Lightwalk simulator

Purpose

This code serves as a simulator for effects that run on lightwalk in the Quad. Use it to test out your code before deploying.

Requirements

SDL2. For example:

Download the .dmg from https://libsdl.org/download-2.0.php
Drag "SDL2.framework" into /Library/Frameworks

Running the simulator

Place your Shimmer.cpp in /lib.
Edit lightwalk-sim.cpp and include lib/Shimmer.cpp, then in the loop that builds nodes:

 for (int ee = 0; ee < SIM_NODES; ee++)
    {
        // Bubbles *e = new Bubbles(ee, 0, 200, 0,200);
        // Shimmer *e = new Shimmer(ee, 0, rgb_r, rgb_g, rgb_b, speed);
        // AcidRain *e = new AcidRain(ee, 0, rgb_r, rgb_g, rgb_b, speed);
        // RainbowRain *e = new RainbowRain(ee, 0);
        // SplishSplash e = new SplishSplash(0, rgb_r, rgb_g, rgb_b, ee * 30, speed);

        Shimmer *e = new Shimmer(ee, 0, rgb_r, rgb_g, rgb_b);

        nodes[ee] = new Node(ee, (ee * 10), e, 0, lengths);
        // nodes[ee] = new Node(ee, (ee * 10), e, 37, lengths);
    }

Now compile for your platform. Mac OS X seems happy with:

clang++ -std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++ -o m -I/Library/Frameworks/SDL2.framework/Headers -framework SDL2 -framework Cocoa lightwalk-sim.cpp

Note: If you are on Mac OS X High Sierra, and/or are getting the following error:

ld: framework not found SDL2

Try running the following compile statement instead:

clang++ -std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++ -o m -I/Library/Frameworks/SDL2.framework/Headers -F/Library/Frameworks -framework SDL2 -framework Cocoa lightwalk-sim.cpp

Run lightwalk-sim

./m
./m --time 30  (gives you 30 seconds to observe things or click around on interactive effects)
./m --speed 10  (some of the effects take a velocity from 1 - 10)
./m -r 0 -g 250 -b 0  (some effects take a color, so you can send in RGB values)
./m --pizza (leaning tower of... get it... leaning...)

Notes

Two kinds of effects, Standard and Interactive.

Standard Effects

WaveUp
WaveDown
WaveSide
Breathe
Starfield
RainbowRain
AcidRain
Shimmer (Cole Spears)
Smokescreen (Cole Spears)

Interactive Effects

Bubbles
Tug Of War (Cole Spears)
Power

When you left-click more than once on a node, the effect is added again so you can have several bubbles running at the same place. Looks messed-up.
Right-click to remove effects at that node, like the person stepped away.

Next Steps

Load effects via command line option instead of uncomment.

ProfDoof/lightwalk-sim