Space Invaders Generator

invaders.pde

/**
 * Space invaders generator. Generates and draws invaders. Inspired
 * by invaders fractals:
 * http://www.levitated.net/daily/levInvaderFractal.html
 * 
 * Mouse press will create new invaders and draw the new ones.
 */

/** Scaling factor */
float sc = 3f;
/** Invader amount x-axis */
int invx = 25;
/** Invader amount y-axis */
int invy = 25;
/** Invader width */
int invw = 5;
/** Invader height */
int invh = 5;
/** Invader pixel width */
float pw = 1f;
/** Margin between invaders (in pixels) */
int margin = 5;
/** Background color */
color backCol = color(0);
/** Front (invader) color */
color frontCol = color(0,255,50); // green color
//color frontCol = color(250,180,50); // amber color
/** Blur factor, is ignored at 0*/
int blurFactor = 2;

void setup() {
  float w = (invx * invw * sc * pw) + (margin*2*(invx))+1;
  float h = (invy * invh * sc * pw) + (margin*2*(invy))+1;
  int iw = (int) w;
  int ih = (int) h;
  size(iw, ih);
  background(backCol);
  pg = createGraphics(iw, ih, P2D);
  pgBuff = createGraphics(iw, ih, P2D);
  createInvaders();
}

void mousePressed() {
  createInvaders();
}
void keyPressed() {
  createInvaders();
}

void createInvaders() {
  Invader[][] invtemp = new Invader[invx][invy];
  for (int i=0; i<invx; i++) {
    for (int j=0; j<invy; j++) {
      invtemp[i][j] = new Invader(invw, invh);
    }
  }
  inv = invtemp;
  loop();
}

void redrawInvaders() {
  pg.beginDraw();
  pg.background(0f, 0f);
  pg.pushMatrix();
  pg.translate(margin, margin);
  for (int i=0; i<invx; i++) {
    pg.pushMatrix();
    for (int j=0; j<invy; j++) {
      pg.pushMatrix();
      pg.scale(sc, sc);
      inv[i][j].drawMe(pg, 0f, 0f);
      pg.popMatrix();
      pg.translate(0, (invh*pw*sc+(margin*2)));
    }
    pg.popMatrix();
    pg.translate(invw*pw*sc+(margin*2), 0);
  }
  pg.popMatrix();
  pg.endDraw();
}

PGraphics pg;
PGraphics pgBuff;
Invader[][] inv;

void draw() {
  redrawInvaders();
  pgBuff.beginDraw();
  pgBuff.background(backCol);
  pgBuff.image(pg, 0, 0);
  if (blurFactor > 0) {
    pgBuff.filter(BLUR, blurFactor);
    pgBuff.image(pg, 0, 0);
  }
  pgBuff.endDraw();
  image(pgBuff, 0, 0);
  noLoop();
}

class Invader {
  boolean[][] grid;
  int w = 0;
  int h = 0;
  
  Invader(int w, int h) {
    this.w = (int) (w/2.0f+0.5f);
    this.h = h;
    createInvader();
  }
  
  void createInvader() {
    grid = new boolean[h][w];
    for(int y=0; y<h; y++) {
      for (int x=0; x<w; x++) {
        boolean b = random(2) >= 1 ? true : false;
        grid[y][x] = b;
      }
    }
  }
  
  void drawMe(PGraphics buf, float px, float py) {
    buf.noStroke();
    buf.fill(frontCol);
    for(int y=0; y<h; y++) {
      for (int x=0; x<w; x++) {
        if(grid[y][x]) {
          buf.rect(px + (x*pw), py + (y*pw), pw, pw);
          buf.rect((w*pw)*2-(1*pw) - (x*pw), py + (y*pw), pw, pw);
        }
      }
    }
  }
}