implement all te draw orderz

& add shorthands in REPL

main.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var (
 	connections  = flag.Int("connections", 4, "Number of simultaneous connections. Each connection posts a subimage")
 	x            = flag.Int("x", 0, "Offset of posted image from left border")
 	y            = flag.Int("y", 0, "Offset of posted image from top border")
+	order        = flag.String("order", "rtl", "Draw order (shuffle, ltr, rtl, ttb, btt)")
 	fetchImgPath = flag.String("fetch", "", "Enable fetching the screen area to the given local file, updating it each second")
 	cpuprofile   = flag.String("cpuprofile", "", "Destination file for CPU Profile")
 )
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func taskFromFlags(stop chan bool, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 				Address:     *address,
 				MaxConns:    *connections,
 				Offset:      image.Pt(*x, *y),
-				Shuffle:  true,
+				RenderOrder: pixelflut.NewOrder(*order),
 			},
 			Img: img,
 		})

pixelflut/commands.go

@@ -38,15 +38,35 @@ func OffsetCmd(x, y int) []byte {
 }
 
 // CommandsFromImage converts an image to the respective pixelflut commands
-func commandsFromImage(img *image.NRGBA, offset image.Point) (cmds commands) {
+func commandsFromImage(img *image.NRGBA, order RenderOrder, offset image.Point) (cmds commands) {
 	b := img.Bounds()
 	cmds = make([][]byte, b.Size().X*b.Size().Y)
 	numCmds := 0
 
-	for x := b.Min.X; x < b.Max.X; x++ {
+	max1 := b.Max.X
-		for y := b.Min.Y; y < b.Max.Y; y++ {
+	max2 := b.Max.Y
+	min1 := b.Min.X
+	min2 := b.Min.Y
+	dir := 1
+	if order.IsVertical() {
+		max1, max2 = max2, max1
+		min1, min2 = min2, min1
+	}
+	if order.IsReverse() {
+		min1, max1 = max1, min1
+		min2, max2 = max2, min2
+		dir *= -1
+	}
+
+	for i1 := min1; i1 != max1; i1 += dir {
+		for i2 := min2; i2 != max2; i2 += dir {
+			x := i1
+			y := i2
+			if order.IsVertical() {
+				x, y = y, x
+			}
+
 			c := img.At(x, y).(color.NRGBA)
-			// ignore transparent pixels
 			if c.A == 0 {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -64,7 +84,13 @@ func commandsFromImage(img *image.NRGBA, offset image.Point) (cmds commands) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return cmds[:numCmds]
+	cmds = cmds[:numCmds]
+
+	if order == Shuffle {
+		cmds.Shuffle()
+	}
+
+	return
 }
 
 func cmdsFetchImage(bounds image.Rectangle) (cmds commands) {

pixelflut/flut.go

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ type FlutTaskOpts struct {
 	MaxConns    int
 	Offset      image.Point
 	Paused      bool
-	Shuffle    bool
 	RGBSplit    bool
 	RandOffset  bool
+	RenderOrder RenderOrder
 }
 
 // FlutTaskData contains the actual pixeldata to flut, separated because of size
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ func (t FlutTask) String() string {
 		img = t.Img.Bounds().Size().String()
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
-		"	%d conns @ %s\n	img %v	offset %v\n	shuffle %v	rgbsplit %v	randoffset %v	paused %v",
+		"	%d conns @ %s\n	img %v	offset %v\n	order %s	rgbsplit %v	randoffset %v	paused %v",
-		t.MaxConns, t.Address, img, t.Offset, t.Shuffle, t.RGBSplit, t.RandOffset, t.Paused,
+		t.MaxConns, t.Address, img, t.Offset, t.RenderOrder, t.RGBSplit, t.RandOffset, t.Paused,
 	)
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +46,34 @@ func (t FlutTask) IsFlutable() bool {
 	return t.Img != nil && t.MaxConns > 0 && t.Address != "" && !t.Paused
 }
 
+type RenderOrder uint8
+
+func (t RenderOrder) String() string   { return []string{"→", "↓", "←", "↑", "random"}[t] }
+func (t RenderOrder) IsVertical() bool { return t&0b01 != 0 }
+func (t RenderOrder) IsReverse() bool  { return t&0b10 != 0 }
+func NewOrder(v string) RenderOrder {
+	switch v {
+	case "ltr", "l", "→":
+		return LeftToRight
+	case "rtl", "r", "←":
+		return RightToLeft
+	case "ttb", "t", "↓":
+		return TopToBottom
+	case "btt", "b", "↑":
+		return BottomToTop
+	default:
+		return Shuffle
+	}
+}
+
+const (
+	LeftToRight = 0b000
+	TopToBottom = 0b001
+	RightToLeft = 0b010
+	BottomToTop = 0b011
+	Shuffle     = 0b100
+)
+
 // Flut asynchronously sends the given image to pixelflut server at `address`
 //   using `conns` connections. Pixels are sent column wise, unless `shuffle`
 //   is set. Stops when stop is closed.
@@ -55,23 +83,7 @@ func Flut(t FlutTask, stop chan bool, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 		return // @robustness: actually return an error here?
 	}
 
