README

Index

• Intro
• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Play

Intro

This simple Ruby on Rails console application reproduce the Conway's Game of life. You can find more details about visiting Wikipedia

This application was created to be as light as a possible.

There is no ActiveRecords or Migrations, not need a webserver or database, having the only goal of print (in console) the evolution of a matrix (following the Game of life rules) through a pattern like the example below:

Generation 3:
4 8
........
....*...
...**...
........

The only matrices allowed are those with a single digit number for both rows and columns (1...9)

Was tested on:

• Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS / Macos 12.3
• Ruby 2.6.6
• Rails 5.2.7

Prerequisites

• Ruby 2.6.6
• Rails 5.2.7

Installation

• Download the project

git clone https://github.com/zameo94/game_of_life.git

• Enter in the project's directory

cd game_of_life

• Install gems

bundle install 

Congratulations, all are ready

If you want to run Rspec tests, just go in the project directory and type:

rspec spec

Play

This applications implements 2 examples. For prove them, just type the right command on the project's directory.

• Example 1:

  rake game_of_life:run_sample
  

  File:

  Generation 3:
  4 8
  ........
  ....*...
  ...**...
  ........
  

• Example 2:

  rake game_of_life:run_sample2
  

  File:

  Generation 1:
  5 5
  .....
  .....
  .***.
  .....
  .....
  

To stop the interactions, just type:

Ubuntu: ctrl + c
Macos: ^ + c

Enjoy!