from multiprocessing import RawArray, RawValue from ctypes import c_float, c_bool class CellState: _state_save_slot_count = 2 """ This is the base class for all cell states. When using the cellular automaton display, inherit this class and implement get_state_draw_color. """ def __init__(self, initial_state=(0., ), draw_first_state=True): self._state_slots = [RawArray(c_float, initial_state) for i in range(self.__class__._state_save_slot_count)] self._active = [RawValue(c_bool, False) for i in range(self.__class__._state_save_slot_count)] self._active[0].value = True if draw_first_state: self._dirty = RawValue(c_bool, True) else: self._dirty = RawValue(c_bool, False) def is_active(self, iteration): return self._active[self.__calculate_slot(iteration)] def set_active_for_next_iteration(self, iteration): self._active[self.__calculate_slot(iteration + 1)].value = True def is_set_for_redraw(self): return self._dirty.value def was_redrawn(self): self._dirty.value = False def get_state_of_last_iteration(self, current_iteration_index): return self.get_state_of_iteration(current_iteration_index - 1) def get_state_of_iteration(self, iteration): """ Will return the state for the iteration modulo number of saved states. :param iteration: Uses the iteration index, to differ between concurrent states. :return The state for this iteration. """ return self._state_slots[self.__calculate_slot(iteration)] def set_state_of_iteration(self, new_state, iteration): """ Will set the new state for the iteration modulo number of saved states. :param new_state: The new state to set. :param iteration: Uses the iteration index, to differ between concurrent states. :return True if state has changed. """ current_state = self.get_state_of_iteration(iteration) changed = False for i in range(len(current_state)): try: if current_state[i] != new_state[i]: changed = True current_state[i] = new_state[i] except IndexError: raise IndexError("New State length or type is invalid!") self._dirty.value |= changed self._active[self.__calculate_slot(iteration)].value = False return changed def get_state_draw_color(self, iteration): raise NotImplementedError @classmethod def __calculate_slot(cls, iteration): return iteration % cls._state_save_slot_count