A Polyspiral is a spiral made of multiple line segments, whereby each segment is larger (or smaller) than the previous one by a given amount. Each segment also changes direction at a given angle.

Task
Polyspiral
You are encouraged to solve this task according to the task description, using any language you may know.


Task

Animate a series of polyspirals, by drawing a complete spiral then incrementing the angle, and (after clearing the background) drawing the next, and so on. Every spiral will be a frame of the animation. The animation may stop as it goes full circle or continue indefinitely. The given input values may be varied.

If animation is not practical in your programming environment, you may show a single frame instead.


Pseudo code
    set incr to 0.0

    // animation loop
    WHILE true 

        incr = (incr + 0.05) MOD 360
        x = width / 2
        y = height / 2
        length = 5
        angle = incr

        // spiral loop
        FOR 1 TO 150
            drawline
            change direction by angle
            length = length + 3
            angle = (angle + incr) MOD 360
        ENDFOR
    



Action!

INCLUDE "H6:REALMATH.ACT"

INT ARRAY SinTab=[
  0 4 9 13 18 22 27 31 36 40 44 49 53 58 62 66 71 75 79 83
  88 92 96 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 139 143
  147 150 154 158 161 165 168 171 175 178 181 184 187 190
  193 196 199 202 204 207 210 212 215 217 219 222 224 226
  228 230 232 234 236 237 239 241 242 243 245 246 247 248
  249 250 251 252 253 254 254 255 255 255 256 256 256 256]

INT FUNC Sin(INT a)
  WHILE a<0 DO a==+360 OD
  WHILE a>360 DO a==-360 OD
  IF a<=90 THEN
    RETURN (SinTab(a))
  ELSEIF a<=180 THEN
    RETURN (SinTab(180-a))
  ELSEIF a<=270 THEN
    RETURN (-SinTab(a-180))
  ELSE
    RETURN (-SinTab(360-a))
  FI
RETURN (0)

INT FUNC Cos(INT a)
RETURN (Sin(a-90))

PROC DrawSpiral(INT x0,y0)
  INT i,angle,x,y,tmp
  REAL rx,ry,len,dlen,r1,r2,r3,r256

  IntToReal(x0,rx)
  IntToReal(y0,ry)
  ValR("1.9",len)
  ValR("1.14",dlen)
  IntToReal(256,r256)
  angle=0
  Plot(x0,y0)
  FOR i=1 TO 150
  DO
    tmp=Cos(angle)
    IntToRealForNeg(tmp,r1)
    RealDiv(r1,r256,r2)
    RealMult(r2,len,r1)
    RealAdd(rx,r1,r2)
    RealAssign(r2,rx)

    tmp=Sin(angle)
    IntToRealForNeg(tmp,r1)
    RealDiv(r1,r256,r2)
    RealMult(r2,len,r1)
    RealAdd(ry,r1,r2)
    RealAssign(r2,ry)

    x=RealToInt(rx)
    y=RealToInt(ry)
    DrawTo(x,y)

    RealAdd(len,dlen,r1)
    RealAssign(r1,len)
    angle==+123
    IF angle>360 THEN
      angle==-360
    FI
  OD
RETURN

PROC Main()
  BYTE CH=$02FC,COLOR1=$02C5,COLOR2=$02C6

  Graphics(8+16)
  Color=1
  COLOR1=$0C
  COLOR2=$02

  DrawSpiral(160,96)

  DO UNTIL CH#$FF OD
  CH=$FF
RETURN
Output:

Screenshot from Atari 8-bit computer

AutoHotkey

Requires Gdip Library

If !pToken := Gdip_Startup()
{
    MsgBox, 48, gdiplus error!, Gdiplus failed to start. Please ensure you have gdiplus on your system
    ExitApp
}
 
OnExit, Exit
gdip1()
 
incr := 0
π := 3.141592653589793
loop
{
    incr := Mod(incr + 0.05, 360)
    x1 := Width/2
    y1 := Height/2
    length := 5
    angle := incr
    Gdip_FillRoundedRectangle(G, pBrush, 0, 0, Width, Height, 0)
    loop 150
    {
        x2 := x1 + length * Cos(angle * π/180)
        y2 := y1 + length * Sin(angle * π/180)
        Gdip_DrawLine(G, pPen, x1, y1, x2, y2)
        x1 := x2
        y1 := y2
        length := length + 3
        angle := Mod(angle + incr, 360)
    }
    UpdateLayeredWindow(hwnd1, hdc, -1, -1, Width, Height)
    Sleep 25
}
return
;----------------------------------------------------------------
Esc:: Pause, toggle
^Esc::ExitApp
;----------------------------------------------------------------
gdip1(){
    global
    Width := A_ScreenWidth+1, Height := A_ScreenHeight+1
    Gui, 1: -Caption +E0x80000 +LastFound +OwnDialogs +Owner +AlwaysOnTop
    Gui, 1: Show, NA
    hwnd1 := WinExist()
    hbm := CreateDIBSection(Width, Height)
    hdc := CreateCompatibleDC()
    obm := SelectObject(hdc, hbm)
    G := Gdip_GraphicsFromHDC(hdc)
    Gdip_SetSmoothingMode(G, 4)
    pBrush := Gdip_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF000000")
    pPen := Gdip_CreatePen("0xFF00FF00", 1)
}
;----------------------------------------------------------------
gdip2(){
    global
    Gdip_DeletePen(pPen)
    Gdip_DeleteBrush(pBrush)
    SelectObject(hdc, obm)
    DeleteObject(hbm)
    DeleteDC(hdc)
    Gdip_DeleteGraphics(G)
}
;----------------------------------------------------------------
Exit:
gdip2()
Gdip_Shutdown(pToken)
ExitApp
Return
;----------------------------------------------------------------

C

Straightforward implementation of the pseudocode, incr and angle are integers and incr is incremented by 5 instead of 0.05 as the % operation in C is not defined for non-integers. Requires the WinBGIm library.

#include<graphics.h>
#include<math.h>

#define factor M_PI/180
#define LAG 1000

void polySpiral(int windowWidth,int	windowHeight){
	int incr = 0, angle, i, length;
	double x,y,x1,y1;
	
	while(1){
		incr = (incr + 5)%360; 
		
		x = windowWidth/2;
		y = windowHeight/2;
		
		length = 5;
		angle = incr;
		
		for(i=1;i<=150;i++){
			x1 = x + length*cos(factor*angle);
			y1 = y + length*sin(factor*angle);
			line(x,y,x1,y1);
			
			length += 3;
			
			angle = (angle + incr)%360;
			
			x = x1;
			y = y1;
		}
		delay(LAG);
		cleardevice();	
	}
}	

int main()
{
	initwindow(500,500,"Polyspiral");
	
	polySpiral(500,500);
	
	closegraph();
	
	return 0;
}

C#

Translation of: Java
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Windows.Threading;

namespace Polyspiral
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        private double inc;

        public Form1()
        {
            Width = Height = 640;
            StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
            SetStyle(
                ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint |
                ControlStyles.UserPaint |
                ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer,
                true);

            var timer = new DispatcherTimer();
            timer.Tick += (s, e) => { inc = (inc + 0.05) % 360; Refresh(); };
            timer.Interval = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 0, 0, 40);
            timer.Start();
        }

        private void DrawSpiral(Graphics g, int len, double angleIncrement)
        {
            double x1 = Width / 2;
            double y1 = Height / 2;
            double angle = angleIncrement;

            for (int i = 0; i < 150; i++)
            {
                double x2 = x1 + Math.Cos(angle) * len;
                double y2 = y1 - Math.Sin(angle) * len;
                g.DrawLine(Pens.Blue, (int)x1, (int)y1, (int)x2, (int)y2);
                x1 = x2;
                y1 = y2;

                len += 3;

                angle = (angle + angleIncrement) % (Math.PI * 2);
            }
        }

        protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs args)
        {
            var g = args.Graphics;
            g.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
            g.Clear(Color.White);

            DrawSpiral(g, 5, ToRadians(inc));
        }

        private double ToRadians(double angle)
        {
            return Math.PI * angle / 180.0;
        }
    }
}

C++

This Windows programm has no animation, it will simply save 100 bitmaps onto your harddrive

#include <windows.h>
#include <sstream>
#include <ctime>

const float PI = 3.1415926536f, TWO_PI = 2.f * PI;
class vector2
{
public:
    vector2( float a = 0, float b = 0 ) { set( a, b ); }
    void set( float a, float b ) { x = a; y = b; }
    void rotate( float r ) {
        float _x = x, _y = y,
               s = sinf( r ), c = cosf( r ),
               a = _x * c - _y * s, b = _x * s + _y * c;
        x = a; y = b;
    }
    vector2 add( const vector2& v ) {
        x += v.x; y += v.y;
        return *this;
    }
    float x, y;
};
class myBitmap
{
public:
    myBitmap() : pen( NULL ), brush( NULL ), clr( 0 ), wid( 1 ) {}
    ~myBitmap(){
        DeleteObject( pen );
        DeleteObject( brush );
        DeleteDC( hdc );
        DeleteObject( bmp );
    }
    bool create( int w, int h ){
        BITMAPINFO    bi;
        ZeroMemory( &bi, sizeof( bi ) );
        bi.bmiHeader.biSize        = sizeof( bi.bmiHeader );
        bi.bmiHeader.biBitCount    = sizeof( DWORD ) * 8;
        bi.bmiHeader.biCompression = BI_RGB;
        bi.bmiHeader.biPlanes      = 1;
        bi.bmiHeader.biWidth       =  w;
        bi.bmiHeader.biHeight      = -h;

        HDC dc = GetDC( GetConsoleWindow() );
        bmp = CreateDIBSection( dc, &bi, DIB_RGB_COLORS, &pBits, NULL, 0 );
        if( !bmp ) return false;

        hdc = CreateCompatibleDC( dc );
        SelectObject( hdc, bmp );
        ReleaseDC( GetConsoleWindow(), dc );

        width = w; height = h;
        return true;
    }
    void clear( BYTE clr = 0 ){
        memset( pBits, clr, width * height * sizeof( DWORD ) );
    }
    void setBrushColor( DWORD bClr ){
        if( brush ) DeleteObject( brush );
        brush = CreateSolidBrush( bClr );
        SelectObject( hdc, brush );
    }
    void setPenColor( DWORD c ){
        clr = c; createPen();
    }
    void setPenWidth( int w ){
        wid = w; createPen();
    }
    void saveBitmap( std::string path ){
        BITMAPFILEHEADER fileheader;
        BITMAPINFO       infoheader;
        BITMAP           bitmap;
        DWORD            wb;
        
