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CMakeLists.txt

@@ -19,7 +19,4 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(LorenzAttractor ${CONAN_LIBS})
 set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 #Set the project for VS to use.
-set_property(DIRECTORY PROPERTY VS_STARTUP_PROJECT "LorenzAttractor")
-
-#Perform prebuild
-add_custom_command(TARGET LorenzAttractor  PRE_BUILD COMMAND "pre_build_Script.bat")
+set_property(DIRECTORY PROPERTY VS_STARTUP_PROJECT "LorenzAttractor")

src/main.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #pragma once
-
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -12,48 +11,50 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <map>
-
-//GLEW
 #include <GL/glew.h>
 #include "windows.h"
-
-//OGL Maths
 #define GLM_FORCE_RADIANS // use radians
 #include <glm/glm.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtc/type_ptr.hpp>
-
 #include "SDL.h"
-
 #undef main
 
+//variables used to store window/gl states
 SDL_Window* win;
 SDL_GLContext context;
 GLenum glew;
+SDL_DisplayMode DM;
+//simulation states
+bool run = true;
+bool rotate = false;
+//variables used to handle color and location positions
+float x, y, z;
+float r = 0, g = 0, b = 0;
+//dynamic sized arrays used to store point location and color data
 std::vector<glm::vec3> points;
 std::vector<glm::vec4> colors;
-//constants
+//constants used in algorithm later
 const float sigma = 10;
 const float beta = 8.0 / 3.0;
 const float rho = 28;
 const float dt = 0.02;
-bool run = true;
-SDL_DisplayMode DM;
-float x, y, z;
-float r = 0, g = 0, b = 0;
-bool rotate = false;
 
 int init()
 {
-	if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING) != 0)
+	//load video and events
+	if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO|SDL_INIT_EVENTS) != 0)
 	{
+		//if errored print error and wait for user input
 		printf("%s\n", SDL_GetError());
 		system("pause");
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	//get display information
 	SDL_GetDesktopDisplayMode(0, &DM);
 
+	//create window, if didn't load successfully, print error and wait for user input
 	win = SDL_CreateWindow("Lorenz Attractor", SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, DM.w/2, DM.h/2, SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL);
 	if (win == nullptr)
 	{
@@ -62,27 +63,32 @@ int init()
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	//initialize glew
 	glew = glewInit();
 	
+	//create OpenGL context
 	context = SDL_GL_CreateContext(win);
 
+	//add starter point
 	points.push_back({ 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 });
 
+	//scale size for viewport
 	float scalesize = 0.015;
 
+	//scale by scalesize
 	glScalef(scalesize,scalesize,scalesize);
-
-	//glPointSize(2.5);
 	
 	return 0;
 }
+
+//amount to increase color value by
 float amount = 0.01;
 glm::vec3 getCol()
 {
-	r += amount;
-	if (r > 1)
+	r += amount; //increment by amount
+	if (r > 1) //if r is more than 1
 	{
-		r = 1;
+		r = 1; //hold r at 1
 		g += amount;
 		if (g > 1)
 		{
@@ -90,29 +96,30 @@ glm::vec3 getCol()
 			b += amount;
 			if (b > 1)
 			{
+				//if all are 1, reset
 				r = 0;
 				g = 0;
 				b = 0;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return { r, g, b };
+	return { r, g, b }; //return data
 }
 
 void process()
 {
-	SDL_Event evnt;
-	if (SDL_PollEvent(&evnt))
+	SDL_Event evnt; //gets event
+	if (SDL_PollEvent(&evnt)) //gets event information
 	{
-		if (evnt.type == SDL_QUIT)
+		if (evnt.type == SDL_QUIT) //if quit event
 		{
-			run = false;
+			run = false; //close app
 		}
-		if (evnt.type == SDL_KEYDOWN)
+		if (evnt.type == SDL_KEYDOWN) //if key pressed
 		{
-			if (evnt.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_SPACE)
+			if (evnt.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_SPACE) //if space key pressed
 			{
-				if (rotate)
+				if (rotate) //toggle rotate boolean
 					rotate = false;
 				else
 					rotate = true;
@@ -123,57 +130,57 @@ void process()
 
 void update()
 {
-	glm::vec3 point = points.back();
+	glm::vec3 point = points.back(); //gets last item in point array
 
-	float dx = (sigma * (point.y - point.x)) * dt;
-	float dy = (point.x * (rho - point.z) - point.y) * dt;
-	float dz = (point.x * point.y - beta * point.z) * dt;	
+	float dx = (sigma * (point.y - point.x)) * dt; //calculate delta x
+	float dy = (point.x * (rho - point.z) - point.y) * dt; //calculates delta y
+	float dz = (point.x * point.y - beta * point.z) * dt; //calculates delta z
 
-	x = x + dx;
-	y = y + dy;
-	z = z + dz;
+	x = x + dx; //increment global x by x + delta x
+	y = y + dy; //increment global y by y + delta y
+	z = z + dz; //increment global z by z + delta z
 
-	glm::vec3 col = getCol();
-	points.push_back(glm::vec3(x,y,z));
-	colors.push_back(glm::vec4(col, 1));
+	glm::vec3 col = getCol(); //get the next color value
+	points.push_back(glm::vec3(x,y,z)); //push new point to dynamic array
+	colors.push_back(glm::vec4(col, 1)); //push new color value to dynamic array
 
-	printf("x: %f , y: %f, z: %f , r: %f , g: %f , b: %f", x, y, z, col.x, col.y, col.z);
-	printf("\n");
+	printf("x: %f , y: %f, z: %f , r: %f , g: %f , b: %f", x, y, z, col.x, col.y, col.z); //print data ~~debug information~~
+	printf("\n"); //new line
 }
 
 void draw()
 {
-	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
+	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); //clear background
 			
-	glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
-	glEnableClientState(GL_COLOR_ARRAY);
-	glVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, 0, &points[0]);
-	glColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, 0, &colors[0]);
-	glDrawArrays(GL_LINE_LOOP, 0, points.capacity());
-	glDisableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
-	glDisableClientState(GL_COLOR_ARRAY);
-
-	if(rotate)
-		glRotatef(1, 0, 1, 0);
-
-	SDL_GL_SwapWindow(win);
+	glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY); //enable vertex array
+	glEnableClientState(GL_COLOR_ARRAY); //enable color array
+	glVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, 0, &points[0]); //feed vertex array data
+	glColorPointer(4, GL_FLOAT, 0, &colors[0]); //feed color array data
+	glDrawArrays(GL_LINE_LOOP, 0, points.capacity()); //draw everything in the vertex array
+	glDisableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY); //disable vertex array
+	glDisableClientState(GL_COLOR_ARRAY); //disable color array
+
+	if(rotate) //if rotateable
+		glRotatef(1, 0, 1, 0); //rotate
+
+	SDL_GL_SwapWindow(win); //swap window with new data
 }
 
 int main()
 {
-	if (init() != 0)
-		return 1;
+	if (init() != 0) //initialize
+		return 1; //if error, close
 
-	while (run)
+	while (run) //while able to run
 	{
-		process();
-		update();
-		draw();
+		process(); //process input
+		update(); //update simulation
+		draw(); //draw simulation
 	}
 
-	SDL_GL_DeleteContext(context);
+	SDL_GL_DeleteContext(context); //upon close, delete OpenGL context
 
-	SDL_Quit();
+	SDL_Quit(); //quit SDL
 
-	return 0;
+	return 0; //clean close
 }