countdown _ [] = []
countdown m (x:xs) = x:countdown (m-1) xs
-stringToSim :: Int -> Int -> [Char] -> Simulation
-stringToSim w h st =
- _stringToSim st [(x, y) | x <- [0..w-1], y <- [0..h-1]] (initSimSpace w h)
+-- stringToSim :: [String] -> Simulation
+stringToSim strings =
+ _stringToSim st grid (initSimSpace w h)
+ where stripped = strings
+ w = maximum $ [(length s) | s <- stripped]
+ h = length stripped
+ grid = [(a,b) | a <- [0..(length stripped)-1], b <- [0..(length $ stripped !! a)-1]]
+ st = concat stripped
+
_stringToSim st grid acc =
if null grid || null st then acc
else _stringToSim (tail st) (tail grid) next
- where x = fst $ head grid
- y = snd $ head grid
+ where y = fst $ head grid -- not exactly sure why y and x got switched here
+ x = snd $ head grid
next = simSet acc (charToChunk $ head st) x y
-- maps each chunktype to an ascii character