        GetObject( bmp, sizeof( bitmap ), &bitmap );
        DWORD* dwpBits = new DWORD[bitmap.bmWidth * bitmap.bmHeight];
        ZeroMemory( dwpBits, bitmap.bmWidth * bitmap.bmHeight * sizeof( DWORD ) );
        ZeroMemory( &infoheader, sizeof( BITMAPINFO ) );
        ZeroMemory( &fileheader, sizeof( BITMAPFILEHEADER ) );
     
        infoheader.bmiHeader.biBitCount = sizeof( DWORD ) * 8;
        infoheader.bmiHeader.biCompression = BI_RGB;
        infoheader.bmiHeader.biPlanes = 1;
        infoheader.bmiHeader.biSize = sizeof( infoheader.bmiHeader );
        infoheader.bmiHeader.biHeight = bitmap.bmHeight;
        infoheader.bmiHeader.biWidth = bitmap.bmWidth;
        infoheader.bmiHeader.biSizeImage = bitmap.bmWidth * bitmap.bmHeight * sizeof( DWORD );
     
        fileheader.bfType    = 0x4D42;
        fileheader.bfOffBits = sizeof( infoheader.bmiHeader ) + sizeof( BITMAPFILEHEADER );
        fileheader.bfSize    = fileheader.bfOffBits + infoheader.bmiHeader.biSizeImage;
     
        GetDIBits( hdc, bmp, 0, height, ( LPVOID )dwpBits, &infoheader, DIB_RGB_COLORS );
     
        HANDLE file = CreateFile( path.c_str(), GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL, CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL );
        WriteFile( file, &fileheader, sizeof( BITMAPFILEHEADER ), &wb, NULL );
        WriteFile( file, &infoheader.bmiHeader, sizeof( infoheader.bmiHeader ), &wb, NULL );
        WriteFile( file, dwpBits, bitmap.bmWidth * bitmap.bmHeight * 4, &wb, NULL );
        CloseHandle( file );
     
        delete [] dwpBits;
    }
    HDC getDC() const     { return hdc; }
    int getWidth() const  { return width; }
    int getHeight() const { return height; }
private:
    void createPen(){
        if( pen ) DeleteObject( pen );
        pen = CreatePen( PS_SOLID, wid, clr );
        SelectObject( hdc, pen );
    }
    HBITMAP bmp; HDC hdc;
    HPEN pen; HBRUSH brush;
    void *pBits; int width, height, wid;
    DWORD clr;
};
int main( int argc, char* argv[] ) {
    srand( unsigned( time( 0 ) ) );
    myBitmap bmp;
    bmp.create( 600, 600 ); bmp.clear();
    HDC dc = bmp.getDC();
    float fs = ( TWO_PI ) / 100.f;
    int index = 0;
    std::string a = "f://users//images//test", b;
    float ang, len;
    vector2 p1, p2;

    for( float step = 0.1f; step < 5.1f; step += .05f ) {
        ang = 0; len = 2;
        p1.set( 300, 300 );
        bmp.setPenColor( RGB( rand() % 50 + 200, rand() % 300 + 220, rand() % 50 + 200 ) );
        for( float xx = 0; xx < TWO_PI; xx += fs ) {
            MoveToEx( dc, (int)p1.x, (int)p1.y, NULL );
            p2.set( 0, len ); p2.rotate( ang ); p2.add( p1 );
            LineTo( dc, (int)p2.x, (int)p2.y );
            p1 = p2; ang += step; len += step;
        }
        std::ostringstream ss; ss << index++;
        b = a + ss.str() + ".bmp";
        bmp.saveBitmap( b );
        bmp.clear();
    }
    return 0;
}

Ceylon

Be sure to import javafx.graphics and ceylon.numeric in your module.ceylon file.

import javafx.application {
    Application
}
import javafx.stage {
    Stage
}
import javafx.animation {
    AnimationTimer
}
import ceylon.numeric.float {
    remainder,
    cos,
    sin,
    toRadians
}
import javafx.scene.layout {
    BorderPane
}
import javafx.scene.canvas {
    Canvas
}
import javafx.scene {
    Scene
}
import javafx.scene.paint {
    Color
}

shared void run() {
    Application.launch(`PolySpiralApp`);
}

shared class PolySpiralApp() extends Application() {

    value width = 600.0;
    value height = 600.0;

    variable value incr = 0.0;

    shared actual void start(Stage primaryStage) {

        value canvas = Canvas(width, height);
        value graphics = canvas.graphicsContext2D;

        object extends AnimationTimer() {

            shared actual void handle(Integer now) {

                incr = remainder(incr + 0.05, 360.0);

                variable value x = width / 2.0;
                variable value y = width / 2.0;
                variable value length = 5.0;
                variable value angle = incr;

                graphics.fillRect(0.0, 0.0, width, height);
                graphics.beginPath();
                graphics.moveTo(x, y);

                for (i in 1..150) {
                    value radians = toRadians(angle);
                    x = x + cos(radians) * length;
                    y = y + sin(radians)  * length;
                    graphics.stroke = Color.hsb(angle, 1.0, 1.0);
                    graphics.lineTo(x, y);
                    length += 3;
                    angle = remainder(angle + incr, 360.0);
                }

                graphics.stroke();
            }
        }.start();

        value root = BorderPane();
        root.center = canvas;
        value scene = Scene(root);
        primaryStage.title = "poly-spiral";
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.show();
    }
}

Delphi

Works with: Delphi version 6.0
 


procedure PolySpiral(Image: TImage);
var Step,Angle,LineLen,I: integer;
var X,Y,X1,Y1: double;
begin
AbortFlag:=False;
ClearImage(Image,clBlack);
Image.Canvas.Pen.Width:=1;
while true do
	begin
	Image.Canvas.Pen.Color:=clYellow;
	Step:=(Step + 5) mod 360;
	X:=Image.Width/2;
	Y:=Image.Height/2;

	LineLen:=5;
	angle:=Step;
	for I:=1 to 150 do
		begin
		X1:=X + LineLen*cos(DegToRad(angle));
		Y1:=Y + LineLen*sin(DegToRad(angle));
		Image.Canvas.MoveTo(Round(X),Round(Y));
		Image.Canvas.LIneTo(Round(X1),Round(Y1));
		Image.Repaint;

		LineLen:=LineLen+2;

		Angle:=(Angle + Step) mod 360;
		X:=X1;
		Y:=Y1;
		end;
	if Application.Terminated then exit;
	if AbortFlag then break;
	Sleep(1200);
	Application.ProcessMessages;
	WaitForButton;
	ClearImage(Image,clBlack);
	end;
end;
Output:

EasyLang

Run it

color 944
linewidth 0.3
on animate
   clear
   incr = (incr + 0.05) mod 360
   x1 = 50
   y1 = 50
   length = 1
   angle = incr
   move x1 y1
   for i = 1 to 150
      x2 = x1 + cos angle * length
      y2 = y1 + sin angle * length
      line x2 y2
      x1 = x2
      y1 = y2
      length += 1
      angle = (angle + incr) mod 360
   .
.

FreeBASIC

#include "fbgfx.bi"
#if __FB_LANG__ = "fb"
    Using FB '' Scan code constants are stored in the FB namespace in lang FB
#endif
#define pi  4 * Atn(1)
#define Deg2Rad  pi/180

Dim As Integer w = 900, h = w
Screenres w, h, 8
Windowtitle "Polyspiral"

Dim As Integer incr = 0, angulo, longitud, x1, y1, x2, y2, N
Do
    incr += 1
    x1 = w / 2 
    y1 = h / 2
    Pset (Fix(x1), Fix(y1))
    longitud = 5
    angulo = incr
    For N = 1 To 150
        x2 = x1 + longitud * Cos(angulo * Deg2Rad)
        y2 = y1 + longitud * Sin(angulo * Deg2Rad)
        Line - (Fix(x2), Fix(y2)), N+16
        x1 = x2 
        y1 = y2
        longitud += 3
        angulo += incr
    Next N
    Sleep 500
    Cls
Loop Until Multikey(SC_ESCAPE)

FutureBasic

local fn DoIt
  NSInteger  i, t
  double     length, incr, x1, y1, x2, y2, twopi, angle, w, h
  
  pen 2.0, fn ColorRed, NSLineCapStyleButt, NULL, 0
  
  incr = 0 : twopi = 2 * pi
  w = 600  : h = 600
  
  t = 150
  while ( t > 0 )
    incr = ( incr + 0.05 mod twopi )
    x1 = w / 2
    y1 = h / 2
    length = 1.0
    angle = incr
    line to x1, y1
    cls
    for i = 1 to 300
      x2 = x1 + cos( angle ) * length
      y2 = y1 + sin( angle ) * length
      line to x1, y1 to x2, y2
      x1 = x2 : y1 = y2
      length = length + 1.0
      angle = ( angle + incr mod twopi )
    next
    t--
  wend
end fn

window 1, @"Rosetta Code Polyspiral", fn CGRectMake( 0, 0, 600, 600 )
WindowSetBackgroundColor( 1, fn ColorBlack )

fn DoIt

HandleEvents
Output:

 



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Solution

 

Test cases

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gnuplot

Works with: gnuplot version 5.0 (patchlevel 3) and above

Plotting a polyspiral file-function for the load command

plotpoly.gp file for the load command is the only possible imitation of the fine function in the gnuplot.

## plotpoly.gp 1/10/17 aev
## Plotting a polyspiral and writing to the png-file. 
## Note: assign variables: rng, d, clr, filename and ttl (before using load command).
## Direction d (-1 clockwise / 1 counter-clockwise)
reset
set terminal png font arial 12 size 640,640
ofn=filename.".png"
set output ofn
unset border; unset xtics; unset ytics; unset key;
set title ttl font "Arial:Bold,12"
set parametric
c=rng*pi; set xrange[-c:c]; set yrange[-c:c];
set dummy t
plot [0:c] t*cos(d*t), t*sin(d*t) lt rgb @clr
set output

Plotting many versions of a polyspiral.

Note: only 6 versions have pictures here on RC.

