+simToString :: Simulation -> [Char]
+simToString sim@Simulation{simW=w} =
+ let simStr = V.toList $ V.map chunkToChar $ simSpace sim
+ in insert w '\n' simStr
+
+-- from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12659562/insert-specific-element-y-after-every-n-elements-in-a-list
+insert :: Int -> a -> [a] -> [a]
+insert n y xs = countdown n xs where
+ countdown 0 xs = y:countdown n xs
+ countdown _ [] = []
+ countdown m (x:xs) = x:countdown (m-1) xs
+
+chunkToChar :: ChunkData -> Char
+chunkToChar c =
+ case chunkType c of
+ Water -> '~'
+ Air -> '.'
+ _ -> '?'