Template:Conway's Game of Life

Template documentation

This template is a template gadget. It requires the Vivarium gadget to work, which is loaded automatically when this template is used.

Use this template to create an interactive instance of Conway's Game of Life.

See the installation instructions to get it working in your wiki.

Usage

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Call this template with no parameters to create a small game with the the well-known R-pentomino, like so:

Markup	Renders as
{{Conway's Game of Life}}

See the examples for other configurations.

Installation

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To install this template in your wiki:

Create a template with the following markup. You can choose the template name, parameter names and defaults to suit your wiki.

<includeonly><divclass="Vivarium"
data-autoplay="{{{autoplay|}}}"
data-width="{{{width|}}}"
data-height="{{{height|}}}"
data-zoom="{{{zoom|}}}"
data-grid="{{{grid|}}}"
data-cells="{{{cells|0,0; 0,1; 0,-1; -1,0; 1,1}}}"
>{{{fallback|[[File:Gospers glider gun.gif]]}}}</div>[[Category:Gadget:Vivarium]]</includeonly>

Create MediaWiki:Gadget-Vivarium.js with the following code:

/**
 * Vivarium produces an interactive instance of Conway's Game of Life
 * Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:Vivarium
 * Source code: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-Global-Vivarium.js
 */
mw.loader.load('//www.mediawiki.org/w/load.php?modules=ext.gadget.Global-Vivarium');

Add the following gadget to MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition:

* Vivarium[ResourceLoader|hidden|default|categories=Gadget:Vivarium]|Vivarium.js

Done! Add your template to any page to verify that the installation was successful.

Examples

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R-pentomino

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Markup

Renders as

{{Conway's Game of Life
| width = 400
| height = 200
| zoom = 3
| cells = 0,0; 0,1; 0,-1; -1,0; 1,1
}}

Spaceships

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Markup

Renders as

{{Conway's Game of Life
| width = 400
| height = 200
| cells = -39,-12; -39,1; -40,1; -41,1; -42,1; -43,1; -44,0; -39,0; -39,-1; -40,-2; -44,-2; -42,-3; -39,12; -40,12; -41,12; -42,12; -43,12; -44,12; -45,11; -45,9; -39,11; -39,10; -40,9; -42,8; -43,8; -39,-21; -39,-22; -40,-21; -40,-23; -41,-21; -39,-10; -40,-13; -39,-11; -40,-10; -41,-10; -42,-10; -43,-11; -43,-13
}}

