generativeart/waves.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import cairo
import math
from datetime import datetime
import calendar
import random
import colorsys
from utils import random_color


# dimensions of the output image
# how much should the phases be offset?
WAVE_OFFSET = math.pi / random.choice([1, 2, 4]) #-1.9 
# background black? White otherwise:
DARK_BG = True
# precision of the calculation
PRECISION = 10000

def get_color_from_date(date: datetime) -> tuple[float, float, float]:
    '''Return a color based on the progress through the year.'''
    # a day between 1 and 365 (inclusive)
    today = date.timetuple().tm_yday
    days_in_year = 365 + calendar.isleap(date.year)
    # between 0 and 1, how far through the year are we?
    progress = today/days_in_year
    return colorsys.hsv_to_rgb(progress, 1, 0.9)

def get_amplitude_from_date(date: datetime, waves) -> float:
    '''Return the amplitude of waves, based on progress through the month.'''
    days_in_month = calendar.monthrange(date.year, date.month)[1]
    max_amp = 1/waves/2
    return date.day/days_in_month * max_amp

def create_wpotd(width: int, height: int, date: datetime = datetime.now(), dark: bool = True) -> cairo.ImageSurface:
    surface = cairo.ImageSurface(cairo.FORMAT_ARGB32, width, height)
    ctx = cairo.Context(surface)

    ctx.scale(width, height)  # Normalizing the canvas
    #ctx.set_antialias(cairo.Antialias.BEST)

    lastpoints = [(x/PRECISION, 0) for x in range(PRECISION+1)]

    frequency = random.randint(10, 40)
    waves = date.month
    amplitude = get_amplitude_from_date(date, waves)

    r, g, b = get_color_from_date(date)
    alpha_step = 1/waves

    ctx.rectangle(0, 0, 1, 1)
    if dark:
        # make bg black
        ctx.set_source_rgb(0, 0, 0)
    else:
        ctx.set_source_rgb(255, 255, 255)
    ctx.fill()

    wave_height = 1/waves
    step_size = 1/PRECISION

    for wave_index in range(waves+1):
        points = []
        x = 0
        while x < 1:
            # step along, create points along the wave
            y = amplitude * math.sin(frequency * x + (wave_index * WAVE_OFFSET))
            points.append((x, (y + (0.5 + wave_index)*wave_height)))
            x += step_size
        #print(f'Draw {len(points)} points for curve {num}')
        else:
            # make more transparent toward bottom
            ctx.set_source_rgba(r, g, b, 1 - (alpha_step * wave_index)) 
        # draw waves
        ctx.move_to(*points[0])
        for p in points[1:]:
            ctx.line_to(*p)
        ctx.set_line_width(0.0004)
        ctx.stroke_preserve()
        for p in reversed(lastpoints):
            ctx.line_to(*p)
        ctx.line_to(*points[0])
        ctx.fill()
        lastpoints = points
    return surface
    #surface.write_to_png(output)  # Output to PNG

def main():
    output = create_wpotd(1920, 1080, dark=False)
    output.write_to_png('out/waves.png')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()