File:PS0gp.png
Output PS0gp.png
File:PS1gp.png
Output PS1gp.png
File:PS3gp.png
Output PS3gp.png
File:PS4gp.png
Output PS4gp.png
File:PS5gp.png
Output PS5gp.png
File:PS6gp.png
Output PS6gp.png
## PSpirals.gp 1/10/17 aev
## Plotting many polyspiral pictures.
## Note: assign variables: rng, d, clr, filename and ttl (before using load command).
## Direction d (-1 clockwise / 1 counter-clockwise)
#cd 'C:\gnupData'

##PS0 smooth spiral (not a polyspiral)
reset
set terminal png font arial 12 size 640,640
set output "PS0gp.png"
set title "Smooth spiral  #0 rng=10" font "Arial:Bold,12"
set parametric
c=10*pi; set trange [0:c]; set xrange[-c:c]; set yrange[-c:c];
set samples 1000
plot t*cos(t), t*sin(t) lt rgb "red"
set output

##PS1 A polyspiral (Same size as PS0).
rng=10; d=1; clr = '"dark-green"';
filename = "PS1gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #1 rng=10";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS3 A polyspiral
rng=20; d=-1; clr = '"red"';
filename = "PS3gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #3 rng=20";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS4 A polyspiral having 4 secondary spirals.
rng=50; d=-1; clr = '"navy"';
filename = "PS4gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #4 rng=50";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS5 Not a polyspiral, but has 8 secondary spirals.
rng=75; d=-1; clr = '"navy"';
filename = "PS5gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #5 rng=75";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS6 Not a polyspiral, just a nice figure (seen in zkl).
rng=100; d=-1; clr = '"navy"';
filename = "PS6gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #6 rng=100";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##==============================
#### NO PICTURES on RC starting from here, test it yourself

##PS2 A polyspiral 
rng=20; d=1; clr = '"red"';
filename = "PS2gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #2 rng=20";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS7 Looks like PS5, but has 5 secondary spirals (not 8)
rng=120; d=-1; clr = '"green"';
filename = "PS7gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #7 rng=120";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS8 Looks like PS4, but more distortion.
rng=150; d=-1; clr = '"green"';
filename = "PS8gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #8 rng=150";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS9 Looks like PS2, but less loops..
rng=175; d=-1; clr = '"green"';
filename = "PS9gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #9 rng=175";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS10 One loop of a spiral
rng=200; d=-1; clr = '"green"';
filename = "PS10gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #10 rng=200";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS11 Polyspiral with line segments crossing other line segments.
rng=30; d=-1; clr = '"navy"';
filename = "PS11gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #11 rng=30";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS12 Looks like PS4, but has 5 secondary spirals.
rng=40; d=-1; clr = '"navy"';
filename = "PS12gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #12 rng=40";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS13 Looks like PS5, but has 8 secondary spirals.
rng=60; d=-1; clr = '"navy"';
filename = "PS13gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #13 rng=60";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS14 Looks like PS4, but has 5 secondary spirals.
rng=80; d=-1; clr = '"navy"'
filename = "PS14gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #14 rng=80";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS15 Not a polyspiral. Hmmm, just a star?
rng=90; d=-1; clr = '"navy"';
filename = "PS15gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #15 rng=90";
load "plotpoly.gp"

##PS16 Not a polyspiral. Hmmm, just another star?
rng=300; d=-1; clr = '"navy"';
filename = "PS16gp"; ttl = "Polyspiral #16 rng=300";
load "plotpoly.gp"

## Continue plotting starting with a range rng=110 to 400+ step 10 to discover new figures.
## END ##
Output:
1. All PSpirals.gp file commands.
2. First 6 plotted png-files: PS0gp.png - PS6gp.

Plotting a polyspiral file-function for the load command (for animation)

plotpolya.gp file for the load command is the only possible imitation of the fine function in the gnuplot.

## plotpolya.gp 1/19/17 aev 
## Plotting a polyspiral and writing to the png-file. Simple plot for animation.
## Note: assign variables: rng, d, clr, filename (before using load command).
## ====  NO ttl (title) in this version.
reset
set terminal png font arial 12 size 640,640
ofn=filename.".png"
set output ofn
unset border; unset xtics; unset ytics; unset key;
set parametric
c=rng*pi; set xrange[-c:c]; set yrange[-c:c];
set dummy t
plot [0:c] t*cos(d*t), t*sin(d*t) lt rgb @clr
set output

Plotting many polyspiral and other pictures for animation.

Note: No generated pictures here on RC.

## PSpirals4a.gp 1/19/17 aev
## Plotting many polyspiral and other pictures for animation
## Notes: 1. Assign variables: rng, d, clr, filename(before using load command).
## ====== 2. NO title in this version.
##        3. Primarily range is changed.
## Direction d (-1 clockwise / 1 counter-clockwise)
#cd 'C:\gnupData'

##====== for PolySpirsAnim.gif ==========================================
##PS0 A polyspiral (direction: counter-clockwise).
rng=10; d=1; clr = '"red"'; filename = "PS0"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS1 A polyspiral (direction: clockwise).
rng=20; d=-1; clr = '"red"'; filename = "PS1"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS2 A polyspiral. Looks like PS1, but less loops..
rng=175; d=-1; clr = '"red"'; filename = "PS2"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS3 Polyspiral with line segments crossing other line segments.
rng=30; d=-1; clr = '"red"'; filename = "PS3"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS4 A polyspiral having 4 secondary spirals.
rng=50; d=-1; clr = '"red"'; filename = "PS4"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS5 A polyspiral. Looks like PS4, but has 5 secondary spirals.
rng=40; d=-1; clr = '"red"'; filename = "PS5"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS6 A polyspiral. Looks like PS4, but has more distortion.
rng=150; d=-1; clr = '"red"'; filename = "PS6"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS7 A polyspiral. Has 8 secondary spirals and even more distortion.
rng=60; d=-1; clr = '"red"'; filename = "PS7"; load "plotpolya.gp";


##====== for NiceFigsAnim.gif ==========================================
##PS8 Not a polyspiral, but has 8 secondary spirals.
rng=75; d=-1; clr = '"navy"'; filename = "PS8"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS9 Looks like PS8, but has 5 secondary spirals.
rng=80; d=-1; clr = '"navy"'; filename = "PS9"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS10 Looks like PS8, but has 5 secondary spirals (not 8)
rng=120; d=-1; clr = '"navy"'; filename = "PS10"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS11 Not a polyspiral, just nice figure.
rng=100; d=-1; clr = '"navy"'; filename = "PS11"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS12 Not a polyspiral. Hmmm, just a star?
rng=90; d=-1; clr = '"navy"'; filename = "PS12"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS13 Not a polyspiral. Hmmm, just another star?
rng=300; d=-1; clr = '"navy"'; filename = "PS13"; load "plotpolya.gp";

##PS14 Not a polyspiral, but has many short secondary spirals.
rng=700; d=-1; clr = '"navy"'; filename = "PS14"; load "plotpolya.gp";
Output:
1. All PSpirals4a.gp file commands.
2. 15 plotted png-files: PS0.png - PS14.png.

Creating 2 animated gif-files.

Note: No gif-files. File upload still not allowed. So, test it yourself.

File:PolySpirsAnim.gif
Output PolySpirsAnim.gif
File:NiceFigsAnim.gif
Output NiceFigsAnim.gif
## Animation for polyspirals PS0 - PS6
reset
set terminal gif animate delay 100 loop 2 size 640,640
set output 'PolySpirsAnim.gif'
unset border; unset xtics; unset ytics; unset key;
unset autoscale
set xrange[0:640]
set yrange[0:640]
do for [i=0:6]{plot 'PS'.i.'.png' binary filetype=png with rgbimage}
set output

## Animation for nice figures PS8 - PS14
reset
set terminal gif animate delay 100 loop 2 size 640,640
set output 'NiceFigsAnim.gif'
unset border; unset xtics; unset ytics; unset key;
unset autoscale
set xrange[0:640]
set yrange[0:640]
do for [i=8:14]{plot 'PS'.i.'.png' binary filetype=png with rgbimage}
set output
Output:
2 created gif-files: PolySpirsAnim.gif and NiceFigsAnim.gif

Showing 2 animated gif-files.

Create 2 the following html-files and envoke them in browser.

<!-- PolySpirsAnim.html -->
<html><body>
  <h3>Gnuplot: Polyspirals animation  >>
  <a href="NiceFigsAnim.html">Next: Nice figures animation</a></h3>
  <img src="PolySpirsAnim.gif">
</body></html>
<!-- NiceFigsAnim.html -->
<html><body>
  <h3>Gnuplot: Nice figures animation  >>
  <a href="PolySpirsAnim.html">Next: Polyspirals animation</a></h3>
  <img src="NiceFigsAnim.gif">
</body></html>
Output:
2 pages with animation.

Go

This uses Go's 'image' packages in its standard library to create an animated GIF.

When played this is similar to the Java entry but much quicker. The whole animation completes in 72 seconds and repeats indefinitely.

Although the .gif works fine in Firefox it might not do so in EOG due to optimizations made during its creation. If so, then the following ImageMagick command should fix it:

  $ convert polyspiral.gif -coalesce polyspiral2.gif
  $ eog polyspiral2.gif
package main

import (
    "image"
    "image/color"
    "image/gif"
    "log" 
    "math"
    "os"
)

func drawLine(img *image.Paletted, x1, y1, x2, y2 int, ci uint8) {
    var first, last int
    if x2 != x1 {
        m := float64(y2-y1) / float64(x2-x1)
        if x1 < x2 {
            first, last = x1, x2
        } else {
            first, last = x2, x1
        }
        for x := first; x <= last; x++ {
            y := int(m*float64(x-x1)+0.5) + y1
            img.SetColorIndex(x, y, ci)
        }
    } else {
        if y1 < y2 {
            first, last = y1, y2
        } else {
            first, last = y2, y1
        }
        for y := first; y <= last; y++ {
            img.SetColorIndex(x1, y, ci)
        }
    }
}

func setBackgroundColor(img *image.Paletted, w, h int, ci uint8) {
    for x := 0; x < w; x++ {
        for y := 0; y < h; y++ {
            img.SetColorIndex(x, y, ci)
        }
    }
}

func hsb2rgb(hue, sat, bri float64) (r, g, b int) {
    u := int(bri*255 + 0.5)
    if sat == 0 {
        r, g, b = u, u, u
    } else {
        h := (hue - math.Floor(hue)) * 6
        f := h - math.Floor(h)
        p := int(bri*(1-sat)*255 + 0.5)
        q := int(bri*(1-sat*f)*255 + 0.5)
        t := int(bri*(1-sat*(1-f))*255 + 0.5)
        switch int(h) {
        case 0:
            r, g, b = u, t, p
        case 1:
            r, g, b = q, u, p
        case 2:
            r, g, b = p, u, t
        case 3:
            r, g, b = p, q, u
        case 4:
            r, g, b = t, p, u
        case 5:
            r, g, b = u, p, q
        }
    }
    return
}

func main() {
    const degToRad = math.Pi / 180
    const nframes = 360
    const delay = 20 // 200ms
    width, height := 640, 640
    anim := gif.GIF{LoopCount: nframes}
    rect := image.Rect(0, 0, width, height)
    palette := make([]color.Color, 151)
    palette[0] = color.White
    for i := 1; i <= 150; i++ {
        r, g, b := hsb2rgb(float64(i)/150, 1, 1)
        palette[i] = color.RGBA{uint8(r), uint8(g), uint8(b), 255}
    }
    incr := 0
    for f := 1; f <= nframes; f++ {
        incr = (incr + 1) % 360
        x1, y1 := width/2, height/2
        length := 5.0
        img := image.NewPaletted(rect, palette)
        setBackgroundColor(img, width, height, 0) // white background
        angle := incr
        for ci := uint8(1); ci <= 150; ci++ {
            x2 := x1 + int(math.Cos(float64(angle)*degToRad)*length)
            y2 := y1 - int(math.Sin(float64(angle)*degToRad)*length)
            drawLine(img, x1, y1, x2, y2, ci)
            x1, y1 = x2, y2
            length += 3
            angle = (angle + incr) % 360
        }
        anim.Delay = append(anim.Delay, delay)
        anim.Image = append(anim.Image, img)
    }
    file, err := os.Create("polyspiral.gif")
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    defer file.Close() 
    if err2 := gif.EncodeAll(file, &anim); err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err2)
    }
}

Haskell

Works with: Chrome and Firefox

This implementation compiles to javascript that runs in the browser using the ghcjs compiler . The reflex-dom library is used to help with svg rendering and animation.

