To run: ./a.out 1 16 5 5 5 4 0 0 glider5554.txt

input.cpp

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <string.h>

// **********************************************************************************************
//*Global Vars
// **********************************************************************************************

int dp; // Field is displayed every dp generations (0..n)
int sz; // Cube size
// Let n be number of neighbours. r1 <= n <= r2 is birth range. n > r3, n < r4 is death range
int r1,r2;
int r3,r4;
int sp; // number of generations per millisecond i.e. sp = 1000 means 1 generation per secnd
int gen; // number of generations
char* fl; // input filename to be read


/**********************************************************************************************
 * INITIALIZATION
 **********************************************************************************************/

void initialization()
{
    //Allocate memory

    // Generate points

    //Initialize CUDA

}

/**********************************************************************************************
 * DEINITIALIZATION
 **********************************************************************************************/

void deinitialization()
{

    // Free resources below


    // Deinitialize CUDA

}

void read_field(FILE *fp){
  char * line = NULL;
  size_t len = 0;
  ssize_t read;
  int elements[sz*sz*sz];
  size_t size = 0;

  while((read = getline(&line, &len, fp)) != -1 ){
    printf("Readline: %s \n", line);
    char *numbers = strtok(line," ");

    // Help: perform below switch case for character in numbers

        // switch (p){
        //     case '-1':
        //         for (int i=0; i<sz; i++) {
        //             elements[size++] = 0;
        //         };
        //         // Need to exit for loop and continue with next line
        //         break;
        //     case '0':
        //         elements[size++] = 0;
        //         break;
        //     case '1':
        //         elements[size++] = 1;
        //         break;
        //     case '\n':
        //         int padding = size % sz;
        //         for(int j=0; j< padding; j++){
        //             elements[size++] = 0;
        //         }
        //         break;
        //     default:
        //         break;
        // }

  }
  // return elements;
}




void read_inputs(int argc, char **argv){
    if (argc < 9){
    printf("Needs 8 or 9 arguments");
    }

    dp = atoi(argv[1]);
    sz = atoi(argv[2]);
    r1 = atoi(argv[3]);
    r2 = atoi(argv[4]);
    r3 = atoi(argv[5]);
    r4 = atoi(argv[6]);
    sp = atoi(argv[7]);
    gen = atoi(argv[8]);

    if (argc == 10){
        fl = argv[9];
        FILE *file = fopen(fl, "r");
        read_field(file);
    }

    printf("dp: %i\n", dp);
    printf("sz: %i\n", sz);
    printf("r1: %i\n", r1);
    printf("r2: %i\n", r2);
    printf("r3: %i\n", r3);
    printf("r4: %i\n", r4);
    printf("sp: %i\n", sp);
    printf("gen: %i\n", gen);
    printf("fl: %s\n", fl);
}


int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    read_inputs(argc, argv);
    return 0;
}