linus · December 27, 2010 19:27
diff --git a/complex.coffee b/complex.coffee
 # Complex class from http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/webprog/jscript/ch08_05.htm#jscript4-CHP-8-EX-6
 class Complex
    constructor: (@x, @y) ->

    magnitude: ->
        Math.sqrt @x * @x + @y * @y

    negative: ->
        new Complex -@x, -@y 

    toString: ->
        "{" + @x + "," + @y + "}" 

    valueOf: ->
        @x  

    add: (complex) ->
        new Complex @x + complex.x, @y + complex.y

    subtract: (complex) ->
        new Complex @x - complex.x, @y - complex.y

    multiply: (complex) ->
        new Complex @x * complex.x - @y * complex.y, @x * complex.y + @y * complex.x

 # Export class to window
 @Complex = Complex
diff --git a/mandelbrot.coffee b/mandelbrot.coffee
 # Function to plot the Mandelbrot set to a canvas, using maxIterations iterations
 @mandelbrot = (canvas, maxIterations) ->
    # Range of x points
    xprange = [0...canvas.width]
    # Range of y points
    yprange = [0...canvas.height]
    # Range of x coordinates on the complex plane, from -2.25 to 0.75, mapped to the width of the canvas
    xcoords = (xp / canvas.width * 3 - 2.25 for xp in xprange)
    # Range of y coordinates on the complex plane, from -1 to 1, mapped to the height of the canvas
    ycoords = (yp / canvas.height * 2 - 1 for yp in yprange)

    # Store the list of iterations 
    iterations = [0...maxIterations]

    # Iterate over all x points
    for x in xprange
        # Iterate over all y points
        for y in yprange
            # Begin with complex point (0, 0)
            z = new Complex 0, 0
            # With the coordinate in the complex plane corresponding to this point
            c = new Complex xcoords[x], ycoords[y]
            # Start with black
            color = [0, 0, 0]
            # Iterate
            for i in iterations
                # Calculate the new point z = z * z + c
                z = z.multiply(z).add(c)
                # Check if the new z is bigger than our escape value
                if z.magnitude() >= 2.236
                    # If so, calculate the appropriate color using some cool formula
                    color = [(i * 2 + 255) % 255, (i * 3 + 255) % 255, (i + 255) % 255]
                    # Then break out of the loop
                    break

            # Plot the point on our canvas
            plot canvas, x, y, color
     return

 # Converts color array [r, g, b] to CSS color string "rgb(r, g, b)"
 rgb = (color) ->
    'rgb(' + color.join(',') + ')' 

 # Plot a point x, y with supplied color on the canvas
 plot = (canvas, x, y, color) ->
    # Get context
    ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')
    # Set color
    ctx.fillStyle = rgb color
    # Plot rectangle from x, y with width, height = 1, 1
    ctx.fillRect x, y, 1, 1
diff --git a/mandelbrot.html b/mandelbrot.html
 <!doctype html>
 <html>
    <head>
        <title>Mandelbrot</title>
        <script src="complex.js"></script>
        <script src="mandelbrot.js"></script>
    </head>
    <body onload="mandelbrot(document.getElementById('mandelbrot'), 1000)">
        <canvas id="mandelbrot" width="300" height="200"></canvas>
    </body>
 </html>
	# Complex class from http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/webprog/jscript/ch08_05.htm#jscript4-CHP-8-EX-6
	class Complex
	constructor: (@x, @y) ->

	magnitude: ->
	Math.sqrt @x * @x + @y * @y

	negative: ->
	new Complex -@x, -@y

	toString: ->
	"{" + @x + "," + @y + "}"

	valueOf: ->
	@x

	add: (complex) ->
	new Complex @x + complex.x, @y + complex.y

	subtract: (complex) ->
	new Complex @x - complex.x, @y - complex.y

	multiply: (complex) ->
	new Complex @x * complex.x - @y * complex.y, @x * complex.y + @y * complex.x

	# Export class to window
	@Complex = Complex
	# Function to plot the Mandelbrot set to a canvas, using maxIterations iterations
	@mandelbrot = (canvas, maxIterations) ->
	# Range of x points
	xprange = [0...canvas.width]
	# Range of y points
	yprange = [0...canvas.height]
	# Range of x coordinates on the complex plane, from -2.25 to 0.75, mapped to the width of the canvas
	xcoords = (xp / canvas.width * 3 - 2.25 for xp in xprange)
	# Range of y coordinates on the complex plane, from -1 to 1, mapped to the height of the canvas
	ycoords = (yp / canvas.height * 2 - 1 for yp in yprange)

	# Store the list of iterations
	iterations = [0...maxIterations]

	# Iterate over all x points
	for x in xprange
	# Iterate over all y points
	for y in yprange
	# Begin with complex point (0, 0)
	z = new Complex 0, 0
	# With the coordinate in the complex plane corresponding to this point
	c = new Complex xcoords[x], ycoords[y]
	# Start with black
	color = [0, 0, 0]
	# Iterate
	for i in iterations
	# Calculate the new point z = z * z + c
	z = z.multiply(z).add(c)
	# Check if the new z is bigger than our escape value
	if z.magnitude() >= 2.236
	# If so, calculate the appropriate color using some cool formula
	color = [(i * 2 + 255) % 255, (i * 3 + 255) % 255, (i + 255) % 255]
	# Then break out of the loop
	break

	# Plot the point on our canvas
	plot canvas, x, y, color
	return

	# Converts color array [r, g, b] to CSS color string "rgb(r, g, b)"
	rgb = (color) ->
	'rgb(' + color.join(',') + ')'

	# Plot a point x, y with supplied color on the canvas
	plot = (canvas, x, y, color) ->
	# Get context
	ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')
	# Set color
	ctx.fillStyle = rgb color
	# Plot rectangle from x, y with width, height = 1, 1
	ctx.fillRect x, y, 1, 1
	<!doctype html>
	<html>
	<head>
	<title>Mandelbrot</title>
	<script src="complex.js"></script>
	<script src="mandelbrot.js"></script>
	</head>
	<body onload="mandelbrot(document.getElementById('mandelbrot'), 1000)">
	<canvas id="mandelbrot" width="300" height="200"></canvas>
	</body>
	</html>