From c3c9c4015724a9e183925af973643d41379241a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: crc Date: Tue, 4 May 2021 17:43:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add delete-file example, remove temporary test file FossilOrigin-Name: 817b050cd42020eed1d5604da2998d04c13c698f69070b43f801d1606f6e3aef --- RELEASE-NOTES | 1 + example/delete-file.retro | 13 ++++ temp.retro | 152 -------------------------------------- 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 152 deletions(-) create mode 100755 example/delete-file.retro delete mode 100644 temp.retro diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index 772534d..f8d9905 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ## Examples - add archive, archive-info, archive-extract +- add delete-file ## Documentation diff --git a/example/delete-file.retro b/example/delete-file.retro new file mode 100755 index 0000000..65280a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/example/delete-file.retro @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env retro + +This will delete the file specified on the command +line. + +Example: + + ./delete-file.retro /tmp/foo + +~~~ +#0 script:get-argument file:delete +~~~ + diff --git a/temp.retro b/temp.retro deleted file mode 100644 index abdce18..0000000 --- a/temp.retro +++ /dev/null @@ -1,152 +0,0 @@ -# 1D Cellular Automota - -Assume an array of cells with an initial distribution of live -and dead cells, and imaginary cells off the end of the array -having fixed values. - -Cells in the next generation of the array are calculated based -on the value of the cell and its left and right nearest neighbours -in the current generation. - -If, in the following table, a live cell is represented by 1 and -a dead cell by 0 then to generate the value of the cell at a -particular index in the array of cellular values you use the -following table: - - 000 -> 0 # - 001 -> 0 # - 010 -> 0 # Dies without enough neighbours - 011 -> 1 # Needs one neighbour to survive - 100 -> 0 # - 101 -> 1 # Two neighbours giving birth - 110 -> 1 # Needs one neighbour to survive - 111 -> 0 # Starved to death. - -I had originally written an implementation of this in RETRO 11. For -RETRO 12 I took advantage of new language features and some further -considerations into the rules for this task. - -The first word, `string,` inlines a string to `here`. I'll use this to -setup the initial input. - -~~~ -:string, (s-) [ , ] s:for-each #0 , ; -~~~ - -The next two lines setup an initial generation and a buffer for the -evolved generation. In this case, `This` is the current generation and -`Next` reflects the next step in the evolution. - -~~~ -'This d:create - '.###.##.#.#.#.#..#.. string, - -'Next d:create - '.................... string, -~~~ - -I use `display` to show the current generation. - -~~~ -:display (-) - &This s:put nl ; -~~~ - -As might be expected, `update` copies the `Next` generation to the -`This` generation, setting things up for the next cycle. - -~~~ -:update (-) - &Next &This dup s:length copy ; -~~~ - -The word `group` extracts a group of three cells. This data will be -passed to `evolve` for processing. - -~~~ -:group (a-nnn) - [ fetch ] - [ n:inc fetch ] - [ n:inc n:inc fetch ] tri ; -~~~ - -I use `evolve` to decide how a cell should change, based on its initial -state with relation to its neighbors. - -In the prior implementation this part was much more complex as I tallied -things up and had separate conditions for each combination. This time I -take advantage of the fact that only cells with two neighbors will be -alive in the next generation. So the process is: - -- take the data from `group` -- compare to `$#` (for living cells) -- add the flags -- if the result is `#-2`, the cell should live -- otherwise it'll be dead - -~~~ -:evolve (nnn-c) - [ $# eq? ] tri@ + + - #-2 eq? [ $# ] [ $. ] choose ; -~~~ - -For readability I separated out the next few things. `at` takes an index -and returns the address in `This` starting with the index. - -~~~ -:at (n-na) - &This over + ; -~~~ - -The `record` word adds the evolved value to a buffer. In this case my -`generation` code will set the buffer to `Next`. - -~~~ -:record (c-) - buffer:add n:inc ; -~~~ - -And now to tie it all together. Meet `generation`, the longest bit of -code in this sample. It has several bits: - -- setup a new buffer pointing to `Next` - - this also preserves the old buffer -- setup a loop for each cell in `This` - - initial loop index at -1, to ensure proper dummy state for first cell - - get length of `This` generation -- perform a loop for each item in the generation, updating `Next` as it goes -- copy `Next` to `This` using `update`. - -~~~ -:generation (-) - [ &Next buffer:set - #-1 &This s:length - [ at group evolve record ] times drop - update - ] buffer:preserve ; -~~~ - -The last bit is a helper. It takes a number of generations and displays -the state, then runs a `generation`. - -~~~ -:generations (n-) - [ display generation ] times ; -~~~ - -And a text. The output should be: - - .###.##.#.#.#.#..#.. - .#.#####.#.#.#...... - ..##...##.#.#....... - ..##...###.#........ - ..##...#.##......... - ..##....###......... - ..##....#.#......... - ..##.....#.......... - ..##................ - ..##................ - -~~~ -:run #10 generations ; -~~~