{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
import Reflex
import Reflex.Dom
import Reflex.Dom.Time
import Data.Text (Text, pack) 
import Data.Map (Map, fromList)
import Data.Time.Clock (getCurrentTime)
import Control.Monad.Trans (liftIO)

type Point = (Float,Float)
type Segment = (Point,Point)

main = mainWidget $ do 

  -- An event that fires every 0.05 seconds.
  dTick <- tickLossy 0.05 =<< liftIO getCurrentTime 

  -- A dynamically updating counter.
  dCounter <- foldDyn (\_ c -> c+1) (0::Int) dTick

  let 
      -- A dynamically updating angle.
      dAngle = fmap (\c -> fromIntegral c / 800.0) dCounter

      -- A dynamically updating spiral
      dSpiralMap = fmap toSpiralMap dAngle

      -- svg parameters
      width = 600
      height = 600

      boardAttrs = 
         fromList [ ("width" , pack $ show width)
                  , ("height", pack $ show height)
                  , ("viewBox", pack $ show (-width/2) ++ " " ++ show (-height/2) ++ " " ++ show width ++ " " ++ show height)
                  ]

  elAttr "h1" ("style" =: "color:black") $ text "Polyspiral" 
  elAttr "a" ("href" =: "http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Polyspiral#Haskell") $ text "Rosetta Code / Polyspiral / Haskell"

  el "br" $ return ()
  elSvgns "svg" (constDyn boardAttrs) (listWithKey dSpiralMap showLine)

  return ()

-- The svg attributes needed to display a line segment.
lineAttrs :: Segment -> Map Text Text
lineAttrs ((x1,y1), (x2,y2)) =
  fromList [ ( "x1",    pack $ show x1)
           , ( "y1",    pack $ show y1)
           , ( "x2",    pack $ show x2)
           , ( "y2",    pack $ show y2)
           , ( "style", "stroke:blue")
           ]    

-- Use svg to display a line segment.
showLine :: MonadWidget t m => Int -> Dynamic t Segment -> m ()
showLine _ dSegment = elSvgns "line" (lineAttrs <$> dSegment) $ return ()

-- Given a point and distance/bearing , get the next point
advance :: Float -> (Point, Float, Float) -> (Point, Float, Float)
advance angle ((x,y), len, rot) = 
  let new_x = x + len * cos rot
      new_y = y + len * sin rot
      new_len = len + 3.0 
      new_rot = rot + angle
  in ((new_x, new_y), new_len, new_rot)

-- Given an angle, generate a map of segments that form a spiral.
toSpiralMap :: Float -> Map Int ((Float,Float),(Float,Float))
toSpiralMap angle =
      fromList                       -- changes list to map (for listWithKey)
  $   zip [0..]                      -- annotates segments with index
  $   (\pts -> zip pts $ tail pts)   -- from points to line segments
  $   take 80                        -- limit the number of points
  $   (\(pt,_,_) -> pt)              -- cull out the (x,y) values
  <$> iterate (advance angle) ((0, 0), 0, 0)  -- compute the spiral

-- Display an element in svg namespace
elSvgns :: MonadWidget t m => Text -> Dynamic t (Map Text Text) -> m a -> m a
elSvgns t m ma = do
    (el, val) <- elDynAttrNS' (Just "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg") t m ma
    return val

Link to live demo: https://dc25.github.io/rosettaCode__Polyspiral_haskell/

IS-BASIC

100 PROGRAM "PolySp.bas"
110 OPTION ANGLE DEGREES
120 LET CH=2
130 SET VIDEO X 40:SET VIDEO Y 27:SET VIDEO MODE 1:SET VIDEO COLOR 0
140 OPEN #1:"video:"
150 OPEN #2:"video:"
160 WHEN EXCEPTION USE POSERROR
170   FOR ANG=40 TO 150 STEP 2
180     IF CH=2 THEN
190       LET CH=1
200     ELSE
210       LET CH=2
220     END IF
230     CLEAR #CH
240     PLOT #CH:640,468,ANGLE 180;
250     FOR D=12 TO 740 STEP 4
260       PLOT #CH:FORWARD D,RIGHT ANG;
270     NEXT
280     DISPLAY #CH:AT 1 FROM 1 TO 27
290   NEXT
300 END WHEN
310 HANDLER POSERROR
320   LET D=740
330   CONTINUE
340 END HANDLER

J

 
Translation of: java
require 'gl2 trig media/imagekit'
coinsert 'jgl2'
 
DT       =: %30       NB. seconds
ANGLE    =: 0.025p1   NB. radians
DIRECTION=: 0         NB. radians
 
POLY=: noun define
  pc poly;pn "Poly Spiral";
  minwh 320 320; cc isi isigraph;
)
 
poly_run=: verb define 
  wd POLY,'pshow'
  wd 'timer ',":DT * 1000
)
 
poly_close=: verb define
  wd 'timer 0; pclose'
)
 
sys_timer_z_=: verb define
  recalcAngle_base_ ''
  wd 'psel poly; set isi invalid'
)
 
poly_isi_paint=: verb define
  drawPolyspiral DIRECTION
)
 
recalcAngle=: verb define
  DIRECTION=: 2p1 | DIRECTION + ANGLE
)
 
drawPolyspiral=: verb define
  glclear''
  x1y1 =. (glqwh'')%2
  a=. -DIRECTION
  len=. 5
  for_i. i.150 do.
    glpen glrgb Hue a % 2p1
    x2y2=. x1y1 + len*(cos,sin) a
    gllines <.x1y1,x2y2
    x1y1=. x2y2
    len=. len+3
    a=. 2p1 | a - DIRECTION
  end.
)
 
poly_run''

Note that we're using a lot of wd commands here. You'll need to be running jqt for this to work.

Java

 
Works with: Java version 8
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.*;

public class PolySpiral extends JPanel {
    double inc = 0;

    public PolySpiral() {
        setPreferredSize(new Dimension(640, 640));
        setBackground(Color.white);

        new Timer(40, (ActionEvent e) -> {
            inc = (inc + 0.05) % 360;
            repaint();
        }).start();
    }

    void drawSpiral(Graphics2D g, int len, double angleIncrement) {

        double x1 = getWidth() / 2;
        double y1 = getHeight() / 2;
        double angle = angleIncrement;

        for (int i = 0; i < 150; i++) {

            g.setColor(Color.getHSBColor(i / 150f, 1.0f, 1.0f));

            double x2 = x1 + Math.cos(angle) * len;
            double y2 = y1 - Math.sin(angle) * len;
            g.drawLine((int) x1, (int) y1, (int) x2, (int) y2);
            x1 = x2;
            y1 = y2;

            len += 3;

            angle = (angle + angleIncrement) % (Math.PI * 2);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void paintComponent(Graphics gg) {
        super.paintComponent(gg);
        Graphics2D g = (Graphics2D) gg;
        g.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
                RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);

        drawSpiral(g, 5, Math.toRadians(inc));
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
            JFrame f = new JFrame();
            f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
            f.setTitle("PolySpiral");
            f.setResizable(true);
            f.add(new PolySpiral(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
            f.pack();
            f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
            f.setVisible(true);
        });
    }
}

JavaScript

Version #1 - Plain

This Polyspiral Generator page alows user to enjoy hundreds of polyspirals in different colors.
This is inspired by a discovery made while using the gnuplot. (See Discussion for Polyspiral task.)
Note:

  • Some polyspirals would be degenerated to a single branch of it or even to a single line.
  • An image uploading is still blocked. But you have a browser!? So, copy/paste/save this page and double click it.
Works with: Chrome

(or any other browser supporting Canvas tag)

<!-- Polyspiral.html -->
<html>
<head><title>Polyspiral Generator</title></head>
<script>
// Basic function for family of Polyspirals
// Where: rng - range (prime parameter), w2 - half of canvas width,
//        d - direction (1 - clockwise, -1 - counter clockwise).
function ppsp(ctx, rng, w2, d) {
  // Note: coefficients c, it, sc, sc2, sc3 are selected to fit canvas.
  var c=Math.PI*rng, it=c/w2, sc=2, sc2=50, sc3=0.1, t, x, y;
  console.log("Polyspiral PARs rng,w2,d:", rng, "/", w2, "/", d);
  if (rng>1000) {sc=sc3}
  ctx.beginPath();
  for(var i=0; i<sc2*c; i++) {
    t=it*i;
    x = sc*t*Math.cos(d*t)+w2; y = sc*t*Math.sin(d*t)+w2;
    ctx.lineTo(x, y);
  }//fend i
  ctx.stroke();
}
// ******************************************
// pspiral() - Generating and plotting Polyspirals
function pspiral() {
  // Setting basic vars for canvas and inpu parameters
  var cvs = document.getElementById('cvsId');
  var ctx = cvs.getContext("2d");
  var w = cvs.width, h = cvs.height;
  var w2=w/2;
  var clr = document.getElementById("color").value; // color
  var d = document.getElementById("dir").value;     // direction
  var rng = document.getElementById("rng").value;   // range
  rng=Number(rng);
  ctx.fillStyle="white"; ctx.fillRect(0,0,w,h);
  ctx.strokeStyle=clr;
  // Plotting spiral.
  ppsp(ctx, rng, w2, d)
}//func end
</script></head>
<body style="font-family: arial, helvatica, sans-serif;">
  <b>Color: </b>
  <select id="color">
    <option value="red">red</option>
    <option value="darkred" selected>darkred</option>
    <option value="green">green</option>
    <option value="darkgreen">darkgreen</option>
    <option value="blue">blue</option>
    <option value="navy">navy</option>
    <option value="brown">brown</option>
    <option value="maroon">maroon</option>
    <option value="black">black</option>
  </select>&nbsp;&nbsp;
  <b>Direction: </b>
  <input id="dir" value="1" type="number" min="-1" max="1" size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;
  <b>Range: </b>
  <input id="rng" value="10" type="number" min="10" max="4000" step="10" size="4">&nbsp;&nbsp;
  <input type="button" value="Plot it!" onclick="pspiral();">&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
  <h3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Polyspiral</h3>
  <canvas id="cvsId" width="640" height="640" style="border: 2px inset;"></canvas>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Page with Polyspiral. Right-clicking on the canvas you can save spiral as a png-file, for example.
Try all ranges/colors! But particularly these ranges: 50, 70, 80, 90, 110, 130, 160, 210, 220, 240, 270, 280, 290, 300, 310, 330, 
340, 350, 400, 430, 480, 510, all 1010-2000, a few 3000+, etc.

