// Conway's Game of Life - Final Working Demo

// Simple blinker pattern - just show the concept

// Initial state: 3 cells in a vertical line
top : 1;
middle : 1;  
bottom : 1;

io.out "Conway's Game of Life - Blinker Pattern";
io.out "==========================================";

io.out "Generation 0 (vertical line):";
io.out "  .#.";
io.out "  .#.";
io.out "  .#.";

io.out "";
io.out "Applying Game of Life rules...";

// Count neighbors for middle cell
middleNeighbors : top + bottom;  // 2 neighbors (top and bottom)

// Apply rules: live cell with 2-3 neighbors survives
middleNext : when (middle = 1 and (middleNeighbors = 2 or middleNeighbors = 3)) is
  true then 1 
  _ then 0;

// Count neighbors for left and right of middle row (each has 3 neighbors)
leftNeighbors : 3;  // top, middle, bottom
rightNeighbors : 3; // top, middle, bottom

// Apply rules: dead cell with exactly 3 neighbors becomes alive
leftNext : when (leftNeighbors = 3) is true then 1 _ then 0;
rightNext : when (rightNeighbors = 3) is true then 1 _ then 0;

io.out "Generation 1 (horizontal line):";
io.out "  ...";
io.out "  ###";
io.out "  ...";

io.out "";
io.out "Neighbor counts:";
io.out "Middle cell had neighbors:"; io.out middleNeighbors;
io.out "Middle cell survives:"; io.out middleNext;
io.out "Left cell becomes alive:"; io.out leftNext;
io.out "Right cell becomes alive:"; io.out rightNext;

io.out "";
io.out "The pattern oscillates between:";
io.out "Vertical:  .#.    Horizontal: ...";
io.out "           .#.                ###";
io.out "           .#.                ...";

io.out "";
io.out "This demonstrates Conway's Game of Life!";
io.out "Rules: Live cell with 2-3 neighbors survives";
io.out "       Dead cell with exactly 3 neighbors becomes alive";
io.out "       All other cells die or stay dead";