feat: player can control preview size and speed

In addition, dynamically adjust the inter-block spacing depending on the
amount of elements for aesthetics.

Author: danielzting

project.godot

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ _global_script_class_icons={
 
 config/name="Human Computer Simulator"
 run/main_scene="res://scenes/menu.tscn"
-run/low_processor_mode=true
 boot_splash/image="res://assets/splash.png"
 config/icon="res://assets/icon.png"
 
@@ -124,6 +123,26 @@ ui_down={
 , Object(InputEventJoypadButton,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":0,"button_index":13,"pressure":0.0,"pressed":false,"script":null)
  ]
 }
+faster={
+"deadzone": 0.5,
+"events": [ Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":0,"alt":false,"shift":false,"control":false,"meta":false,"command":false,"pressed":false,"scancode":46,"unicode":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+ ]
+}
+slower={
+"deadzone": 0.5,
+"events": [ Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":0,"alt":false,"shift":false,"control":false,"meta":false,"command":false,"pressed":false,"scancode":44,"unicode":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+ ]
+}
+bigger={
+"deadzone": 0.5,
+"events": [ Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":0,"alt":false,"shift":false,"control":false,"meta":false,"command":false,"pressed":false,"scancode":61,"unicode":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+ ]
+}
+smaller={
+"deadzone": 0.5,
+"events": [ Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":0,"alt":false,"shift":false,"control":false,"meta":false,"command":false,"pressed":false,"scancode":45,"unicode":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
+ ]
+}
 
 [rendering]
 

scenes/levels.tscn

@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ margin_top = 20.0
 margin_right = 283.0
 margin_bottom = 640.0
 
+[node name="Label" type="Label" parent="LevelSelect/LevelsBorder"]
+margin_left = 20.0
+margin_top = 577.0
+margin_right = 283.0
+margin_bottom = 640.0
+size_flags_vertical = 8
+text = "Use +/- and </> to adjust the size and speed of the simulation, respectively."
+autowrap = true
+
 [node name="Preview" type="VBoxContainer" parent="LevelSelect"]
 margin_left = 311.0
 margin_right = 1220.0
@@ -81,6 +90,6 @@ size_flags_vertical = 3
 text = "These are the controls for the level. They should be tailored to each level for maximum efficiency and simplicity."
 autowrap = true
 
-[node name="Timer" type="Timer" parent="."]
+[node name="Timer" type="Timer" parent="LevelSelect"]
 autostart = true
-[connection signal="timeout" from="Timer" to="LevelSelect" method="_on_Timer_timeout"]
+[connection signal="timeout" from="LevelSelect/Timer" to="LevelSelect" method="_on_Timer_timeout"]

scripts/levels.gd

@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ const LEVELS = [
     SelectionSort,
     MergeSort,
 ]
-var _level: ComparisonSort
+const MIN_SIZE = 8
+const MAX_SIZE = 256
+
+var _level = LEVELS[0].new(ArrayModel.new())
 
 func _ready():
     for level in LEVELS:
@@ -28,8 +31,8 @@ func _ready():
     if GlobalScene.get_param("level") == null:
         top_button.grab_focus()
 
-func _on_Button_focus_changed():
-    _level = _get_level(get_focus_owner().text).new(ArrayModel.new())
+func _on_Button_focus_changed(model=ArrayModel.new(_level.array.size)):
+    _level = _get_level(get_focus_owner().text).new(model)
     _level.active = false
     $Preview/InfoBorder/Info/About.text = _cleanup(_level.ABOUT)
     $Preview/InfoBorder/Info/Controls.text = _cleanup(_level.CONTROLS)
@@ -40,6 +43,16 @@ func _on_Button_focus_changed():
         child.queue_free()
     $Preview/Display.add_child(ArrayView.new(_level))
 
+func _input(event):
+    if event.is_action_pressed("faster"):
+        $Timer.wait_time /= 2
+    elif event.is_action_pressed("slower"):
+        $Timer.wait_time *= 2
+    elif event.is_action_pressed("bigger"):
+        _on_Button_focus_changed(ArrayModel.new(min(MAX_SIZE, _level.array.size * 2)))
+    elif event.is_action_pressed("smaller"):
+        _on_Button_focus_changed(ArrayModel.new(max(MIN_SIZE, _level.array.size / 2)))
+
 func _on_Button_pressed(name):
     GlobalScene.change_scene("res://scenes/play.tscn", {"level": _get_level(name)})
 

views/array_view.gd

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ class_name ArrayView
 extends HBoxContainer
 
 const SWAP_DURATION = 0.1
-const SEPARATION = 8
 
 var _tween = Tween.new()
 var _level: ComparisonSort
 var _rects = []
 var _unit_width: int
 var _unit_height: int
+onready var _separation = 128 / _level.array.size
 
 func _init(level):
     _level = level
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ func _ready():
         rect.polygon = [
             Vector2(0, 0),
             Vector2(0, rect_size.y),
-            Vector2(_unit_width - SEPARATION, rect_size.y),
-            Vector2(_unit_width - SEPARATION, 0),
+            Vector2(_unit_width - _separation, rect_size.y),
+            Vector2(_unit_width - _separation, 0),
         ]
         rect.position = Vector2(i * _unit_width, rect_size.y)
         _rects.append(rect)