.UpdateCells()
+
+	if inpututil.IsKeyJustPressed(ebiten.KeySpace) {
+		game.Pause = !game.Pause
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+/*
+*
+r, g, b := color(it)
+
+	78             p := 4 * (i + j*screenWidth)
+	79             gm.offscreenPix[p] = r
+	80             gm.offscreenPix[p+1] = g
+	81             gm.offscreenPix[p+2] = b
+	82             gm.offscreenPix[p+3] = 0xff
+*/
+func (game *Game) UpdatePixels() {
+	var col byte
+
+	gridx := 0
+	gridy := 0
+	idx := 0
+
+	for y := 0; y < game.ScreenHeight; y++ {
+		for x := 0; x < game.ScreenWidth; x++ {
+			gridx = x / game.Cellsize
+			gridy = y / game.Cellsize
+
+			col = 0xff
+			if game.Grids[game.Index].Data[gridy][gridx].State == 1 {
+				col = 0x0
+			}
+
+			if game.Gridlines {
+				if x%game.Cellsize == 0 || y%game.Cellsize == 0 {
+					col = 128
+				}
+			}
+
+			idx = 4 * (x + y*game.ScreenWidth)
+
+			game.Pixels[idx] = col
+			game.Pixels[idx+1] = col
+			game.Pixels[idx+2] = col
+			game.Pixels[idx+3] = 0xff
+
+			idx++
+		}
+	}
+
+	game.OffScreen.WritePixels(game.Pixels)
+}
+
+func (game *Game) Draw(screen *ebiten.Image) {
+	screen.DrawImage(game.OffScreen, nil)
+	game.DebugDump()
+}
+
+func main() {
+	size := 1500
+
+	game := &Game{
+		Width:     size,
+		Height:    size,
+		Cellsize:  4,
+		Density:   8,
+		TPG:       10,
+		Debug:     false,
+		Profile:   true,
+		Gridlines: false,
+	}
+
+	game.ScreenWidth = game.Width * game.Cellsize
+	game.ScreenHeight = game.Height * game.Cellsize
+
+	game.Init()
+
+	ebiten.SetWindowSize(game.ScreenWidth, game.ScreenHeight)
+	ebiten.SetWindowTitle("triangle conway's game of life")
+	ebiten.SetWindowResizingMode(ebiten.WindowResizingModeEnabled)
+
+	if game.Profile {
+		fd, err := os.Create("cpu.profile")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer fd.Close()
+
+		pprof.StartCPUProfile(fd)
+		defer pprof.StopCPUProfile()
+	}
+
+	if err := ebiten.RunGame(game); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}

various-tests/writepixel-pointers/go.mod

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module testgol
+
+go 1.22
+
+require (
+	github.com/ebitengine/gomobile v0.0.0-20240518074828-e86332849895 // indirect
+	github.com/ebitengine/hideconsole v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.7.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2 v2.7.4 // indirect
+	github.com/jezek/xgb v1.1.1 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0 // indirect
+)

various-tests/writepixel-pointers/go.sum

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+github.com/ebitengine/gomobile v0.0.0-20240518074828-e86332849895 h1:48bCqKTuD7Z0UovDfvpCn7wZ0GUZ+yosIteNDthn3FU=
+github.com/ebitengine/gomobile v0.0.0-20240518074828-e86332849895/go.mod h1:XZdLv05c5hOZm3fM2NlJ92FyEZjnslcMcNRrhxs8+8M=
+github.com/ebitengine/hideconsole v1.0.0 h1:5J4U0kXF+pv/DhiXt5/lTz0eO5ogJ1iXb8Yj1yReDqE=
+github.com/ebitengine/hideconsole v1.0.0/go.mod h1:hTTBTvVYWKBuxPr7peweneWdkUwEuHuB3C1R/ielR1A=
+github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.7.0 h1:HPZpl61edMGCEW6XK2nsR6+7AnJ3unUxpTZBkkIXnMc=
+github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.7.0/go.mod h1:ah1In8AOtksoNK6yk5z1HTJeUkC1Ez4Wk2idgGslMwQ=
+github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2 v2.7.4 h1:X+heODRQ3Ie9F9QFjm24gEZqQd5FSfR9XuT2XfHwgf8=
+github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2 v2.7.4/go.mod h1:H2pHVgq29rfm5yeQ7jzWOM3VHsjo7/AyucODNLOhsVY=
+github.com/jezek/xgb v1.1.1 h1:bE/r8ZZtSv7l9gk6nU0mYx51aXrvnyb44892TwSaqS4=
+github.com/jezek/xgb v1.1.1/go.mod h1:nrhwO0FX/enq75I7Y7G8iN1ubpSGZEiA3v9e9GyRFlk=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0 h1:YsImfSBoP9QPYL0xyKJPq0gcaJdG3rInoqxTWbfQu9M=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0 h1:Od9JTbYCk261bKm4M/mw7AklTlFYIa0bIp9BgSm1S8Y=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=