-	var cmds commands
+	cmds := generateCommands(t)
-	if t.RGBSplit {
-		// do a RGB split of white
-		imgmod := render.ImgColorFilter(t.Img, color.NRGBA{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}, color.NRGBA{0xff, 0, 0, 0xff})
-		cmds = append(cmds, commandsFromImage(imgmod, image.Pt(t.Offset.X-10, t.Offset.Y-10))...)
-		imgmod = render.ImgColorFilter(t.Img, color.NRGBA{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}, color.NRGBA{0, 0xff, 0, 0xff})
-		cmds = append(cmds, commandsFromImage(imgmod, image.Pt(t.Offset.X+10, t.Offset.Y))...)
-		imgmod = render.ImgColorFilter(t.Img, color.NRGBA{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}, color.NRGBA{0, 0, 0xff, 0xff})
-		cmds = append(cmds, commandsFromImage(imgmod, image.Pt(t.Offset.X-10, t.Offset.Y+10))...)
-		cmds = append(cmds, commandsFromImage(t.Img, t.Offset)...)
-	} else {
-		cmds = commandsFromImage(t.Img, t.Offset)
-	}
-
-	if t.Shuffle {
-		cmds.Shuffle()
-	}
 
 	var messages [][]byte
 	var maxOffsetX, maxOffsetY int
@@ -91,7 +103,7 @@ func Flut(t FlutTask, stop chan bool, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 			msg = messages[i]
 		}
 
-		time.Sleep(66 * time.Millisecond) // avoid crashing the server
+		time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond) // avoid crashing the server
 
 		go bombAddress(msg, t.Address, maxOffsetX, maxOffsetY, stop, &bombWg)
 	}
@@ -100,3 +112,17 @@ func Flut(t FlutTask, stop chan bool, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 		wg.Done()
 	}
 }
+
+func generateCommands(t FlutTask) (cmds commands) {
+	if t.RGBSplit {
+		white := color.NRGBA{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}
+		imgmod := render.ImgColorFilter(t.Img, white, color.NRGBA{0xff, 0, 0, 0xff})
+		cmds = append(cmds, commandsFromImage(imgmod, t.RenderOrder, t.Offset.Add(image.Pt(-10, -10)))...)
+		imgmod = render.ImgColorFilter(t.Img, white, color.NRGBA{0, 0xff, 0, 0xff})
+		cmds = append(cmds, commandsFromImage(imgmod, t.RenderOrder, t.Offset.Add(image.Pt(10, 0)))...)
+		imgmod = render.ImgColorFilter(t.Img, white, color.NRGBA{0, 0, 0xff, 0xff})
+		cmds = append(cmds, commandsFromImage(imgmod, t.RenderOrder, t.Offset.Add(image.Pt(-10, 10)))...)
+	}
+	cmds = append(cmds, commandsFromImage(t.Img, t.RenderOrder, t.Offset)...)
+	return
+}

pixelflut/net.go

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ func bombAddress(message []byte, address string, maxOffsetX, maxOffsetY int, sto
 		if err == nil {
 			break // we're supposed to exit
 		}
+		fmt.Printf("[net] error: %s\n", err)
 	}
 }
 

rpc/repl.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func RunREPL(f Fluter) {
 			case "start":
 				t.Paused = false
 
-			case "offset":
+			case "offset", "of":
 				if len(args) == 1 && args[0] == "rand" {
 					t.RandOffset = true
 					t.Offset = image.Point{}
@@ -79,20 +79,22 @@ func RunREPL(f Fluter) {
 					}
 				}
 
-			case "conns":
+			case "connections", "c":
 				if len(args) == 1 {
 					if conns, err := strconv.Atoi(args[0]); err == nil {
 						t.MaxConns = conns
 					}
 				}
 
-			case "addr":
+			case "address", "a":
 				if len(args) == 1 {
 					t.Address = args[0]
 				}
 
-			case "shuffle":
+			case "order", "o":
-				t.Shuffle = !t.Shuffle
+				if len(args) == 1 {
+					t.RenderOrder = pixelflut.NewOrder(args[0])
+				}
 
 			case "rgbsplit":
 				t.RGBSplit = !t.RGBSplit
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ func RunREPL(f Fluter) {
 					t.Img = render.RenderText(input, textSize, textCol, bgCol)
 				}
 
-			case "img":
+			case "img", "i":
 				if len(args) > 0 {
 					path := strings.Join(args, " ")
 					if img, err := render.ReadImage(path); err != nil {
@@ -151,17 +153,17 @@ func printHelp() {
 	fmt.Println(`available commands:
 	start                                start fluting
 	stop                                 pause fluting
-	conns <n>                            set number of connections per client
+	c <n>                                set number of connections per client
-	addr <host>:<port>                   set target server
+	a <host>:<port>                      set target server
 	offset <x> <y>                       set top-left offset
 	offset rand                          random offset for each draw
 	metrics                              toggle bandwidth reporting (may cost some performance)
 
-	img <filepath>                       set image
+	i <filepath>                         set image
 	txt <scale> <color <bgcolor> <txt>   send text
 	txt [<scale> [<color> [<bgcolor>]]   enter interactive text mode
 	rgbsplit                             toggle RGB split effect
-	shuffle                              toggle between column-wise & randomized draw order`)
+	o                                    set order (l,r,t,b,shuffle)`)
 }
 
 // try to parse as hex-encoded RGB color,