Conway's Game of Life/Java/Swing
This swing based implementation will take user input, and can be interacted with using the mouse.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.net.URI;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.ConcurrentModificationException;
import javax.swing.*;
/**
* Conway's game of life is a cellular automaton devised by the
* mathematician John Conway.
*/
public class ConwaysGameOfLife extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
private static final Dimension DEFAULT_WINDOW_SIZE = new Dimension(800, 600);
private static final Dimension MINIMUM_WINDOW_SIZE = new Dimension(400, 400);
private static final int BLOCK_SIZE = 10;
private JMenuBar mb_menu;
private JMenu m_file, m_game, m_help;
private JMenuItem mi_file_options, mi_file_exit;
private JMenuItem mi_game_autofill, mi_game_play, mi_game_stop, mi_game_reset;
private JMenuItem mi_help_about, mi_help_source;
private int i_movesPerSecond = 3;
private GameBoard gb_gameBoard;
private Thread game;
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Setup the swing specifics
JFrame game = new ConwaysGameOfLife();
game.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
game.setTitle("Conway's Game of Life");
game.setIconImage(new ImageIcon(ConwaysGameOfLife.class.getResource("/images/logo.png")).getImage());
game.setSize(DEFAULT_WINDOW_SIZE);
game.setMinimumSize(MINIMUM_WINDOW_SIZE);
game.setLocation((Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize().width - game.getWidth())/2,
(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize().height - game.getHeight())/2);
game.setVisible(true);
}
public ConwaysGameOfLife() {
// Setup menu
mb_menu = new JMenuBar();
setJMenuBar(mb_menu);
m_file = new JMenu("File");
mb_menu.add(m_file);
m_game = new JMenu("Game");
mb_menu.add(m_game);
m_help = new JMenu("Help");
mb_menu.add(m_help);
mi_file_options = new JMenuItem("Options");
mi_file_options.addActionListener(this);
mi_file_exit = new JMenuItem("Exit");
mi_file_exit.addActionListener(this);
m_file.add(mi_file_options);
m_file.add(new JSeparator());
m_file.add(mi_file_exit);
mi_game_autofill = new JMenuItem("Autofill");
mi_game_autofill.addActionListener(this);
mi_game_play = new JMenuItem("Play");
mi_game_play.addActionListener(this);
mi_game_stop = new JMenuItem("Stop");
mi_game_stop.setEnabled(false);
mi_game_stop.addActionListener(this);
mi_game_reset = new JMenuItem("Reset");
mi_game_reset.addActionListener(this);
m_game.add(mi_game_autofill);
m_game.add(new JSeparator());
m_game.add(mi_game_play);
m_game.add(mi_game_stop);
m_game.add(mi_game_reset);
mi_help_about = new JMenuItem("About");
mi_help_about.addActionListener(this);
mi_help_source = new JMenuItem("Source");
mi_help_source.addActionListener(this);
m_help.add(mi_help_about);
m_help.add(mi_help_source);
// Setup game board
gb_gameBoard = new GameBoard();
add(gb_gameBoard);
}
public void setGameBeingPlayed(boolean isBeingPlayed) {
if (isBeingPlayed) {
mi_game_play.setEnabled(false);
mi_game_stop.setEnabled(true);
game = new Thread(gb_gameBoard);
game.start();
} else {
mi_game_play.setEnabled(true);
mi_game_stop.setEnabled(false);
game.interrupt();
}
}
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
if (ae.getSource().equals(mi_file_exit)) {
// Exit the game
System.exit(0);
} else if (ae.getSource().equals(mi_file_options)) {
// Put up an options panel to change the number of moves per second
final JFrame f_options = new JFrame();
f_options.setTitle("Options");
f_options.setSize(300,60);
f_options.setLocation((Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize().width - f_options.getWidth())/2,
(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize().height - f_options.getHeight())/2);
f_options.setResizable(false);
JPanel p_options = new JPanel();
p_options.setOpaque(false);
f_options.add(p_options);
p_options.add(new JLabel("Number of moves per second:"));
Integer[] secondOptions = {1,2,3,4,5,10,15,20};
final JComboBox cb_seconds = new JComboBox(secondOptions);
p_options.add(cb_seconds);
cb_seconds.setSelectedItem(i_movesPerSecond);
cb_seconds.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
i_movesPerSecond = (Integer)cb_seconds.getSelectedItem();
f_options.dispose();
}
});
f_options.setVisible(true);
} else if (ae.getSource().equals(mi_game_autofill)) {
final JFrame f_autoFill = new JFrame();
f_autoFill.setTitle("Autofill");
f_autoFill.setSize(360, 60);
f_autoFill.setLocation((Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize().width - f_autoFill.getWidth())/2,
(Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize().height - f_autoFill.getHeight())/2);
f_autoFill.setResizable(false);
JPanel p_autoFill = new JPanel();
p_autoFill.setOpaque(false);
f_autoFill.add(p_autoFill);
p_autoFill.add(new JLabel("What percentage should be filled? "));
Object[] percentageOptions = {"Select",5,10,15,20,25,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,95};
final JComboBox cb_percent = new JComboBox(percentageOptions);
p_autoFill.add(cb_percent);
cb_percent.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (cb_percent.getSelectedIndex() > 0) {
gb_gameBoard.resetBoard();
gb_gameBoard.randomlyFillBoard((Integer)cb_percent.getSelectedItem());
f_autoFill.dispose();
}
}
});
f_autoFill.setVisible(true);