various-tests/writepixel-pointers/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"math/rand"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime/pprof"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2"
+	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2/inpututil"
+)
+
+type Images struct {
+	Black, White *ebiten.Image
+}
+
+type Cell struct {
+	State         bool
+	Neighbors     [8]*Cell
+	NeighborCount int
+}
+
+func bool2int(b bool) int {
+	return int(*(*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&b)))
+}
+
+func (cell *Cell) Count(x, y int) int {
+	sum := 0
+
+	for idx := 0; idx < cell.NeighborCount; idx++ {
+		sum += bool2int(cell.Neighbors[idx].State)
+	}
+
+	return sum
+}
+
+func SetNeighbors(grid [][]*Cell, x, y, width, height int) {
+	idx := 0
+	for nbgX := -1; nbgX < 2; nbgX++ {
+		for nbgY := -1; nbgY < 2; nbgY++ {
+			var col, row int
+
+			if x+nbgX < 0 || x+nbgX >= width || y+nbgY < 0 || y+nbgY >= height {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			col = x + nbgX
+			row = y + nbgY
+
+			if col == x && row == y {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			grid[y][x].Neighbors[idx] = grid[row][col]
+			grid[y][x].NeighborCount++
+			idx++
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+type Grid struct {
+	Data                   [][]*Cell
+	Width, Height, Density int
+}
+
+// Create new empty grid and allocate Data according to provided dimensions
+func NewGrid(width, height, density int) *Grid {
+	grid := &Grid{
+		Height:  height,
+		Width:   width,
+		Density: density,
+		Data:    make([][]*Cell, height),
+	}
+
+	for y := 0; y < height; y++ {
+		grid.Data[y] = make([]*Cell, width)
+		for x := 0; x < width; x++ {
+			grid.Data[y][x] = &Cell{}
+
+			if rand.Intn(density) == 1 {
+				grid.Data[y][x].State = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for y := 0; y < height; y++ {
+		for x := 0; x < width; x++ {
+			SetNeighbors(grid.Data, x, y, width, height)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return grid
+}
+
+type Game struct {
+	Width, Height, Cellsize, Density int
+	ScreenWidth, ScreenHeight        int
+	Grids                            []*Grid
+	Index                            int
+	Elapsed                          int64
+	TPG                              int64 // adjust game speed independently of TPS
+	Pause, Debug, Profile, Gridlines bool
+	Pixels                           []byte
+	OffScreen                        *ebiten.Image
+}
+
+func (game *Game) Layout(outsideWidth, outsideHeight int) (int, int) {
+	return game.ScreenWidth, game.ScreenHeight
+}
+
+// live console output of the grid
+func (game *Game) DebugDump() {
+	cmd := exec.Command("clear")
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Run()
+
+	if game.Debug {
+		for y := 0; y < game.Height; y++ {
+			for x := 0; x < game.Width; x++ {
+				if game.Grids[game.Index].Data[y][x].State {
+					fmt.Print("XX")
+				} else {
+					fmt.Print("  ")
+				}
+			}
+			fmt.Println()
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("FPS: %0.2f\n", ebiten.ActualTPS())
+}
+
+func (game *Game) Init() {
+	// setup two grids, one for display, one for next state
+	grida := NewGrid(game.Width, game.Height, game.Density)
+	gridb := NewGrid(game.Width, game.Height, game.Density)
+
+	game.Grids = []*Grid{
+		grida,
+		gridb,
+	}
+
+	game.Pixels = make([]byte, game.ScreenWidth*game.ScreenHeight*4)
+
+	game.OffScreen = ebiten.NewImage(game.ScreenWidth, game.ScreenHeight)
+}
+
+// count the living neighbors of a cell
+func (game *Game) CountNeighbors(x, y int) int {
+	return game.Grids[game.Index].Data[y][x].Count(x, y)
+}
+
+// the heart of the game
+func (game *Game) CheckRule(state bool, neighbors int) bool {
+	var nextstate bool
+
+	if state && neighbors == 3 {
+		nextstate = true