Version #2 - Animated

Translation of: Java
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <style>
        body {
            background-color: black;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <canvas></canvas>
    <script>
        var canvas = document.querySelector("canvas");
        canvas.width = window.innerWidth;
        canvas.height = window.innerHeight;

        var g = canvas.getContext("2d");

        var inc = 0;

        function drawSpiral(len, angleIncrement) {
            var x1 = canvas.width / 2;
            var y1 = canvas.height / 2;
            var angle = angleIncrement;

            for (var i = 0; i < 150; i++) {

                var x2 = x1 + Math.cos(angle) * len;
                var y2 = y1 - Math.sin(angle) * len;

                g.strokeStyle = HSVtoRGB(i / 150, 1.0, 1.0);
                g.beginPath();
                g.moveTo(x1, y1);
                g.lineTo(x2, y2);
                g.stroke();

                x1 = x2;
                y1 = y2;

                len += 3;

                angle = (angle + angleIncrement) % (Math.PI * 2);
            }
        }

        /* copied from stackoverflow */
        function HSVtoRGB(h, s, v) {
            var r, g, b, i, f, p, q, t;

            i = Math.floor(h * 6);
            f = h * 6 - i;
            p = v * (1 - s);
            q = v * (1 - f * s);
            t = v * (1 - (1 - f) * s);
            switch (i % 6) {
                case 0: r = v, g = t, b = p; break;
                case 1: r = q, g = v, b = p; break;
                case 2: r = p, g = v, b = t; break;
                case 3: r = p, g = q, b = v; break;
                case 4: r = t, g = p, b = v; break;
                case 5: r = v, g = p, b = q; break;
            }
            return "rgb("
                + Math.round(r * 255) + ","
                + Math.round(g * 255) + ","
                + Math.round(b * 255) + ")";
        }

        function toRadians(degrees) {
            return degrees * (Math.PI / 180);
        }

        setInterval(function () {
            inc = (inc + 0.05) % 360;
            g.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
            drawSpiral(5, toRadians(inc));
        }, 40);
    </script>

</body>
</html>

Julia

using Gtk, Graphics, Colors

const can = @GtkCanvas()
const win = GtkWindow(can, "Polyspiral", 360, 360)

const drawiters = 72
const colorseq = [colorant"blue", colorant"red", colorant"green", colorant"black", colorant"gold"]
const angleiters = [0, 0, 0]
const angles = [75, 100, 135, 160]

Base.length(v::Vec2) = sqrt(v.x * v.x + v.y * v.y)

function drawline(ctx, p1, p2, color, width=1)
    move_to(ctx, p1.x, p1.y)
    set_source(ctx, color)
    line_to(ctx, p2.x, p2.y)
    set_line_width(ctx, width)
    stroke(ctx)
end

@guarded draw(can) do widget
    δ(r, θ) = Vec2(r * cospi(θ/180), r * sinpi(θ/180))
    nextpoint(p, r, θ) = (dp = δ(r, θ); Point(p.x + dp.x, p.y + dp.y))
    colorindex = (angleiters[1] % 5) + 1
    colr = colorseq[colorindex]
    ctx = getgc(can)
    h = height(can)
    w = width(can)
    x = 0.5 * w
    y = 0.5 * h
    θ = angleiters[2] * rand() * 3
    δθ = angleiters[2]
    r = 5
    δr = 3
    p1 = Point(x, y)
    for i in 1:drawiters
        if angleiters[3] == 0
            set_source(ctx, colorant"gray90")
            rectangle(ctx, 0, 0, w, h)
            fill(ctx)
            continue
        end
        p2 = nextpoint(p1, r, θ)
        drawline(ctx, p1, p2, colr, 2)
        θ = θ + δθ
        r = r + δr
        p1 = p2
    end
end

show(can)

while true
    angleiters[2] = angles[angleiters[1] % 3 + 1]
    angleiters[1] += 1
    angleiters[3] = angleiters[3] == 0 ? 1 : 0
    draw(can)
    yield()
    sleep(0.5)
end

Kotlin

Translation of: Java
// version 1.1.0

import java.awt.*
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent
import javax.swing.*

class PolySpiral() : JPanel() {
    private var inc = 0.0

    init {
        preferredSize = Dimension(640, 640)
        background = Color.white
        Timer(40) {
            inc = (inc + 0.05) % 360.0
            repaint()
        }.start()
    }

    private fun drawSpiral(g: Graphics2D, length: Int, angleIncrement: Double) {
        var x1 = width / 2.0
        var y1 = height / 2.0
        var len = length
        var angle = angleIncrement       
        for (i in 0 until 150) {
            g.setColor(Color.getHSBColor(i / 150f, 1.0f, 1.0f))
            val x2 = x1 + Math.cos(angle) * len
            val y2 = y1 - Math.sin(angle) * len
            g.drawLine(x1.toInt(), y1.toInt(), x2.toInt(), y2.toInt())
            x1 = x2
            y1 = y2
            len += 3
            angle = (angle + angleIncrement) % (Math.PI * 2.0)
        }
    }

    override protected fun paintComponent(gg: Graphics) {
        super.paintComponent(gg)
        val g = gg as Graphics2D
        g.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON) 
        drawSpiral(g, 5, Math.toRadians(inc))
    } 
} 

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater {
        val f = JFrame()
        f.defaultCloseOperation = JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE
        f.title = "PolySpiral"
        f.setResizable(true)
        f.add(PolySpiral(), BorderLayout.CENTER)
        f.pack()
        f.setLocationRelativeTo(null)
        f.setVisible(true)
    }
}

Lua

Library: LÖVE

LÖVE defaults to animating at sixty frames per second, so the patterns become very complex very quickly.

function love.load ()
    love.window.setTitle("Polyspiral")
    incr = 0
end

function love.update (dt)
    incr = (incr + 0.05) % 360
    x1 = love.graphics.getWidth() / 2
    y1 = love.graphics.getHeight() / 2
    length = 5
    angle = incr
end

function love.draw ()
    for i = 1, 150 do
        x2 = x1 + math.cos(angle) * length
        y2 = y1 + math.sin(angle) * length
        love.graphics.line(x1, y1, x2, y2)
        x1, y1 = x2, y2
        length = length + 3
        angle = (angle + incr) % 360
    end
end

 

Mathematica /Wolfram Language

linedata = {};
Dynamic[Graphics[Line[linedata], PlotRange -> 1000]]
Do[
 linedata = AnglePath[{#, \[Theta]} & /@ Range[5, 300, 3]];
 Pause[0.1];
 ,
 {\[Theta], Subdivide[0.1, 1, 100]}
]
Output:

Outputs an animating graphic with a spiral with changing angle.

Nim

Library: gintro

As Julia, we use Gtk/Cairo to draw the polyspirals. So, the drawing part is taken, with some modifications, from Julia solution.

# Pendulum simulation.

import math, random

import gintro/[gobject, gdk, gtk, gio, glib, cairo]

const
  Width = 500
  Height = 500
  DrawIters = 72
  Red = [float 1, 0, 0]
  Green = [float 0, 1, 0]
  Blue = [float 0, 0, 1]
  Black = [float 0, 0, 0]
  White = [float 255, 255, 255]
  Gold = [float 255, 215, 0]
  Colors = [Blue, Red, Green, White, Gold]
  Angles = [75, 100, 135, 160]

type

  Vec2 = tuple[x, y: float]
  Point = Vec2

  # Description of the simulation.
  Simulation = ref object
    area: DrawingArea
    xmax, ymax: float
    center: Point
    itercount: int

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

proc newSimulation(area: DrawingArea; width, height: int): Simulation {.noInit.} =
  ## Allocate and initialize the simulation object.

  new(result)
  result.area = area
  result.xmax = float(width - 1)
  result.ymax = float(height - 1)
  result.center = (result.xmax * 0.5, result.ymax * 0.5)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

func δ(r, θ: float): Vec2 = (r * cos(degToRad(θ)), r * sin(degToRad(θ)))

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

func nextPoint(p: Point; r, θ: float): Point =
  let dp = δ(r, θ)
  result = (p.x + dp.x, p.y + dp.y)

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

proc draw(sim: Simulation; context: cairo.Context) =
  ## Draw the spiral.

  context.setSource(Black)
  context.rectangle(0, 0, sim.xmax, sim.ymax)
  context.fill()

  let colorIndex = sim.itercount mod Colors.len
  let color = Colors[colorIndex]

  var p1 = sim.center
  let δθ = Angles[sim.itercount mod Angles.len].toFloat
  var θ = δθ * rand(1.0) * 3
  var r = 5.0
  let δr = 3.0

  for _ in 1..DrawIters:
    let p2 = p1.nextPoint(r, θ)
    context.moveTo(p1.x, p1.y)
    context.setSource(color)
    context.lineTo(p2.x, p2.y)
    context.setLineWidth(2)
    context.stroke()
    θ += δθ
    r += δr
    p1 = p2

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

proc update(sim: Simulation): gboolean =
  ## Update the simulation state.

  result = gboolean(1)
  sim.draw(sim.area.window.cairoCreate())
  inc sim.itercount

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

proc activate(app: Application) =
  ## Activate the application.

  let window = app.newApplicationWindow()
  window.setSizeRequest(Width, Height)
  window.setTitle("Polyspiral")

  let area = newDrawingArea()
  window.add(area)

  let sim = newSimulation(area, Width, Height)

  timeoutAdd(500, update, sim)

  window.showAll()

#———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

let app = newApplication(Application, "Rosetta.polyspiral")
discard app.connect("activate", activate)
discard app.run()

PARI/GP

Works with: PARI/GP version 2.7.4 and above

Plotting helper functions

Both versions #1 and #2 are based on using my own small plotting helper functions. You can find a few others on OEIS Wiki and here on RC Wiki.

