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Bezier Curve in JS, includes arc-length parameterization stuff
function Bezier(a, b, c, d) {
this.a = a;
this.b = b;
this.c = c;
this.d = d;
this.len = 100;
this.arcLengths = new Array(this.len + 1);
this.arcLengths[0] = 0;
var ox = this.x(0), oy = this.y(0), clen = 0;
for(var i = 1; i <= this.len; i += 1) {
var x = this.x(i * 0.01), y = this.y(i * 0.01);
var dx = ox - x, dy = oy - y;
clen += Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);
this.arcLengths[i] = clen;
ox = x, oy = y;
}
this.length = clen;
}
Bezier.prototype = {
map: function(u) {
var targetLength = u * this.arcLengths[this.len];
var low = 0, high = this.len, index = 0;
while (low < high) {
index = low + (((high - low) / 2) | 0);
if (this.arcLengths[index] < targetLength) {
low = index + 1;
} else {
high = index;
}
}
if (this.arcLengths[index] > targetLength) {
index--;
}
var lengthBefore = this.arcLengths[index];
if (lengthBefore === targetLength) {
return index / this.len;
} else {
return (index + (targetLength - lengthBefore) / (this.arcLengths[index + 1] - lengthBefore)) / this.len;
}
},
mx: function (u) {
return this.x(this.map(u));
},
my: function (u) {
return this.y(this.map(u));
},
x: function (t) {
return ((1 - t) * (1 - t) * (1 - t)) * this.a.x
+ 3 * ((1 - t) * (1 - t)) * t * this.b.x
+ 3 * (1 - t) * (t * t) * this.c.x
+ (t * t * t) * this.d.x;
},
y: function (t) {
return ((1 - t) * (1 - t) * (1 - t)) * this.a.y
+ 3 * ((1 - t) * (1 - t)) * t * this.b.y
+ 3 * (1 - t) * (t * t) * this.c.y
+ (t * t * t) * this.d.y;
}
};
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