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cellular_automata.lua

-- Cellular automata
-- Demonstration of classic cellular-automata cave generation (4-5 rule).
local primitives    = require('forma.primitives')
local automata      = require('forma.automata')
local neighbourhood = require('forma.neighbourhood')
local multipattern  = require('forma.multipattern')

-- Domain for CA
local sq = primitives.square(80,20)

-- CA initial condition: sample at random from the domain
local ca = sq:sample(800)

-- Moore neighbourhood 4-5 rule
local moore = automata.rule(neighbourhood.moore(), "B5678/S45678")
local ite, converged = 0, false
while converged == false and ite < 1000 do
    ca, converged = automata.iterate(ca, sq, {moore})
    ite = ite+1
end

-- Print to stdout
multipattern.new({ca}):print({'#'}, sq)

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