\\ Plot the line from x1,y1 to x2,y2.
plotline(x1,y1,x2,y2,w=0)={plotmove(w, x1,y1);plotrline(w,x2-x1,y2-y1);}
\\ Convert degrees to radians.
rad2(degs)={return(degs*Pi/180.0)}
\\ Convert Polar coordinates to Cartesian.
cartes2(r,a,rndf=0)={my(v,x,y); x=r*cos(a); y=r*sin(a);
  if(rndf==0, return([x,y]), return(round([x,y])))}

Version #1. Polyspiral (a spiral made of multiple line segments).

In this version function plotpspiral() was translated from Java and J. Some tweaks and options were added to make it reusable and outputting differently looking polyspirals. There are no animation features in PARI/GP.

 
Output Polyspiral1.png
 
Output Polyspiral2.png
 
Output Polyspiral3.png
 
Output Polyspiral3b.png
 
Output Polyspiral4.png
\\Polyspiral (a spiral made of multiple line segments)
\\ 4/15/16 aev
plotpspiral(size,lim,ai,d,di,c)={
my(x1,y1,x2,y2,air=ai*Pi,a,sai=Strprintf("%.3f",ai));
print(" *** Polyspiral, size=",size," lim=",lim," ai=",sai," d=",d," di=",di);
x1=0; y1=0;
a=air;
for(i=0, lim,
    if(c==0, x2=x1+cos(a)*d; y2=y1-sin(a)*d,
             x2=x1-sin(a)*d; y2=y1+cos(a)*d;);
    plotline(x1,y1,x2,y2);
    x1=x2; y1=y2; d+=di; a+=air;
   );\\fend i
}

\\ Polyspiral() - Where: ai is an angle increment (in radians), d is a distance/length,
\\ c is a direction 0/1 (clockwise/counter-clockwise); other parameters are self explanative. 
\\ 4/15/16 aev  Last updated: 4/18/16
polyspiral(size,lim,ai,d,di,c=0)={
plotinit(0);
plotcolor(0,3); \\blue
plotscale(0, -size,size, -size,size); 
plotmove(0, 0,0);
plotpspiral(size,lim,ai,d,di,c);
plotdraw([0,size,size]);
}

{\\ Executing:
polyspiral(1500,1500,0.25,9,5);  \\Polyspiral1.png
polyspiral(1500,1500,0.25,3,2);  \\Polyspiral2.png
polyspiral(10000,10000,0.03,3,2);  \\Polyspiral3.png
polyspiral(10000,10000,0.03,3,2,1);  \\Polyspiral3b.png
polyspiral(100000,100000,0.03,3,2);\\Polyspiral4.png
}
Output:

> polyspiral(1500,1500,0.25,9,5);  \\Polyspiral1.png
*** Polyspiral, size=1500 lim=1500 ai=0.250 d=9 di=5
 
> polyspiral(1500,1500,0.25,3,2);  \\Polyspiral2.png
*** Polyspiral, size=1500 lim=1500 ai=0.250 d=3 di=2
 
> polyspiral(10000,10000,0.03,3,2);  \\Polyspiral3.png
*** Polyspiral, size=100000 lim=100000 ai=0.030 d=3 di=2

> polyspiral(10000,10000,0.03,3,2,1);  \\Polyspiral3b.png
*** Polyspiral, size=100000 lim=100000 ai=0.030 d=3 di=2

> polyspiral(100000,100000,0.03,3,2);  \\Polyspiral4.png
*** Polyspiral, size=100000 lim=100000 ai=0.030 d=3 di=2

Version #2. Multi-spiral figure translated from zkl.

This is definitely not a polyspiral, but a very nice "multi-spiral" figure similar to shown in zkl and in a few other languages. Also, there is a very nice and impressive animation created in zkl, but not possible in PARI/GP.

Translation of: zkl
 
Output Spiralz.png
\\ plotpspiralz() Multi-spiral figure translated from zkl using my own ploting functions.
\\ 4/15/16 aev
plotpspiralz(size,lim,ai,di,lim2)={
my(x1,y1,u1,v1,air=rad2(ai),a,sai=Strprintf("%.3f",ai),sdi=Strprintf("%.3f",di),
   sz2=size\2,aj,inc,ao,x,y,u,v,vc,r2i=rad2(130.0),d=0.0);
print(" *** Spiralz: size=",size," lim=",lim," ai=",sai," di=",sdi," lim2=",lim2);
x1=0; y1=0; u1=0; v1=0;
for(i=1, lim,
  r=0.0; a=0.0;ao=0.0;
  if(i>1, inc=air+r2i, inc=air);
  for(j=1, lim2,
    d=r+di; aj=a+inc;
    vc=cartes2(r,a); x=vc[1]; y=vc[2];
    vc=cartes2(r,aj); u=vc[1]; v=vc[2];
    plotline(ao+x,ao+y,ao+u,ao+v);
    r=d; a=aj;
  );\\fend j
  air+=0.05;
);\\fend i
}

\\ Spiralz() - Where: ai is an angle increment (in radians), di is a distance/length
\\ increment, other parameters are self explanative. 
\\ 4/15/16 aev
Spiralz(size,lim,ai,di,lim2)={
plotinit(0); plotcolor(0,3); \\blue
plotscale(0, -size,size, -size,size); 
\\plotscale(0, 0,size, 0,size); 
plotmove(0, 0,0);
plotpspiralz(size,lim,ai,di,lim2);
plotdraw([0,size,size]);
}

{\\ Executing:
Spiralz(640,2,3.0,3.0,128);  \\Spiralz1.png
}
Output:
> Spiralz(640,2,3.0,3.0,128);  \\Spiralz1.png
 *** Spiralz: size=640 lim=2 ai=3.000 di=3.000 lim2=128

Perl

Click Start button to run, then runs continuously. It takes just a little over four minutes to complete a full 360 degree cycle.

#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict; # https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Polyspiral
use warnings;
use Tk;
use List::Util qw( min );

my $size = 500;
my ($width, $height, $x, $y, $dist);
my $angleinc = 0;
my $active = 0;
my $wait = 1000 / 30;
my $radian = 90 / atan2 1, 0;

my $mw = MainWindow->new;
$mw->title( 'Polyspiral' );
my $c = $mw->Canvas( -width => $size, -height => $size,
  -relief => 'raised', -borderwidth => 2,
  )->pack(-fill => 'both', -expand => 1);
$mw->bind('<Configure>' => sub { $width = $c->width; $height = $c->height;
  $dist = min($width, $height) ** 2 / 4 } );
$mw->Button(-text => $_->[0], -command => $_->[1],
  )->pack(-side => 'right') for
  [ Exit => sub {$mw->destroy} ],
  [ 'Start / Pause' => sub { $active ^= 1; step() } ];

MainLoop;
-M $0 < 0 and exec $0;

sub step
  {
  $active or return;
  my @pts = ($x = $width >> 1, $y = $height >> 1);
  my $length = 5;
  my $angle = $angleinc;
  $angleinc += 0.05 / $radian;
  while( ($x - $width / 2)**2 + ($y - $height / 2)**2 < $dist && @pts < 300 )
    {
    push @pts, $x, $y;
    $x += $length * cos($angle);
    $y += $length * sin($angle);
    $length += 3;
    $angle += $angleinc;
    }
  $c->delete('all');
  $c->createLine( @pts );
  $mw->after($wait => \&step);
  }

Phix

Space toggles the timer, '+' increases speed (up to 100 FPS), '-' decreases speed. 'M' toggles "mod360", which inverts the angle every 360/2PI or so, since sin/cos accept arguments in radians not degrees (and mod 2*PI changes nothing), producing non-true polyspirals, but quite interesting nevertheless. You can run this online here.

Library: Phix/pGUI
Library: Phix/online
--
-- demo\rosetta\Polyspiral.exw
-- ===========================
--
-- Space toggles the timer, '+' increases speed (up to 100 FPS), '-' decreases speed
-- 'M' toggles "mod360", which inverts the angle every 360/2PI or so, since sin/cos 
-- accept arguments in radians not degrees (and mod 2*PI changes nothing), producing 
-- non-true polyspirals, but quite interesting nevertheless.
--
with javascript_semantics
constant TITLE = "Polyspiral"
include pGUI.e

Ihandle dlg, canvas, timer
cdCanvas cddbuffer, cdcanvas
atom incr = 0
bool mod360 = false

procedure Polyspiral(atom x1, y1)
    atom angle = incr
    integer len = 5
    incr += 0.05
    if mod360 then
        incr = mod(incr,360)
    end if
    for i=1 to 150 do
        atom x2 = x1 + cos(angle)*len,
             y2 = y1 + sin(angle)*len
        cdCanvasSetForeground(cddbuffer, i*#200+i*#40+i*#10)
        cdCanvasLine(cddbuffer, x1, y1, x2, y2)
        {x1, y1} = {x2, y2}
        len += 3
        angle += incr
        if mod360 then
            angle = mod(angle,360)
        end if
    end for
end procedure

function redraw_cb(Ihandle /*ih*/)
    integer {w, h} = IupGetIntInt(canvas, "DRAWSIZE")
    cdCanvasActivate(cddbuffer)
    cdCanvasClear(cddbuffer)
    Polyspiral(w/2, h/2)
    cdCanvasFlush(cddbuffer)
    integer ms = IupGetInt(timer,"TIME")
    IupSetStrAttribute(dlg, "TITLE", "%s (timer=%d [%g FPS], angle %3.2f%s)",
                       {TITLE,ms,1000/ms,incr,iff(mod360?" (mod360)":"")})
    return IUP_DEFAULT
end function

function timer_cb(Ihandle /*timer*/)
    IupUpdate(canvas)
    return IUP_IGNORE
end function

function map_cb(Ihandle canvas)
    cdcanvas = cdCreateCanvas(CD_IUP, canvas)
    cddbuffer = cdCreateCanvas(CD_DBUFFER, cdcanvas)
    cdCanvasSetBackground(cddbuffer, CD_WHITE)
    cdCanvasSetForeground(cddbuffer, CD_GRAY)
    return IUP_DEFAULT
end function

function key_cb(Ihandle /*ih*/, atom c)
    if c=K_ESC then return IUP_CLOSE end if
    if c=' ' then
        IupSetInt(timer,"RUN",not IupGetInt(timer,"RUN"))
    elsif find(c,"+-") then
        IupSetInt(timer,"RUN",false)
        c = -(','-c) -- ('+' ==> +1, '-' ==> -1)
        IupSetInt(timer,"TIME",max(10,IupGetInt(timer,"TIME")+c*10))
        IupSetInt(timer,"RUN",true)
    elsif upper(c)='M' then
        mod360 = not mod360
    end if
    return IUP_CONTINUE
end function

