🌠 create a vector so we can spawn new drops dynamically :3

nametag/src/rain.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "rain.h"
 #include "constants.h"
 #include "overlay.h"
+#include <vector>
 
 #define COLOR_HIGHLIGHT_R 128
 #define COLOR_HIGHLIGHT_G 255
@@ -10,19 +11,21 @@
 #define COLOR_DEFAULT_G 255
 #define COLOR_DEFAULT_B 0
 
-typedef struct {
+//typedef struct {
-    bool reached_bottom = false;
+struct Raindrop {
+    //bool reached_bottom = false;
+    bool reached_bottom;
+    int x;
     int y;
     int length;
     int speed;
     unsigned long last_moved;
-} Raindrop;
+} ;
 
-// TODO: Use a dynamic vector instead
-Raindrop raindrops[PANEL_WIDTH];
 bool rain_initialized = false;
 uint16_t color_highlight;
 uint16_t color_default;
+std::vector<Raindrop> raindrops;
 
 void setup_rain(MatrixPanel_I2S_DMA *matrix) {
   color_highlight = matrix->color565(
@@ -35,11 +38,15 @@ void setup_rain(MatrixPanel_I2S_DMA *matrix) {
       COLOR_DEFAULT_B,
       COLOR_DEFAULT_G
   );
-  for (int i = 0; i<PANEL_WIDTH; i++) {
+  for (int x = 0; x<PANEL_WIDTH; x++) {
-    raindrops[i].y = 0 - random(24);
+    raindrops.push_back({
-    raindrops[i].length = random(20, 28);
+          false,
-    raindrops[i].speed = random(25, 100);
+          x,
-    raindrops[i].last_moved = millis();
+          0 - random(24),
+          random(20, 28),
+          random(25, 100),
+          millis()
+    });
   }
 }
 
@@ -50,19 +57,28 @@ void draw_rain(MatrixPanel_I2S_DMA *matrix, Mode mode) {
     rain_initialized = true;
   }
   unsigned long timestamp = millis();
-  for (int x = 0; x < PANEL_WIDTH; x++) {
+  int x = 0;
+  while(x < raindrops.size()) {
     if ((timestamp - raindrops[x].last_moved) > raindrops[x].speed) {
       // step down a pixel
       raindrops[x].y++;
       raindrops[x].last_moved = timestamp;
     }
-    if (raindrops[x].y > PANEL_HEIGHT) {
+    if (raindrops[x].y > PANEL_HEIGHT + raindrops[x].length) {
-      raindrops[x].y = 0;
+      raindrops.push_back({
-      raindrops[x].reached_bottom = true;
+          false,
+          raindrops[x].x,
+          0 - random(8),
+          random(20, 28),
+          random(0, 76),
+          millis()
+      });
+      raindrops.erase(raindrops.begin() + x);
+      continue;
     } 
     if (raindrops[x].y >= 0) {
       //draw our pixel
-      matrix->drawPixel(x, raindrops[x].y, matrix->color565(128, 255, 128));
+      matrix->drawPixel(raindrops[x].x, raindrops[x].y, matrix->color565(128, 255, 128));
       // draw our trail
       for (int trail_offset = 1; trail_offset < raindrops[x].length; trail_offset++) {
         int trail_y = raindrops[x].y - trail_offset;
@@ -74,28 +90,25 @@ void draw_rain(MatrixPanel_I2S_DMA *matrix, Mode mode) {
         );
 
         if (trail_y < 0) {
-          if (not raindrops[x].reached_bottom) {
+          break;
-            break;
-          }
-          // we need to count from the bottom up
-          trail_y = PANEL_HEIGHT + trail_y;
         }
 
-        int pixel_num = (trail_y * PANEL_WIDTH) + x;
+        int pixel_num = (trail_y * PANEL_WIDTH) + raindrops[x].x;
         if (overlay[pixel_num / 8] & (1 << (7 - (pixel_num % 8))) and mode != Stealth) {
           if (mode == HighVis) {
-            matrix->drawPixel(x, trail_y, color_highlight);
+            matrix->drawPixel(raindrops[x].x, trail_y, color_highlight);
           } else {
-            matrix->drawPixel(x, trail_y, matrix->color565(
+            matrix->drawPixel(raindrops[x].x, trail_y, matrix->color565(
                     COLOR_HIGHLIGHT_R * brightness,
                     COLOR_HIGHLIGHT_G * brightness,
                     COLOR_HIGHLIGHT_B * brightness
             ));
           }
         } else {
-          matrix->drawPixel(x, trail_y, fade_color);
+          matrix->drawPixel(raindrops[x].x, trail_y, fade_color);
         }
       }
     }
+    x++;
   }
 }