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L-System in F#
// blog post: http://clear-lines.com/blog/post/Fun-with-L-system.aspx
type Symbol = | Sym of char
type State = Symbol list
type Rules = Map<Symbol,State>
type LSystem =
{ Axiom:State
Rules:Rules }
(*
Pythagoras Tree encoding
*)
let lSystem =
{ Axiom = [ Sym('0') ]
Rules = [ Sym('1'), [ Sym('1'); Sym('1') ]
Sym('0'), [ Sym('1'); Sym('['); Sym('0'); Sym(']'); Sym('0') ]]
|> Map.ofList }
(*
Growing from the original axiom
by applying the rules
*)
let applyRules (rs:Rules) (s:Symbol) =
match (rs.TryFind s) with
| None -> [s]
| Some(x) -> x
let evolve (rs:Rules) (s:State) =
[ for sym in s do yield! (applyRules rs sym) ]
let forward (g:LSystem) =
let init = g.Axiom
let gen = evolve g.Rules
init |> Seq.unfold (fun state -> Some(state, gen state))
// compute nth generation of lSystem
let generation gen lSystem =
lSystem
|> forward
|> Seq.nth gen
|> Seq.toList
(*
Modelling the Turtle/Logo instructions
*)
type Length = | Len of float
type Angle = | Deg of float
let add (a1:Angle) (a2:Angle) =
let d1 = match a1 with Deg(x) -> x
let d2 = match a2 with Deg(x) -> x
Deg(d1+d2)
type Inst =
| Move of Length
| Turn of Angle
| Push
| Pop
let Fwd x = Move(Len(x))
let Lft x = Turn(Deg(x))
let Rgt x = Turn(Deg(-x))
(*
Transforming the L-system state
into a sequence of lines to draw
*)
type Pos = { X:float; Y:float; }
type Dir = { L:Length; A:Angle }
type Turtle = { Pos:Pos; Dir:Dir }
type ProgState = { Curr:Turtle; Stack:Turtle list }
let turn angle turtle =
let a = turtle.Dir.A |> add angle
{ turtle with Dir = { turtle.Dir with A = a } }
type Translation = Map<Symbol,Inst list>
type Ops = | Draw of Pos * Pos
let pi = System.Math.PI
let line (pos:Pos) (len:Length) (ang:Angle) =
let l = match len with | Len(l) -> l
let a = match ang with | Deg(a) -> (a * pi / 180.)
{ X = pos.X + l * cos a ; Y = pos.Y + l * sin a }
let execute (inst:Inst) (state:ProgState) =
match inst with
| Push -> None, { state with Stack = state.Curr :: state.Stack }
| Pop ->
let head::tail = state.Stack // assumes more Push than Pop
None, { state with Curr = head; Stack = tail }
| Turn(angle) ->
None, { state with Curr = state.Curr |> turn angle }
| Move(len) ->
let startPoint = state.Curr.Pos
let endPoint = line startPoint len state.Curr.Dir.A
Some(Draw(startPoint,endPoint)), { state with Curr = { state.Curr with Pos = endPoint } }
let toTurtle (T:Translation) (xs:Symbol list) =
let startPos = { X = 400.; Y = 400. }
let startDir = { L = Len(0.); A = Deg(0.) }
let init =
{ Curr = { Pos = startPos; Dir = startDir }
Stack = [] }
xs
|> List.map (fun sym -> T.[sym])
|> List.concat
|> Seq.scan (fun (op,state) inst -> execute inst state) (None,init)
|> Seq.map fst
|> Seq.choose id
(*
Rendering using SVG
*)
let header = """
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<svg height="800" width="800">"""
let footer = """
</svg>
</body>
</html>
"""
let toSvg (ops:Ops seq) =
let asString (op:Ops) =
match op with
| Draw(p1,p2) -> sprintf """<line x1="%f" y1="%f" x2="%f" y2="%f" style="stroke:rgb(0,0,0);stroke-width:1" />""" p1.X p1.Y p2.X p2.Y
[ yield header
for op in ops -> asString op
yield footer ]
|> String.concat "\n"
open System.IO
// fix the path for your own machine!
let path = "C:/users/mathias/desktop/lsystem.html"
let save template = File.WriteAllText(path,template)
(*
Example: Sierpinski Triangle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-system#Example_5:_Sierpinski_triangle
*)
let sierpinski () =
let lSystem =
{ Axiom = [ Sym('A') ]
Rules = [ Sym('A'), [ Sym('B'); Sym('>'); Sym('A'); Sym('>'); Sym('B') ]
Sym('B'), [ Sym('A'); Sym('<'); Sym('B'); Sym('<'); Sym('A') ]]
|> Map.ofList }
let l = 1.
let T =
[ Sym('A'), [ Fwd l; ]
Sym('B'), [ Fwd l; ]
Sym('>'), [ Lft 60.; ]
Sym('<'), [ Rgt 60.; ] ]
|> Map.ofList
lSystem
|> generation 9
|> toTurtle T
|> toSvg
|> save
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