IupOpen()
canvas = IupCanvas("RASTERSIZE=640x640")
IupSetCallbacks(canvas, {"MAP_CB", Icallback("map_cb"),
                         "ACTION", Icallback("redraw_cb")})
timer = IupTimer(Icallback("timer_cb"), 20)
dlg = IupDialog(canvas,`TITLE="%s"`, {TITLE})
IupSetCallback(dlg, "KEY_CB", Icallback("key_cb"))
IupShow(dlg)
IupSetAttribute(canvas, "RASTERSIZE", NULL)
if platform()!=JS then
    IupMainLoop()
    IupClose()
end if

Processing

Translation of: C
//Aamrun, 2nd July 2022

int incr = 0, angle, i, length;
float x,y,x1,y1;
double factor = PI/180;
  

void setup() {
  size(1000, 1000);
  stroke(255);

}

void draw() {
    background(51);
    incr = (incr + 5)%360; 
 
    x = width/2;
    y = height/2;
 
    length = 5;
    angle = incr;
 
    for(i=1;i<=150;i++){
      x1 = x + (float)(length*Math.cos(factor*angle));
      y1 = y + (float)(length*Math.sin(factor*angle));
      line(x,y,x1,y1);
 
      length += 3;
 
      angle = (angle + incr)%360;
 
      x = x1;
      y = y1;
  }
}

Python

Library: Pygame
import math

import pygame
from pygame.locals import *

pygame.init()
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((1024, 600))

pygame.display.set_caption("Polyspiral")

incr = 0

running = True

while running:
	pygame.time.Clock().tick(60)
	for event in pygame.event.get():
		if event.type==QUIT:
			running = False
			break

	incr = (incr + 0.05) % 360
	x1 = pygame.display.Info().current_w / 2
	y1 = pygame.display.Info().current_h / 2
	length = 5
	angle = incr

	screen.fill((255,255,255))

	for i in range(1,151):
		x2 = x1 + math.cos(angle) * length
		y2 = y1 + math.sin(angle) * length
		pygame.draw.line(screen, (255,0,0), (x1, y1), (x2, y2), 1)
		# pygame.draw.aaline(screen, (255,0,0), (x1, y1), (x2, y2)) # Anti-Aliased
		x1, y1 = x2, y2
		length += 3
		angle = (angle + incr) % 360

	pygame.display.flip()

Quackery

  [ $ "turtleduck.qky" loadfile ] now!

  [ 1000 * time +
    [ dup time < until ]
    drop ]               is ms         ( n --> )

  [ turtle 0 frames
    3601 times
      [ clear
        i^ 3600
        1000 times
          [ i^ 1+ 1 walk
            2dup turn ]
        2drop
        frame
        10 ms ] ]        is polyspiral (   --> )
Output:

https://youtu.be/qZemJJBUekM


Racket

Uses the *universe* animation

#lang racket

(require 2htdp/universe pict racket/draw)

(define ((polyspiral width height segment-length-increment n-segments) tick/s/28)
  (define turn-angle (degrees->radians (/ tick/s/28 8)))
  (pict->bitmap
   (dc (λ (dc dx dy)
         (define old-brush (send dc get-brush))
         (define old-pen (send dc get-pen))
         (define path (new dc-path%))
         (define x (/ width #i2))
         (define y (/ height #i2))
         (send path move-to x y)
         (for/fold ((x x) (y y) (l segment-length-increment) (a #i0))
                   ((seg n-segments))
           (define x′ (+ x (* l (cos a))))
           (define y′ (+ y (* l (sin a))))
           (send path line-to x y)
           (values x′ y′ (+ l segment-length-increment) (+ a turn-angle)))
         (send dc draw-path path dx dy)
         (send* dc (set-brush old-brush) (set-pen old-pen)))
       width height)))

(animate (polyspiral 400 400 2 1000))

See the output for yourself!

Raku

(formerly Perl 6)

Works with: Rakudo version 2018.09

SVG "pseudo-animation"

Sort of an ersatz animation. Write updates to a svg file, most modern viewers will update as the content changes.

use SVG;
my $w = 600;
my $h = 600;

for 3..33  -> $a {
    my $angle = $a/τ;
    my $x1 = $w/2;
    my $y1 = $h/2;
    my @lines;

    for 1..144 {
        my $length = 3 * $_;
        my ($x2, $y2) = ($x1, $y1) «+« |cis($angle * $_).reals».round(.01) »*» $length ;
        @lines.push: 'line' => [:x1($x1.clone), :y1($y1.clone), :x2($x2.clone), :y2($y2.clone),
                                :style("stroke:rgb({hsv2rgb(($_*5 % 360)/360,1,1).join: ','})")];
        ($x1, $y1) = $x2, $y2;
    }

    my $fname = "./polyspiral-perl6.svg".IO.open(:w);
    $fname.say( SVG.serialize(
        svg => [
            width => $w, height => $h, style => 'stroke:rgb(0,0,0)',
            :rect[:width<100%>, :height<100%>, :fill<black>],
            |@lines,
        ],)
    );
    $fname.close;
    sleep .15;
}

sub hsv2rgb ( $h, $s, $v ){ # inputs normalized 0-1
    my $c = $v * $s;
    my $x = $c * (1 - abs( (($h*6) % 2) - 1 ) );
    my $m = $v - $c;
    my ($r, $g, $b) = do given $h {
        when   0..^(1/6) { $c, $x, 0 }
        when 1/6..^(1/3) { $x, $c, 0 }
        when 1/3..^(1/2) { 0, $c, $x }
        when 1/2..^(2/3) { 0, $x, $c }
        when 2/3..^(5/6) { $x, 0, $c }
        when 5/6..1      { $c, 0, $x }
    }
    ( $r, $g, $b ).map: ((*+$m) * 255).Int
}
Output:

See polyspiral-perl6.gif (offsite animated gif image)

SDL full animation

Uses the same basic algorithm but fully animated. Use the up / down arrow keys to speed up / slow down the update speed. Use PgUp / PgDn keys to increment / decrement animation speed by large amounts. Use left / right arrow keys to reverse the "direction" of angle change. Press Space bar to toggle animation / reset to minimum speed. Left Control key to toggle stationary / rotating center. Use + / - keys to add remove line segments.

use SDL2::Raw;

my $width  = 900;
my $height = 900;

SDL_Init(VIDEO);

my $window = SDL_CreateWindow(
    'Polyspiral',
    SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED_MASK,
    SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED_MASK,
    $width, $height,
    RESIZABLE
);

my $render = SDL_CreateRenderer($window, -1, ACCELERATED +| PRESENTVSYNC);

my $event = SDL_Event.new;

enum KEY_CODES (
    K_UP     => 82,
    K_DOWN   => 81,
    K_LEFT   => 80,
    K_RIGHT  => 79,
    K_SPACE  => 44,
    K_PGUP   => 75,
    K_PGDN   => 78,
    K_LCTRL  => 224,
    K_PLUS   => 87,
    K_MINUS  => 86,
    K_SPLUS  => 46,
    K_SMINUS => 45,
);

my $angle = 0;
my $lines = 240;
my @rgb = palette($lines);
my ($x1, $y1);
my $dir = 1;
my $rot = 0;
my $incr = .0001/π;
my $step = $incr*70;

main: loop {
    while SDL_PollEvent($event) {
        my $casted_event = SDL_CastEvent($event);
        given $casted_event {
            when *.type == QUIT { last main }
            when *.type == KEYDOWN {
                if KEY_CODES(.scancode) -> $comm {
                    given $comm {
                        when 'K_LEFT'   { $dir = $rot ??  1 !! -1 }
                        when 'K_RIGHT'  { $dir = $rot ?? -1 !!  1 }
                        when 'K_UP'     { $step += $incr }
                        when 'K_DOWN'   { $step -= $incr if $step > $incr }
                        when 'K_PGUP'   { $step += $incr*50 }
                        when 'K_PGDN'   { $step -= $incr*50; $step = $step < $incr ?? $incr !! $step }
                        when 'K_SPACE'  { $step = $step ?? 0 !! $incr }
                        when 'K_LCTRL'  { $rot  = $rot  ?? 0 !! -1; $dir *= -1 }
                        when 'K_PLUS'   { $lines = ($lines + 5) min 360; @rgb = palette($lines) }
                        when 'K_SPLUS'  { $lines = ($lines + 5) min 360; @rgb = palette($lines) }
                        when 'K_MINUS'  { $lines = ($lines - 5) max 60;  @rgb = palette($lines) }
                        when 'K_SMINUS' { $lines = ($lines - 5) max 60;  @rgb = palette($lines) }
                    }
                }
                #say .scancode; # unknown key pressed
            }
            when *.type == WINDOWEVENT {
                if .event == 5 {
                    $width  = .data1;
                    $height = .data2;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    $angle = ($angle + $dir * $step) % τ;
    ($x1, $y1) = $width div 2, $height div 2;
    my $dim = $width min $height;
    my $scale = (2 + .33 * abs(π - $angle)) * $dim / $lines;
    $scale *= ($angle > π) ?? (1 - $angle/τ) !! $angle/τ;
    $scale max= $dim/$lines/$lines;
    for ^$lines {
        my $length = $scale + $scale * $_;
        my ($x2, $y2) = ($x1, $y1) «+« cis(($angle * $rot * $lines) + $angle * $_).reals »*» $length;
        SDL_SetRenderDrawColor($render, |@rgb[$_], 255);
        SDL_RenderDrawLine($render, |($x1, $y1, $x2, $y2)».round(1));
        ($x1, $y1) = $x2, $y2;
    }
    @rgb.=rotate($lines/60);
    SDL_RenderPresent($render);
    SDL_SetRenderDrawColor($render, 0, 0, 0, 0);
    SDL_RenderClear($render);
}

SDL_Quit();

sub palette ($l) { (^$l).map: { hsv2rgb(($_ * 360/$l % 360)/360, 1, 1).list } };

sub hsv2rgb ( $h, $s, $v ){ # inputs normalized 0-1
    my $c = $v * $s;
    my $x = $c * (1 - abs( (($h*6) % 2) - 1 ) );
    my $m = $v - $c;
    my ($r, $g, $b) = do given $h {
        when   0..^(1/6) { $c, $x, 0 }
        when 1/6..^(1/3) { $x, $c, 0 }
        when 1/3..^(1/2) { 0, $c, $x }
        when 1/2..^(2/3) { 0, $x, $c }
        when 2/3..^(5/6) { $x, 0, $c }
        when 5/6..1      { $c, 0, $x }
    }
    ( $r, $g, $b ).map: ((*+$m) * 255).Int
}

