How can I evaluate and visualize code instead of running it.

[anne001]

I am using a tree and traversing down a tree to generate opengl code
How could I easily list the opengl code that I am generating, instead
of running it?

def applytransform
GL.PushMatrix();
GL.Translate(*@Translation);
GL.Translate(*@jointP);
if @parent != nil
GL.Translate(*@parentjointP);
end
GL.Rotate(*@rotation);
GL.Translate(*@jointP.minus);
end

def traversetree
GL.Clear(GL::COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
GL.PushMatrix();
applytransform
@children.each {|childnode| childnode.traversetree}
drawprimitive
GL.PopMatrix();
GLUT.SwapBuffers();
end

 

[Robert Klemme]

I am using a tree and traversing down a tree to generate opengl code
How could I easily list the opengl code that I am generating, instead
of running it?

def applytransform
GL.PushMatrix();
GL.Translate(*@Translation);
GL.Translate(*@jointP);
if @parent != nil
GL.Translate(*@parentjointP);
end
GL.Rotate(*@rotation);
GL.Translate(*@jointP.minus);
end

def traversetree
GL.Clear(GL::COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
GL.PushMatrix();
applytransform
@children.each {|childnode| childnode.traversetree}
drawprimitive
GL.PopMatrix();
GLUT.SwapBuffers();
end

I'd refactor the traversal out of the code and encapsulate actions on tree
nodes in blocks or a specific visitor class. In your case a specific class
might be better because you seem to need entry and exit code. Something
like:

....
def traversetree(visitor)
visitor.entry[self]
@children.each {|childnode| childnode.traversetree(visitor)}
visitor.exit[self]
end
....

GLVisitor = Struct.newentry, :exit)

code_runner = GLVisitor.new( lambda do |n|
GL.Clear(GL::COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)
GL.PushMatrix()
n.applytransform
end,
lambda do |n|
n.drawprimitive
GL.PopMatrix();
GLUT.SwapBuffers();
end)

code_lister = GLVisitor.new( lambda ...

HTH

Kind regards

robert

 

[Bill Kelly]

Hi,

I am using a tree and traversing down a tree to generate opengl code
How could I easily list the opengl code that I am generating, instead
of running it?

def applytransform
GL.PushMatrix();
GL.Translate(*@Translation);
GL.Translate(*@jointP);
if @parent != nil
GL.Translate(*@parentjointP);
end
GL.Rotate(*@rotation);
GL.Translate(*@jointP.minus);
end

def traversetree
GL.Clear(GL::COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
GL.PushMatrix();
applytransform
@children.each {|childnode| childnode.traversetree}
drawprimitive
GL.PopMatrix();
GLUT.SwapBuffers();
end

Maybe one possibility:

require 'opengl'

RealGL = GL

class LoggingGL
class << self
def method_missing(meth, *args)
puts "#{meth}(#{args.join(', ')})"
RealGL.send(meth, *args) # remove this line if you don't want to really call GL
end
def const_missing(const)
RealGL.const_get(const)
end
end
end

GL = LoggingGL

#####################################

The above will turn this:

GL.MatrixMode(GL:ROJECTION)
GL.LoadIdentity
GL.Scaled(1.5, 1.2, 1.0)

Into the following output:

MatrixMode(5889)
LoadIdentity()
Scaled(1.5, 1.2, 1.0)


Hope this helps,

Bill

 

[anne001]

Thank you Robert. I can see that it would be cleaner to
separate the code from the traversing of the code. And I
see how you did it.

But I don't see how it helps, how does "code_lister" list what is in
"code_runner? "

anne

 

[anne001]

Thank you very much Bill Kelly for your response.

The Key is that you are swapping what GL means. If I say
GL=LoggingGL
suddenly, I am no longer calling on OpenGL, I am calling on methods in
loggingGL

I tried it as it, as it is very easy to tag this little code to modify
the fx. The glut fx
was not modified, and it opened a window with the strangest mix of
text/image.
I could fix that by redirecting glut I think.

This will work very well. Thank you for thinking of this scheme and
taking the time to
write it all out so it works right away

thank you

Anne

 

[Robert Klemme]

Thank you Robert. I can see that it would be cleaner to
separate the code from the traversing of the code. And I
see how you did it.

But I don't see how it helps, how does "code_lister" list what is in
"code_runner? "

You'll have to separate the generation code from the invocation code.
That way you can reuse the generation code in the lister and simply
print it instead of invoking it.

<disclaimer>I don't know GL so take this advice with a grain of salt.
It was a general advice about separating concerns
properly.</disclaimer>

HTH

robert