auto global game of life

css/boxes.css

@@ -4,7 +4,45 @@
 }
 .boxes input{
   margin: 0;
+  appearance: none;
+  -webkit-appearance: none;
+  -moz-appearance: none;
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 20px;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  position: relative;
+  cursor: pointer;
 }
+
+.boxes input[type="checkbox"]:checked {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.boxes input[type="checkbox"]:checked::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 1px;
+  background: #4a7c59;
+  transform-origin: 0 0;
+  transform: rotate(45deg) scaleX(1.414);
+}
+
+.boxes input[type="checkbox"]:checked::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 1px;
+  background: #4a7c59;
+  transform-origin: 100% 0;
+  transform: rotate(-45deg) scaleX(1.414);
+}
+
 .boxes{
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(32, 1fr); /* 32 equal columns */

js/boxes.js

@@ -33,22 +33,22 @@
             socket.send("b:" + id + ":" + value);
         });
     });
-    const autoPlayEl = document.querySelector("#randomize");
-    autoPlayEl?.addEventListener("click", (e) => socket.send("r:1000"));
-    var golTimer = undefined;
-    const handleGol = (el) => {
-        if (el.checked) {
-            golTimer = setInterval(() => {
-                socket.send("gol");
-            }, 500);
-        }
-        else {
-            clearInterval(golTimer);
-        }
-    };
-    const golEl = document.querySelector("#game-of-life");
-    handleGol(golEl);
-    golEl.addEventListener("change", (e) => handleGol(e.target));
+    // const autoPlayEl = document.querySelector("#randomize");
+    // autoPlayEl?.addEventListener("click", (e) => socket.send("r:1000"));
+    // var golTimer = undefined;
+    // const handleGol = (el) => {
+    //     if (el.checked) {
+    //         golTimer = setInterval(() => {
+    //             socket.send("gol");
+    //         }, 500);
+    //     }
+    //     else {
+    //         clearInterval(golTimer);
+    //     }
+    // };
+    // const golEl = document.querySelector("#game-of-life");
+    // handleGol(golEl);
+    // golEl.addEventListener("change", (e) => handleGol(e.target));
     const container = document.querySelector('.boxes');
     const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
         const entry = entries.at(0);

src/boxes/box-db.go

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	random = rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
-	store  = initStore()
+	random      = rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
+	store       = initStore()
+	repeatStore = make([]map[int]bool, 0)
 )
 
 func initStore() []Box {
@@ -33,6 +34,5 @@ func (box Box) persist() {
 
 func getBox(id int) Box {
 	box := store[id]
-
 	return box
 }

src/boxes/box-ticker.go

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package boxes
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+var (
+	ticker = time.Tick(time.Millisecond * 200)
+)
+
+func RegisterTicker() {
+	for range ticker {
+		if len(wsConnections) > 0 {
+			GameOfLifeTick()
+			// fmt.Print("g")
+		}
+	}
+}

src/boxes/boxes.go

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func broadcastMessage(message string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func randomizeBoxes(count int) []Box {
+func RandomizeBoxes(count int) []Box {
 	boxes := make([]Box, count)
 	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
 		index := random.Int() % 1000
@@ -74,47 +74,76 @@ func randomizeBoxes(count int) []Box {
 
 }
 
+func EqualRuns(a, b map[int]bool) bool {
+	for key, v := range a {
+		if v != b[key] {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func getMap(a []Box) map[int]bool {
+	res := make(map[int]bool, 0)
+	for _, val := range a {
+		if val.Value {
+			res[val.Id] = val.Value
+		}
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+func CheckRepeats() {
+	currentRun := getMap(store)
+
+	if len(repeatStore) < 2 {
+		repeatStore = append(repeatStore, currentRun)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, run := range repeatStore {
+		if EqualRuns(run, currentRun) {
+			RandomizeBoxes(30)
+		}
+	}
+
+	repeatStore = append(repeatStore, currentRun)
+	if len(repeatStore) > 100 {
+		repeatStore = repeatStore[1:]
+	}
+}
+
+func GameOfLifeTick() {
+	matrix := make(map[string]Box)
+	boxes := GetBoxes()
+	index := 0
+	for i := 0; i < 32; i++ {
+		for j := 0; j < 32; j++ {
+			matrix[fmt.Sprintf("%d-%d", i, j)] = boxes[index]
+			index++
+		}
+	}
+	nextGen := make([]Box, 0)
+	for id, item := range matrix {
+		nextItem := shouldBeAlive(matrix, id)
+		if nextItem.Value != item.Value {
+			nextGen = append(nextGen, shouldBeAlive(matrix, id))
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	nextMessage := ""
+	for _, item := range nextGen {
+		item.persist()
+		nextMessage += item.serialize()
+	}
+
+	CheckRepeats()
+	broadcastMessage(nextMessage)
+}
+
 func handleMessage(msg string, ws *websocket.Conn) error {
-	if msg == "gol" {
-		matrix := make(map[string]Box)
-		boxes := GetBoxes()
-		index := 0
-		for i := 0; i < 32; i++ {
-			for j := 0; j < 32; j++ {
-				matrix[fmt.Sprintf("%d-%d", i, j)] = boxes[index]
-				index++
-			}
-		}
-		nextGen := make([]Box, 0)
-		for id, item := range matrix {
-			nextItem := shouldBeAlive(matrix, id)
-			if nextItem.Value != item.Value {
-				nextGen = append(nextGen, shouldBeAlive(matrix, id))
-			}
-
-		}
-
-		nextMessage := ""
-		for _, item := range nextGen {
-			item.persist()
-			nextMessage += item.serialize()
-		}
-		broadcastMessage(nextMessage)
-
-	} else if strings.Contains(msg, "r:") {
-		count, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.Split(msg, ":")[1])
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("Failed to parse randomize count: %v", err)
-		}
-		boxes := randomizeBoxes(count)
-		message := ""
-		for _, box := range boxes {
-			message += box.serialize()
-		}
-
-		broadcastMessage(message)
-
-	} else if strings.Contains(msg, "b:") {
+	if strings.Contains(msg, "b:") {
 		box, err := deserializeBox(msg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err

src/main.go

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ func main() {
 	e.GET("/draw", draw.Page)
 	e.GET("/draw/ws", draw.InitWs)
 
+	go boxes.RegisterTicker()
+
 	e.Logger.Fatal(e.Start(":54321"))
 }
 

views/boxes.html

@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 {{block "boxes" .}}
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/boxes.css?v={{.BuildNumber}}" />
 <div class="boxes-container">
-  <label>
-   
-    <Button id="randomize">Randomize</Button> 
-  </label>
-  <label>
-    Auto play Game of Life
-    <input type="checkbox" id="game-of-life" />
-  </label>
   <div class="boxes">
     {{range .Boxes}}<input
         type="checkbox"