turing wip

turing-wip.lua

-- requires metabolism
-- requires probability
turing_trait = {}
turing_trait.init = function(self)
    self.turing = {}
    self.set_turing = function(self)
      -- randomly seed, will typically only during instantiation
      if #self.turing == 0 and self.metabolism > 0 then
        for i = 1, self.metabolism do 
          self.turing[i] = fn.coin() == 1
        end
      end
      -- not an elseif becuase we'll then want to run the following

      -- pad the register with falses when metabolism grows
      if #self.turing < self.metabolism then
        for i = #self.turing + 1, self.metabolism do
          self.turing[i] = false
        end

      -- cut the end off of the metabolism shrinks
      elseif #self.turing > self.metabolism then
        for k,v in pairs(self.turing) do
          if k > self.metabolism then
            table.remove(self.turing, k)
          end
        end
      end

      -- check against the probability
      if (math.random(0, 99) < self.probability) then
        -- flip a coin to get our new value
        table.insert(self.turing, 1, fn.coin() == 1)
        -- remove the old value
        table.remove(self.turing, #self.turing)
      end
      
      self.callback(self, 'set_turing')
    end
end

where it ended up, won't work outside the parent application (arcologies) but might be helpful for someone in the future.