Blinkers

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Markup

Renders as

{{Conway's Game of Life
| width = 400
| height = 200
| zoom = 3
| cells = 0,0; 10,-1; 11,2; -14,-1; -13,-1; -13,0; -15,2; -16,2; -16,1; -4,21; -4,20; -5,22; -6,22; -9,20; -6,17; -2,20; -2,21; -1,22; 0,22; 0,17; 3,20; 0,24; -1,24; -2,25; -2,26; -4,25; -4,26; -5,24; -6,24; -9,26; -6,29; 0,29; 3,26; 15,15; 15,16; 15,17; 15,14; 16,13; 17,13; 18,13; 19,13; 20,14; 20,15; 20,16; 20,17; 19,18; 18,18; 17,18; 16,18; 18,11; 19,11; 19,10; 18,10; 13,14; 13,15; 12,14; 12,15; 16,20; 17,20; 16,21; 17,21; 22,16; 22,17; 23,17; 23,16; -17,13; -16,14; 20,4; 20,3; 21,3; 23,7; 24,7; 24,6; 30,6; 31,6; 31,5; 27,1; 26,1; 26,2; 38,5; 37,5; 38,4; 33,-1; 32,-1; 32,0; 44,4; 45,4; 45,3; 39,-3; 38,-3; 38,-2; 19,16; 0,1; 0,-1; 10,0; 11,0; 10,1; 11,1; -14,0; -15,1; -4,19; -7,22; -9,19; -7,17; -2,19; 1,22; 1,17; 3,19; 1,24; -2,27; -4,27; -7,24; -9,27; -7,29; 1,29; 3,27; 17,17; -18,14; -17,12; -16,15; -15,13; 22,4; 22,6; 30,4; 28,2; 36,4; 34,0; 44,2; 40,-2; 18,15; -6,9; 3,9; 28,4; 36,2; 34,2; 42,2; 40,0; 42,0; 16,-5; 16,-6; 17,-6; 18,-6; 19,-7; 19,-8; 18,-9; 17,-8; 16,-8; 15,-9; 15,-10; 16,-11; 15,-12; 14,-12; 13,-11; 13,-10; 13,-9; 12,-9; -5,-8; -4,-8; -4,-9; -5,-9; -7,-9; -8,-10; -5,-11; -6,-12; -8,-12; -8,-13; -9,-13; -9,-12; -25,6; -26,6; -26,5; -26,4; -25,4; -27,7; -28,6; -30,6; -30,7; -31,6; -32,6; -32,7; -33,5; -32,4; -32,2; -32,1; -32,0; -33,2; -33,0; -31,-1; -30,0; -28,0; -27,0; -26,0; -28,-1; -26,-1; -25,1; -26,2; -22,-6; -21,-6; -23,-7; -24,-8; -25,-9; -25,-10; -24,-11; -23,-12; -22,-13; -21,-13; -20,-12; -19,-11; -18,-10; -18,-9; -19,-8; -20,-7; -5,9; -4,8; -4,10; -3,9; -2,9; -1,9; 0,9; 1,8; 1,10; 2,9; -9,25; -5,29; -1,29; 3,25; -1,17; 3,21; -5,17; -9,21; 1,-29; 1,-28; 0,-29; 0,-28; 3,-29; 3,-28; 3,-27; 3,-26; 4,-30; 5,-29; 7,-29; 6,-29; 8,-29; 9,-28; 10,-27; 11,-27; 11,-28; 8,-27; 7,-27; 6,-27; 8,-26; 8,-25; 7,-24; 6,-23; 6,-22; 7,-22; 4,-25; 5,-25; 6,-25; 6,-31; 6,-32; 5,-32; 27,-21; 27,-20; 27,-19; 28,-18; 29,-18; 30,-18; 31,-18; 27,-22; 25,-20; 25,-19; 24,-19; 24,-20; 28,-16; 29,-16; 29,-15; 28,-15; 32,-19; 31,-20; 33,-20; 32,-21; 31,-22; 29,-22; 30,-22; 29,-21; 28,-23; 29,-24; 29,-25; 28,-25; -42,23; -40,23; -41,23; -39,23; -38,23; -37,23; -35,25; -34,25; -35,26; -35,21; -34,21; -35,20; -44,21; -44,20; -45,21; -44,25; -44,26; -45,25; -33,26; -33,27; -33,28; -32,28; -33,20; -33,19; -33,18; -32,18; -46,20; -46,19; -46,18; -47,18; -46,26; -46,27; -46,28; -47,28; 31,25; 31,24; 32,23; 33,24; 34,25; 33,26; 33,27; 34,27; 36,25; 37,26; 37,27; 36,27; 37,24; 38,23; 39,24; 39,25; -23,-24; -23,-25; -22,-25; -21,-24; -21,-23; -21,-22; -20,-21; -19,-21; -18,-22; -18,-23; -18,-24; -17,-25; -16,-25; -16,-24
}}

Template data

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Use this template to create an interactive instance of Conway's Game of Life

Template parameters[Edit template data ]
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Autoplay	`autoplay`	Start the game automatically Example yes	Boolean	optional
Width	`width`	Width of the instance, in pixels Default 300 Example 600	Number	optional
Height	`height`	Height of the instance, in pixels Default 150 Example 400	Number	optional
Zoom	`zoom`	Initial zoom of the instance Example 3	Number	optional
Grid	`grid`	Initial state of the grid Example on	Boolean	optional
Cells	`cells`	Initial cells of the instance, specified by a semicolon-separated list of coordinates Default 0,0; 0,1; 0,-1; -1,0; 1,1	String	optional
Fallback	`fallback`	Fallback file or text, for users with JavaScript disabled or when printing Default [[File:Gospers glider gun.gif]]	Unknown	optional

Usage

Installation

Examples

R-pentomino

Spaceships

Blinkers

Template data

See also