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Sierpiński triangle in JavaScript
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Sierpiński triangle</title>
</head>
<body>
<canvas id="area" width="600" height="600"></canvas>
<script type="text/javascript">
// Sierpiński_triangle:
//
// Is a fractal and attractive fixed set with the overall shape
// of an equilateral triangle, subdivided recursively into smaller
// equilateral triangles.
//
// Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierpiński_triangle
//
// by Dmitry Soshnikov <[email protected]>
// MIT Style License, 2019
const canvas = document.getElementById('area');
const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
// Main triangle.
const T = [[299, 0], [0, 599], [599, 599]];
// Start point.
let current = [299, 299];
function midPoint([x1, y1], [x2, y2]) {
return [(x1 + x2) / 2, (y1 + y2) / 2];
}
function putPixel(x, y, color) {
ctx.fillStyle = color;
ctx.fillRect(x, y, 1, 1);
}
function randomInRange(min, max) {
return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}
function randomColor() {
return '#' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 0xffffff).toString(16);
}
// Max steps.
const maxSteps = 500000;
function step(color) {
const to = randomInRange(0, 2);
current = midPoint(current, T[to]);
putPixel(...current, color);
}
function run() {
const color = randomColor();
ctx.clearRect(0, 0, 600, 600);
for (let i = 0; i < maxSteps; i++) {
step(color);
}
}
// Setup main triangle.
putPixel(...T[0], '#f00');
putPixel(...T[1], '#0f0');
putPixel(...T[2], '#00f');
// Go.
run();
// Refresh every second.
setInterval(run, 1000);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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