Ring

# Project : Polyspiral

load "guilib.ring"

paint = null
incr = 1
x1 = 1000
y1 = 1080
angle = 10
length = 10

new qapp 
        {
        win1 = new qwidget() {
                  setwindowtitle("")
                  setgeometry(10,10,1000,1080)
                  label1 = new qlabel(win1) {
                              setgeometry(10,10,1000,1080)
                              settext("")
                  }
                  new qpushbutton(win1) {
                          setgeometry(150,30,100,30)
                          settext("draw")
                          setclickevent("draw()")
                  }
                  show()
        }
        exec()
        }

func draw
        p1 = new qpicture()
               color = new qcolor() {
               setrgb(0,0,255,255)
        }
        pen = new qpen() {
                 setcolor(color)
                 setwidth(1)
        }
        paint = new qpainter() {
                  begin(p1)
                  setpen(pen)
        for i = 1 to 150 
             x2 = x1 + cos(angle) * length
             y2 = y1 + sin(angle) * length
             drawline(x1, y1, x2, y2)
             x1 = x2
             y1 = y2
             length = length + 3
             angle = (angle + incr) % 360
        next

        endpaint()
        }
        label1 { setpicture(p1) show() }

Output:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zwnpimbndekbd5k/PolySpiral.jpg?dl=0

Scala

Java Swing Interoperability

import java.awt._
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent

import javax.swing._

object PolySpiral extends App {

  SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() =>
    new JFrame("PolySpiral") {

      class PolySpiral extends JPanel {
        private var inc = 0.0

        override def paintComponent(gg: Graphics): Unit = {
          val g = gg.asInstanceOf[Graphics2D]
          def drawSpiral(g: Graphics2D, l: Int, angleIncrement: Double): Unit = {
            var len = l
            var (x1, y1) = (getWidth / 2d, getHeight / 2d)
            var angle = angleIncrement
            for (i <- 0 until 150) {
              g.setColor(Color.getHSBColor(i / 150f, 1.0f, 1.0f))
              val x2 = x1 + math.cos(angle) * len
              val y2 = y1 - math.sin(angle) * len
              g.drawLine(x1.toInt, y1.toInt, x2.toInt, y2.toInt)
              x1 = x2
              y1 = y2
              len += 3
              angle = (angle + angleIncrement) % (math.Pi * 2)
            }
          }

          super.paintComponent(gg)
          g.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON)
          drawSpiral(g, 5, math.toRadians(inc))
        }

        setBackground(Color.white)
        setPreferredSize(new Dimension(640, 640))

        new Timer(40, (_: ActionEvent) => {
          inc = (inc + 0.05) % 360
          repaint()
        }).start()
      }

      add(new PolySpiral, BorderLayout.CENTER)
      pack()
      setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE)
      setLocationRelativeTo(null)
      setResizable(true)
      setVisible(true)
    }
  )

}

SPL

width,height = #.scrsize()
#.angle(#.degrees)
#.scroff()
incr = 0
>
  incr = (incr+0.05)%360
  x = width/2
  y = height/2
  length = 5
  angle = incr
  #.scrclear()
  #.drawline(x,y,x,y)
  > i, 1..150
    x += length*#.cos(angle)
    y += length*#.sin(angle)
    #.drawcolor(#.hsv2rgb(angle,1,1):3)
    #.drawline(x,y)
    length += 3
    angle = (angle+incr)%360
  <
  #.scr()
<

SVG

Demo: codepen

It's possible to render an animated polyspiral completely declaratively, using SVG/SMIL.

It requires building up layers, animated over a rotation transformation. This is verbose, so the code below has been truncated, and the demo uses another language (Pug) to generate the source.

<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" stroke="#000" stroke-width="0.3">
  <g>
    <line x1="50" y1="50" x2="54" y2="50"></line>
    <animateTransform attributeName="transform" type="rotate" from="-120 50 50" to="240 50 50" dur="2400s" repeatCount="indefinite"></animateTransform>
    <g>
      <line x1="54" y1="50" x2="58.16" y2="50"></line>
      <animateTransform attributeName="transform" type="rotate" from="-120 54 50" to="240 54 50" dur="2400s" repeatCount="indefinite"></animateTransform>
      <g>
        <line x1="58.16" y1="50" x2="62.48639" y2="50"></line>
        <animateTransform attributeName="transform" type="rotate" dur="2400s" repeatCount="indefinite" to="240 58.16 50" from="-120 58.16 50"></animateTransform>

        <!-- ad nauseam -->

      </g>
    </g>
  </g>
</svg>

Wren

Translation of: Kotlin
Library: DOME
import "graphics" for Canvas, Color
import "dome" for Window
import "math" for Math

var Radians = Fn.new { |d| d * Num.pi / 180 }

class Polyspiral {
    construct new(width, height) {
        Window.title = "Polyspiral"
        Window.resize(width, height)
        Canvas.resize(width, height)
        _w = width
        _h = height
        _inc = 0
    }

    init() {
        drawSpiral(5, Radians.call(_inc))
    }

    drawSpiral(length, angleIncrement) {
        Canvas.cls(Color.white)
        var x1 = _w / 2
        var y1 = _h / 2
        var len = length
        var angle = angleIncrement
        for (i in 0...150) {
            var col = Color.hsv(i / 150 * 360, 1, 1)
            var x2 = x1 + Math.cos(angle) * len
            var y2 = y1 - Math.sin(angle) * len
            Canvas.line(x1.truncate, y1.truncate, x2.truncate, y2.truncate, col)
            x1 = x2
            y1 = y2
            len = len + 3
            angle = (angle + angleIncrement) % (Num.pi * 2)
        }
    }

    update() {
        _inc = (_inc + 0.05) % 360
    }

    draw(alpha) {
        drawSpiral(5, Radians.call(_inc))
    }
}

var Game = Polyspiral.new(640, 640)

XPL0

There is no need for the MOD operator shown in the pseudo code for XPL0's trig functions because they handle argument angles outside 0 to 360 degrees (2 Pi radians).

def  Width=640., Height=480.;
def  Deg2Rad = 3.141592654/180.;
real Incr, Angle, Length, X, Y, X1, Y1;
int  N;
[SetVid($101);  \VESA 640x480x8 graphics
Incr:= 0.;
repeat  Incr:= Incr+1.;
        X:= Width/2.;  Y:= Height/2.;
        Move(fix(X), fix(Y));
        Length:= 5.;
        Angle:= Incr;
        for N:= 1 to 150 do
            [X1:= X + Length*Cos(Angle*Deg2Rad);
             Y1:= Y + Length*Sin(Angle*Deg2Rad);
             Line(fix(X1), fix(Y1), N+16);
             X:= X1;  Y:= Y1;
             Length:= Length+3.;
             Angle:= Angle+Incr;
            ];
        DelayUS(83_333);
        Clear;
until   KeyHit;
]
Output:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1M2VVY3abM
The actual program looks better and runs under MS-DOS, Windows (with EXPL) and RPi.


Yabasic

Translation of: Python
w = 1024 : h = 600
open window w, h
color 255,0,0
 
incr = 0 : twopi = 2 * pi
 
while true
    incr = mod(incr + 0.05, twopi)
    x1 = w / 2
    y1 = h / 2
    length = 5
    angle = incr
 
    clear window
 
    for i = 1 to 151
        x2 = x1 + cos(angle) * length
        y2 = y1 + sin(angle) * length
        line x1, y1, x2, y2
        x1 = x2 : y1 = y2
        length = length + 3
        angle = mod(angle + incr, twopi)
    next
    pause 1
end while

Zig

Works with: Zig version 0.11.0
Works with: raylib version 4.6-dev
Library: raylib
const std = @import("std");
const rl = @cImport({
    @cInclude("raylib.h");
    @cInclude("raymath.h");
});

const SCREEN_WIDTH = 640;
const SCREEN_HEIGHT = 480;
var incr: f32 = 0;

pub fn main() void {
    rl.SetConfigFlags(rl.FLAG_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | rl.FLAG_VSYNC_HINT);
    rl.SetTargetFPS(60);

    rl.InitWindow(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, "Polyspiral");

    while (!rl.WindowShouldClose())
        updateDrawFrame();

    rl.CloseWindow();
}

fn updateDrawFrame() void {
    rl.BeginDrawing();

    rl.ClearBackground(rl.BLACK);

    incr = @mod(incr + 0.001, 360);

    drawSpiral(5, std.math.degreesToRadians(f32, incr));

    rl.EndDrawing();
}

fn drawSpiral(_length: f32, _angle: f32) void {
    const width = rl.GetScreenWidth();
    const height = rl.GetScreenHeight();
    var point0 = rl.Vector2{ .x = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(width)) / 2, .y = @as(f32, @floatFromInt(height)) / 2 };
    var length = _length;
    var angle = _angle;
    for (0..150) |_| {
        const line_vector = rl.Vector2Rotate(rl.Vector2{ .x = length, .y = 0 }, angle);
        const point1 = rl.Vector2Add(point0, line_vector);
        rl.DrawLineV(point0, point1, rl.LIME);
        point0 = point1;
        length += 3;
        angle += incr;
        angle = @mod(angle, comptime @as(f32, (2.0 * std.math.pi)));
    }
}

zkl

 

If you click on the image, it is animated.

Uses the PPM class from http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Bitmap/Bresenham%27s_line_algorithm#zkl

w,h:=640,640;
bitmap:=PPM(w,h,0xFF|FF|FF);  // White background
angleIncrement:=(3.0).toRad();
while(True){
   r,angle:=0.0, 0.0;
   ao,len,inc:=w/2, 2.5, angleIncrement+(130.0).toRad();
   foreach c in (128){
      s,a:=r + len, angle + inc;
      x,y:=r.toRectangular(angle);
      u,v:=r.toRectangular(a);
      c=c.shiftLeft(21) + c.shiftLeft(10) + c*8;  // convert c to a RGB
      bitmap.line(ao+x,ao+y, ao+u,ao+v, c);
      r,angle=s,a;
   }
   bitmap.writeJPGFile("polyspiral.zkl.jpg");
   bitmap.fill(0xFF|FF|FF);  // White background
   angleIncrement=(angleIncrement + 0.05);
   Atomic.sleep(3);
}