Create 2D images of elementary cellular automata using a simple GET-based API.
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Rule 30 for 256 cells in 256 generations:
Rule 30 for 192 cells in 108 generations:
Rule 30 for 192 cells in 108 generations and each cell scaled to occupy 10×10 pixels (resulting in a 1920×1080 image):
Rule 110 for 256 cells in 256 generations with an ever-changing random start configuration:
Rule 30 for 256 cells in 256 generations with a fixed seeded start configuration:
Rule 30 for 256 cells in 256 generations and a fixed file name for browser caching:
Rule 30 for 256 cells in 256 generations with living cells in pink and dead cells in turquoise:
Rule 30 for 256 cells in 256 generations with dead cells in black and a linear interpolation from red to blue for the living cells:
https://algoristic.de/automata/30/256?a=ff0000&ai=0000ff&d=000000
Define what automaton will be calculated.
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${rule} |
${dimensions} |
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${rule} |
${dimensions} |
${filename}.${filetype} |
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${rule} |
${size} |
${generations} |
${filename}.${filetype} |
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${rule} |
${size} |
${generations} |
single | random | ${seed} |
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${rule} |
${size} |
${generations} |
single | random | ${seed} |
${filename}.${filetype} |
rule → Decimal rule of an elementary cellular automaton
0 ≤
rule< 256
dimensions → Shortcut to set size and generations at once
2 ≤
dimensions
and
dimensions×scale≤ 40961
size → Number of cells in a generation
2 ≤
size
and
size×scale≤ 40961
generations → Number of generations to be evolved
1 ≤
generations
and
generations×scale≤ 40961
filename → Name of the generated image file
filenamehas to be a valid file name
filetype → Mimetype of the generated image file
filetype∈ [png,gif,jpg,jpeg,webp]
'single' | 'random' → Start with a single living cell or randomly scattered living cells, seeded with the current datetime
'single'is the implicit default value
seed → Start with randomly scattered living cells, seeded with the given value
seed∈ ℕ
Change the size and appearance of the output image.
scale, k → Scaling factor for the printed size of each cell, default 2
1 ≤ [
scale,k]
and
[scale,k] × [dimensions,size,generations] ≤ 4096
alive, a → Code for the printing color of live cells, default 0000002
00000016 ≤ [
alive,a] ≤ FFFFFF16
alive-interpolate, ai → Color into which the living cells are interpolated, default alive
00000016 ≤ [
alive-interpolate,ai] ≤ FFFFFF16
dead, d → Code for the printing color of dead cells, default FFFFFF2
00000016 ≤ [
dead,d] ≤ FFFFFF16
dead-interpolate, di → Color into which the dead cells are interpolated, default dead
00000016 ≤ [
dead-interpolate,di] ≤ FFFFFF16
1 Please note the default value of 2 for [scale, k]
2 Please note the absence of the # charater for the hex values of alive, a, dead and d parameters.