'''
This will hopefully animate the replicating probes
'''
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from ReplicatingProbe import initializeprobe , initializestars
width = 101
height = 101
def replicatinganimationloop(probability, N_steps):
    probelist = initializeprobe()
    starlist = initializestars(probability)
    count = 0
    while count<=N_steps:
        xvalues = []
        yvalues = []
        for k in probelist:
            k.move()
            xvalues.append(k.location[0])
            yvalues.append(k.location[1])
            xcoordinate = k.location[0]
            ycoordinate = k.location[1]
            if starlist[xcoordinate + width][ycoordinate + height].useful:
                k.replicate(probelist)
            starlist[xcoordinate + width][ycoordinate + height].visited()
            #update the number of times the star the probe traveled to has been visited, and consume resources
        count+=1
        points.set_data(xvalues,yvalues)
        plt.pause(1)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    xlist = []
    ylist = []
    for j in range(0,10):
        xlist.append(0)
        ylist.append(0)
    figure , axes = plt.subplots()
    axes.set_xlim(-101, 101)
    axes.set_ylim(-101, 101)
    plt.grid(True)
    points, = axes.plot(xlist, ylist, marker='o', linestyle='None')
    replicatinganimationloop(.05,10000)