+	} else if state && (neighbors == 2 || neighbors == 3) {
+		nextstate = true
+	} else {
+		nextstate = false
+	}
+
+	return nextstate
+}
+
+// we only  update the cells if  we are not  in pause state or  if the
+// game timer (TPG) is elapsed.
+func (game *Game) UpdateCells() {
+	if game.Pause {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if game.Elapsed < game.TPG {
+		game.Elapsed++
+		return
+	}
+
+	// next grid index. we only have to, so we just xor it
+	next := game.Index ^ 1
+
+	// calculate cell life state, this is the actual game of life
+	for y := 0; y < game.Height; y++ {
+		for x := 0; x < game.Width; x++ {
+			state := game.Grids[game.Index].Data[y][x].State
+			neighbors := game.CountNeighbors(x, y)
+
+			// actually apply the current rules
+			nextstate := game.CheckRule(state, neighbors)
+
+			// change state of current cell in next grid
+			game.Grids[next].Data[y][x].State = nextstate
+		}
+	}
+
+	// switch grid for rendering
+	game.Index ^= 1
+
+	game.Elapsed = 0
+
+	game.UpdatePixels()
+}
+
+func (game *Game) Update() error {
+	game.UpdateCells()
+
+	if inpututil.IsKeyJustPressed(ebiten.KeySpace) {
+		game.Pause = !game.Pause
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+/*
+*
+r, g, b := color(it)
+
+	78             p := 4 * (i + j*screenWidth)
+	79             gm.offscreenPix[p] = r
+	80             gm.offscreenPix[p+1] = g
+	81             gm.offscreenPix[p+2] = b
+	82             gm.offscreenPix[p+3] = 0xff
+*/
+func (game *Game) UpdatePixels() {
+	var col byte
+
+	gridx := 0
+	gridy := 0
+	idx := 0
+
+	for y := 0; y < game.ScreenHeight; y++ {
+		for x := 0; x < game.ScreenWidth; x++ {
+			gridx = x / game.Cellsize
+			gridy = y / game.Cellsize
+
+			col = 0xff
+			if game.Grids[game.Index].Data[gridy][gridx].State {
+				col = 0x0
+			}
+
+			if game.Gridlines {
+				if x%game.Cellsize == 0 || y%game.Cellsize == 0 {
+					col = 128
+				}
+			}
+
+			idx = 4 * (x + y*game.ScreenWidth)
+
+			game.Pixels[idx] = col
+			game.Pixels[idx+1] = col
+			game.Pixels[idx+2] = col
+			game.Pixels[idx+3] = 0xff
+
+			idx++
+		}
+	}
+
+	game.OffScreen.WritePixels(game.Pixels)
+}
+
+func (game *Game) Draw(screen *ebiten.Image) {
+	screen.DrawImage(game.OffScreen, nil)
+	game.DebugDump()
+}
+
+func main() {
+	size := 1500
+
+	game := &Game{
+		Width:     size,
+		Height:    size,
+		Cellsize:  4,
+		Density:   8,
+		TPG:       10,
+		Debug:     false,
+		Profile:   true,
+		Gridlines: false,
+	}
+
+	game.ScreenWidth = game.Width * game.Cellsize
+	game.ScreenHeight = game.Height * game.Cellsize
+
+	game.Init()
+
+	ebiten.SetWindowSize(game.ScreenWidth, game.ScreenHeight)
+	ebiten.SetWindowTitle("triangle conway's game of life")
+	ebiten.SetWindowResizingMode(ebiten.WindowResizingModeEnabled)
+
+	if game.Profile {
+		fd, err := os.Create("cpu.profile")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		defer fd.Close()
+
+		pprof.StartCPUProfile(fd)
+		defer pprof.StopCPUProfile()
+	}
+
+	if err := ebiten.RunGame(game); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}

various-tests/writepixel/main.go

@@ -238,35 +238,7 @@ func (game *Game) Draw(screen *ebiten.Image) {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	//x := 1
-	//y := 0
-	col := 1 >> 0xff
-
-	fmt.Printf("col: %d\n", col)
-
-	x := 1
-	y := 2
-	c := 4
-
-	xm := x & (c - 1)
-	ym := y & (c - 1)
-
-	fmt.Println(xm & ym)
-
-	a := 1
-	b := 1
-	//gen := 100
-	hist := 0
-	for gen := 0; gen < 50; gen++ {
-		fmt.Println((a ^ (1 ^ b)) * (gen - hist))
-		if gen == 25 {
-			a = 0
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func _main() {
-	size := 800
+	size := 1500
 
 	game := &Game{
 		Width:     size,
@@ -275,7 +247,7 @@ func _main() {
 		Density:   8,
 		TPG:       10,
 		Debug:     false,
-		Profile:   false,
+		Profile:   true,
 		Gridlines: false,
 	}