Some code cleanup

DLASystem.cpp

@@ -31,32 +31,6 @@ void DLASystem::clearParticles() {
     particleList.clear();
 }
 
-// remove any existing particles and setup initial condition
-void DLASystem::Reset() {
-    // stop running
-    running = false;
-    frame = 0;
-
-    clearParticles();
-
-    lastParticleIsActive = 0;
-
-    // set the grid to zero
-    for (int i = 0; i < gridSize; i++) {
-        for (int j = 0; j < gridSize; j++) {
-            grid[i][j] = 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // setup initial condition and parameters
-    addCircle = 10;
-    killCircle = 2.0 * addCircle;
-    clusterRadius = 0.0;
-    // add a single particle at the origin
-    double pos[] = {0.0, 0.0};
-    addParticle(pos);
-}
-
 // set the value of a grid cell for a particular position
 // note the position has the initial particle at (0,0)
 // but this corresponds to the middle of the grid array ie grid[ halfGrid ][ halfGrid ]
@@ -194,23 +168,46 @@ int DLASystem::checkStick() {
 
 // constructor
 DLASystem::DLASystem(Config config)
-        : stickProbability(config.stickProbability), csv_out(std::move(config.csv)), endNum(config.maxParticles) {
+        : stickProbability(config.stickProbability),
-    cout << "creating system, gridSize " << gridSize << endl;
+          csv_out(std::move(config.csv)),
+          endNum(config.maxParticles),
+          frame(0),
+          running(false),
+          lastParticleIsActive(false) {
+    cout << "GridSize: " << gridSize << endl;
     rgen.setSeed(config.seed);
 
-    // allocate memory for the grid, remember to free the memory in destructor
+    /*
+     * Handle grid data structure.
+     * */
+
     grid = new int *[gridSize];
     for (int i = 0; i < gridSize; i++) {
         grid[i] = new int[gridSize];
     }
 
-    // reset initial parameters
+    // set the grid to zero
-    Reset();
+    for (int i = 0; i < gridSize; i++) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < gridSize; j++) {
+            grid[i][j] = 0;
+        }
+    }
 
+    // Add particle to the centre of the grid to start
+    double pos[] = {0.0, 0.0};
+    addParticle(pos);
+
+    // Make sure to include the central location in our csv.
     this->csv_out << 0 << "," << 0 << "," << 0 << std::endl;
 
+    /*
+     * System behaviour parameters
+     * */
     addRatio = 1.2;   // how much bigger the addCircle should be, compared to cluster radius
     killRatio = 1.7;   // how much bigger is the killCircle, compared to the addCircle
+    addCircle = 10;
+    killCircle = 2.0 * addCircle;
+    clusterRadius = 0.0;
 }
 
 // destructor
@@ -222,9 +219,8 @@ DLASystem::~DLASystem() {
         delete[] grid[i];
     delete[] grid;
 
-    csv_out.flush();
-
     if (csv_out.is_open()) {
+        csv_out.flush();
         csv_out.close();
     }
 }

DLASystem.h

@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ public:
     // destructor
     ~DLASystem();
 
-    // delete all particles and reset
-    void Reset();
-
     // this sets the seed for the random numbers
     void setSeed(int s) { rgen.setSeed(s); }
 

Makefile

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CXXFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -g -O0 -std=c++20 -stdlib=libc++
 
 IFLAGS = -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include
 
-LFLAGS = -L/usr/local/lib -lm -framework OpenGL -framework GLUT	
+LFLAGS = -L/usr/local/lib -lm
 
 # ------------------------------------------
 # FOR GENERIC MAKEFILE:

mainDLA.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <vector>
-#include <math.h>
+#include <cmath>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "DLASystem.h"
@@ -9,9 +8,9 @@
 using std::cout;
 using std::endl;
 
-// this is a global pointer, which is how we access the system itself
+/*
-DLASystem *sys;
+ * In a proper project I would write a better argument parser, don't care here, just exit with an error if it is wrong.
-
+ * */
 Config::Config(int argc, char **argv) {
     if (argc != 4) {
         exit(1);
@@ -30,26 +29,30 @@ Config::Config(int argc, char **argv) {
         std::ofstream csv_out(str.str());
         this->csv = std::move(csv_out);
 
+        // Add headers to csv output
         this->csv << "frame" << "," << "x" << "," << "y" << std::endl;
+
+        cout <<
+             "seed: " << seed << ", " <<
+             "stickProbability: " << stickProbability << ", " <<
+             "maxParticles: " << maxParticles <<
+             endl;
     }
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     Config config(argc, argv);
-    cout << "Seed: " << config.seed << ", Stick P: " << config.stickProbability << endl;
 
-    // create the system
+    // Create the system
-    sys = new DLASystem(std::move(config));
+    auto *sys = new DLASystem(std::move(config));
     sys->setRunning();
 
     /*
-     * NOTE: We run at max speed as rendering is handled by a different engine so we simply want to hjand
+     * NOTE: We run at max speed as rendering is handled by a different engine so we don't need to care.
      * */
     while (sys->running) {
         sys->Update();
     }
 
-    cout << "hey" << endl;
-
     return 0;
 }