} else if (ae.getSource().equals(mi_game_reset)) {
gb_gameBoard.resetBoard();
gb_gameBoard.repaint();
} else if (ae.getSource().equals(mi_game_play)) {
setGameBeingPlayed(true);
} else if (ae.getSource().equals(mi_game_stop)) {
setGameBeingPlayed(false);
} else if (ae.getSource().equals(mi_help_source)) {
Desktop desktop = Desktop.isDesktopSupported() ? Desktop.getDesktop() : null;
try {
desktop.browse(new URI("https://github.com/Burke9077/Conway-s-Game-of-Life"));
} catch (Exception ex) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Source is available on GitHub at:\nhttps://github.com/Burke9077/Conway-s-Game-of-Life", "Source", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
}
} else if (ae.getSource().equals(mi_help_about)) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Conway's game of life was a cellular animation devised by the mathematician John Conway.\nThis Java, swing based implementation was created by Matthew Burke.\n\nhttp://burke9077.com\nBurke9077@gmail.com\n@burke9077\n\nCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International");
}
}
private class GameBoard extends JPanel implements ComponentListener, MouseListener, MouseMotionListener, Runnable {
private Dimension d_gameBoardSize = null;
private ArrayList<Point> point = new ArrayList<Point>(0);
public GameBoard() {
// Add resizing listener
addComponentListener(this);
addMouseListener(this);
addMouseMotionListener(this);
}
private void updateArraySize() {
ArrayList<Point> removeList = new ArrayList<Point>(0);
for (Point current : point) {
if ((current.x > d_gameBoardSize.width-1) || (current.y > d_gameBoardSize.height-1)) {
removeList.add(current);
}
}
point.removeAll(removeList);
repaint();
}
public void addPoint(int x, int y) {
if (!point.contains(new Point(x,y))) {
point.add(new Point(x,y));
}
repaint();
}
public void addPoint(MouseEvent me) {
int x = me.getPoint().x/BLOCK_SIZE-1;
int y = me.getPoint().y/BLOCK_SIZE-1;
if ((x >= 0) && (x < d_gameBoardSize.width) && (y >= 0) && (y < d_gameBoardSize.height)) {
addPoint(x,y);
}
}
public void removePoint(int x, int y) {
point.remove(new Point(x,y));
}
public void resetBoard() {
point.clear();
}
public void randomlyFillBoard(int percent) {
for (int i=0; i<d_gameBoardSize.width; i++) {
for (int j=0; j<d_gameBoardSize.height; j++) {
if (Math.random()*100 < percent) {
addPoint(i,j);
}
}
}
}
@Override
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
try {
for (Point newPoint : point) {
// Draw new point
g.setColor(Color.blue);
g.fillRect(BLOCK_SIZE + (BLOCK_SIZE*newPoint.x), BLOCK_SIZE + (BLOCK_SIZE*newPoint.y), BLOCK_SIZE, BLOCK_SIZE);
}
} catch (ConcurrentModificationException cme) {}
// Setup grid
g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
for (int i=0; i<=d_gameBoardSize.width; i++) {
g.drawLine(((i*BLOCK_SIZE)+BLOCK_SIZE), BLOCK_SIZE, (i*BLOCK_SIZE)+BLOCK_SIZE, BLOCK_SIZE + (BLOCK_SIZE*d_gameBoardSize.height));
}
for (int i=0; i<=d_gameBoardSize.height; i++) {
g.drawLine(BLOCK_SIZE, ((i*BLOCK_SIZE)+BLOCK_SIZE), BLOCK_SIZE*(d_gameBoardSize.width+1), ((i*BLOCK_SIZE)+BLOCK_SIZE));
}
}
@Override
public void componentResized(ComponentEvent e) {
// Setup the game board size with proper boundries
d_gameBoardSize = new Dimension(getWidth()/BLOCK_SIZE-2, getHeight()/BLOCK_SIZE-2);
updateArraySize();
}
@Override
public void componentMoved(ComponentEvent e) {}
@Override
public void componentShown(ComponentEvent e) {}
@Override
public void componentHidden(ComponentEvent e) {}
@Override
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {}
@Override
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {}
@Override
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
// Mouse was released (user clicked)
addPoint(e);
}
@Override
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {}
@Override
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {}
@Override
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
// Mouse is being dragged, user wants multiple selections
addPoint(e);
}
@Override
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {}
@Override
public void run() {
boolean[][] gameBoard = new boolean[d_gameBoardSize.width+2][d_gameBoardSize.height+2];
for (Point current : point) {
gameBoard[current.x+1][current.y+1] = true;
}
ArrayList<Point> survivingCells = new ArrayList<Point>(0);
// Iterate through the array, follow game of life rules
for (int i=1; i<gameBoard.length-1; i++) {
for (int j=1; j<gameBoard[0].length-1; j++) {
int surrounding = 0;
if (gameBoard[i-1][j-1]) { surrounding++; }
if (gameBoard[i-1][j]) { surrounding++; }
if (gameBoard[i-1][j+1]) { surrounding++; }
if (gameBoard[i][j-1]) { surrounding++; }
if (gameBoard[i][j+1]) { surrounding++; }
if (gameBoard[i+1][j-1]) { surrounding++; }
if (gameBoard[i+1][j]) { surrounding++; }
if (gameBoard[i+1][j+1]) { surrounding++; }
if (gameBoard[i][j]) {
// Cell is alive, Can the cell live? (2-3)
if ((surrounding == 2) || (surrounding == 3)) {
survivingCells.add(new Point(i-1,j-1));
}
} else {
// Cell is dead, will the cell be given birth? (3)
if (surrounding == 3) {
survivingCells.add(new Point(i-1,j-1));
}
}
}
}
resetBoard();
point.addAll(survivingCells);
repaint();
try {
Thread.sleep(1000/i_movesPerSecond);
run();
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {}
}
}
}