mech warrior

config.json

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inlet.js

//milliseconds
tributary.delay = 60;

//laser math 
//http://spot.colorado.edu/~lessley/pdf%20stuff/lasermath2.pdf

var x0 = 347;
var y0 = 274;

var a = -67;
var b = 83;
//var b = (n-1)/(n+10);

var hx = -30;
var hy = 32;

var fbase = 0.66181;
var omega0 = 7 * Math.PI * fbase;

var om = omega0 * 0.16168;

var erasing = 0.05;
var linen = -23;
var cs = d3.interpolateHsl("#EC3F3F", "#E9D70C");
var sopacity = 0.728;
var cf = d3.interpolateHsl("#BC00F8", "#ADFF00");
var fopacity = 0.7;
var radius = 5;

var nt = 280;
var to = 1.66441;

function x(t, o) {
  //return (a - b) * Math.cos(omega0*t) + h * Math.cos(omega0*t*(a/b-1));
  return (a - b) * Math.cos(o*t) + hx * Math.cos(o*t*(a-b)/b);
  //return h * Math.cos(t*Math.PI);
}
function y(t, o) {
  //return (a - b) * Math.sin(omega0*t) - h * Math.sin(omega0*t*(a/b-1));
  return (a - b) * Math.sin(o*t) - hy * Math.sin(o*t*(a-b)/b);
  //return h * Math.sin(t*Math.PI);
}

function circle(ctx, p) {
    //ctx.fillStyle = 'hsla(0,0%,' + 70 +'%,' + 1 + ')';
    ctx.beginPath();
    ctx.arc(p[0],p[1],radius,0,2*Math.PI);
    ctx.fill();
}
function line(ctx) {  
  ctx.beginPath();
  var i;
  for(i=0;i<linen;i++) {
      //ctx.strokeStyle = c(i/linen);
	  ctx.lineTo(x0 + x(i/linen, omega0), y0 + y(i/linen, omega0));
  }
  ctx.stroke();
  
}

tributary.init = function(ctx) {
  d3.select("#display").style("background-color", "#000000")
	ctx.globalCompositeOperation = 'source-over';
  
};
tributary.run = function(ctx,t) {
    //tributary.clear(); //helper function to clear the canvas 
    ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(9,9,9," + erasing +  ")";
    ctx.fillRect(0,0,tributary.sw,tributary.sh);
    var tt = (t % 100)/10;
    
    var p;
    


    ctx.strokeStyle = cs(tt);
	line(ctx);
    
  	p = [x0 + x(tt, om), y0 + y(tt, om)]; 
    ctx.fillStyle = cf(tt);
  	circle(ctx, p);
  
  	
  	var i = 0;
    for(i = 0; i < nt; i++) {
      //p = [x0 + x(tt+i*tt/2, om), y0 + y(tt+i*tt/2, om)]; 
      p = [x0 + x(tt+i*to, om), y0 + y(tt+i*to, om)]; 
      ctx.fillStyle = cf(tt);
  	  circle(ctx,p);
    }
    
  
};