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src/main/java/com/zipcodeconway/ConwayGameOfLife.java

 package com.zipcodeconway;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 public class ConwayGameOfLife {
     private Integer dimension;
-    private int[][] generation;
+    private int[][] current;
+    //private int[][] next;
     public int neighbourRow;
     public int neighbourCol;
     private SimpleWindow displayWindow;
 
     public ConwayGameOfLife(Integer dimension) {
         this.displayWindow = new SimpleWindow(dimension);
-     }
+        this.current = createRandomStart(dimension);
+        //this.next = new int[dimension][dimension];
+    }
 
     public ConwayGameOfLife(Integer dimension, int[][] startmatrix) {
         this.displayWindow = new SimpleWindow(dimension);
-        this.generation = startmatrix;
+        this.current = startmatrix;
+        this.dimension = dimension;
+        //this.next = new int[dimension][dimension];
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
     // Which cells are alive or dead in generation 0.
     // allocates and returns the starting matrix of size 'dimension'
     private int[][] createRandomStart(Integer dimension) {
-        int[][]start = new int[dimension][dimension];
-        for(int row =0;row<dimension;row++){
-            for(int col=0;col<dimension;col++){
+        int[][] start = new int[dimension][dimension];
+        for (int row = 0; row < dimension; row++) {
+            for (int col = 0; col < dimension; col++) {
                 int val = (int) Math.round(Math.random());
-                start[row][col]=val;
+                start[row][col] = val;
             }
         }
-
         return start;
     }
 
     public int[][] simulate(Integer maxGenerations) {
-        return new int[1][1];
+        int[][] currentWorld = current;
+        int[][] nextWorld = new int[dimension][dimension];
+
+        for (int i = 0; i <= maxGenerations; i++) {
+            this.displayWindow.display(currentWorld, i);
+
+
+            nextWorld = runSim(currentWorld, nextWorld); // tested!!!
+
+            currentWorld = copyAndZeroOut(nextWorld, currentWorld);
+        }
+        this.displayWindow.sleep(125);
+        //displayWindow.sleep(10000);
+        return currentWorld;
+    }
+
+    private int[][] runSim(int[][] currentWorld, int[][] nextWorld) {
+        for (int row = 0; row < currentWorld.length; row++) {
+            for (int col = 0; col < currentWorld[row].length; col++) {
+                nextWorld[row][col] = isAlive(row, col, currentWorld);
+            }
+        }
+        return nextWorld;
     }
 
     // copy the values of 'next' matrix to 'current' matrix,
     // and then zero out the contents of 'next' matrix
-    public void copyAndZeroOut(int [][] next, int[][] current) {
+    public int[][] copyAndZeroOut(int[][] nextWorld, int[][] currentWorld) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < currentWorld.length; i++) {
+            System.arraycopy(nextWorld[i], 0, currentWorld[i], 0, currentWorld.length);
+            Arrays.fill(nextWorld[i], 0);
+        }
+        return currentWorld;
     }
 
     // Calculate if an individual cell should be alive in the next generation.
 		Any live cell with two or three live neighbours lives, unchanged, to the next generation.
 		Any dead cell with exactly three live neighbours cells will come to life.
 	*/
-    private int isAlive(int row, int col, int[][] world) {
-        int[]neighbours = getNeignbours(row,col,world);
-        if(world[row][col]==1 && getNumberOfLiveNeighbours(neighbours)<2){ world[row][col]=0; }
-        else if(world[row][col]==1 && getNumberOfLiveNeighbours(neighbours)>3){world[row][col]=0; }
-        else if(world[row][col]==1 && (getNumberOfLiveNeighbours(neighbours)==3)||(getNumberOfLiveNeighbours(neighbours)==2)){world[row][col]=1; }
-        else if (world[row][col]==0&& getNumberOfLiveNeighbours(neighbours)==3){world[row][col]=1}
+    public int isAlive(int row, int col, int[][] world) {
+        int neighbours = getNeighbours(row, col, world);
 
