Add CSV export basic csv export code

DLASystem.cpp

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int DLASystem::readGrid(double pos[]) {
 int DLASystem::checkStop() {
     if (killCircle + 2 >= gridSize / 2) {
         this->running = false;
-        cout << "STOP" << endl;
+        cerr << "STOP" << endl;
         return 1;
     } else return 0;
 }
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void DLASystem::addParticleOnAddCircle() {
     if (readGrid(pos) == 0)
         addParticle(pos);
     else
-        cout << "FAIL " << pos[0] << " " << pos[1] << endl;
+        cerr << "FAIL " << pos[0] << " " << pos[1] << endl;
 }
 
 // send back the position of a neighbour of a given grid cell
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void DLASystem::moveLastParticle() {
     setPosNeighbour(newpos, lastP->pos, rr);
 
     if (distanceFromOrigin(newpos) > killCircle) {
-        //cout << "#deleting particle" << endl;
+        //cerr << "#deleting particle" << endl;
         setGrid(lastP->pos, 0);
         particleList.pop_back();  // remove particle from particleList
         numParticles--;
@@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ void DLASystem::moveLastParticle() {
 
         // check if we stick
         if (checkStick()) {
-            //cout << "stick" << endl;
+            //cerr << "stick" << endl;
             setParticleInactive();  // make the particle inactive (stuck)
             updateClusterRadius(lastP->pos);  // update the cluster radius, addCircle, etc.
         }
     } else {
         // if we get to here then we are trying to move to an occupied site
         // (this should never happen as long as the sticking probability is 1.0)
-        cout << "reject " << rr << endl;
+        cerr << "reject " << rr << endl;
-        cout << lastP->pos[0] << " " << lastP->pos[1] << endl;
+        cerr << lastP->pos[0] << " " << lastP->pos[1] << endl;
-        //cout << newpos[0] << " " << newpos[1] << " " << (int)newpos[0] << endl;
+        //cerr << newpos[0] << " " << newpos[1] << " " << (int)newpos[0] << endl;
         //printOccupied();
     }
 }
@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@ int DLASystem::checkStick() {
 
 
 // constructor
-DLASystem::DLASystem() {
+DLASystem::DLASystem(int maxParticles, string csvPath) {
-    cout << "creating system, gridSize " << gridSize << endl;
+    cerr << "creating system, gridSize " << gridSize << endl;
     numParticles = 0;
-    endNum = 1000;
+    endNum = maxParticles;
 
     // allocate memory for the grid, remember to free the memory in destructor
     grid = new int *[gridSize];
@@ -222,18 +222,30 @@ DLASystem::DLASystem() {
     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
 
-    // this opens a logfile, if we want to...
+    csv.open(csvPath);
-    //logfile.open("opfile.txt");
 }
 
 // destructor
 DLASystem::~DLASystem() {
     // strictly we should not print inside the destructor but never mind...
-    cout << "deleting system" << endl;
+    cerr << "deleting system" << endl;
     // delete the particles
     clearParticles();
     // delete the grid
     for (int i = 0; i < gridSize; i++)
         delete[] grid[i];
     delete[] grid;
+
+    if (csv.is_open()) {
+        csv.flush();
+        csv.close();
+    }
+}
+
+void DLASystem::exportData() {
+    csv << "x,y" << endl;
+
+    for (auto particle: particleList) {
+        csv << particle->pos[0] << "," << particle->pos[1] << endl;
+    }
 }

DLASystem.h

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class DLASystem {
     int lastParticleIsActive;
   
     // constructor
-    explicit DLASystem();
+    explicit DLASystem(int maxParticles, string csvPath);
     // destructor
     ~DLASystem();
   
@@ -112,4 +112,6 @@ class DLASystem {
     // check whether the last particle should stick
     // currently it sticks whenever it touches another particle
     int checkStick();
+
+    void exportData();
 };

Makefile

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 CXX     = clang++
 
-CXXFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -g -O0 
+CXXFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -g -O0  --std=c++20
 
 IFLAGS = -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include
 

mainDLA.cpp

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     // create the system
-    DLASystem* sys = new DLASystem();
+    auto *sys = new DLASystem(1000, std::string("./out.csv"));
 
     // this is the seed for the random numbers
     int seed = 6;
 
-    std::cout << "Setting seed " << seed << endl;
+    std::cerr << "Setting seed " << seed << endl;
     sys->setSeed(seed);
     sys->running = true;
 
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         sys->update();
     }
 
+    sys->exportData();
+
     return 0;
 }