+        //test
+        if (neighbours == 2)
+            return world[row][col];
+        else if (neighbours == 3)
+            return 1;
+        else
+            return 0;
+        //
+
+//        if (world[row][col] == 1 && (neighbours < 2)) {
+//            return 0;
+//        } else if (world[row][col] == 1 && (neighbours > 3)) {
+//             return 0;
+//        } else if (world[row][col] == 1 && (neighbours == 3) ||
+//                (neighbours == 2)) {
+//            return 1;
+//        } else if (world[row][col] == 0 && (neighbours == 3)) {
+//            return 1;
+//        }
 
-        return world[row][col];
-    }
-    public int[] getNeignbours(int row, int col,int[][]input){
-        int[] neignbours = new int[8];
-        for(int i=0;i<8;i++){
-            checkBoundries(row,col,input);
-            neignbours[i]=input[neighbourRow][neighbourCol];
-        }
-        return neignbours;
     }
-    public int getNumberOfLiveNeighbours(int[]neighbours){
-        int count=0;
-        for(int i=0;i<neighbours.length;i++){
-            count+=neighbours[i];
+
+    public int getNeighbours(int row, int col, int[][] input) {
+        int totalNeighbors = 0;
+        int index = 0;
+        for (int i = -1; i <= 1; i++) {
+            for (int j = -1; j <= 1; j++) {
+                int neighbourRow = getNeighbourRow(i, row, input);
+                int neighbourCol = getNeighbourCol(j, col, input);
+                if (!(getNeighbourRow(i, row, input) == row && getNeighbourCol(j, col, input) == col)) {
+                    totalNeighbors += input[neighbourRow][neighbourCol];
+                    index++;
+                }
+            }
         }
-        return count;
+        return totalNeighbors;
     }
-    public void checkBoundries(int row, int col,int[][]input) {
-        if (row - 1 < 0) {
-            neighbourRow = input.length;
-        } else {
-            neighbourRow = row - 1;
-        }
-        if (row + 1 > input.length) {
+
+    public int getNeighbourRow(int x, int row, int[][] input) {
+        int neighbourRow;
+        if (row + x < 0) {
+            neighbourRow = input.length - 1;
+        } else if (row + x > input.length - 1) {
             neighbourRow = 0;
         } else {
-            neighbourRow = row + 1;
-        }
-        if (col - 1 < 0) {
-            neighbourCol = input[0].length;
-        } else {
-            neighbourCol = col - 1;
+            neighbourRow = row + x;
         }
-        if (col + 1 > input[0].length) {
+        return neighbourRow;
+    }
+
+    public int getNeighbourCol(int x, int col, int[][] input) {
+        int neighbourCol;
+        if (col + x < 0) {
+            neighbourCol = input[0].length - 1;
+        } else if (col + x > input[0].length - 1) {
             neighbourCol = 0;
         } else {
-            neighbourCol = col + 1;
+            neighbourCol = col + x;
         }
+        return neighbourCol;
     }
-
 }

src/test/java/com/zipcodeconway/ConwayGameOfLifeTest.java

 package com.zipcodeconway;
 
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 public class ConwayGameOfLifeTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testIsAlive1(){
+        ConwayGameOfLife x=new ConwayGameOfLife(5);
+        int[][] start = {
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
+        int expected =1;
+        int actual = x.isAlive(2,1,start);
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected,actual);
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testIsAlive2(){
+        ConwayGameOfLife x=new ConwayGameOfLife(5);
+        int[][] start = {
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
+        int expected =1;
+        int actual = x.isAlive(2,2,start);
+        Assert.assertEquals(expected,actual);
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testNumberOfLiveGetNeignbours(){
+        ConwayGameOfLife x=new ConwayGameOfLife(5);
+        int[][] start = {
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
+        int expected =2;
+        //int actual = x.getneighbours(x.getNeighbours(3,3,start));
+        //Assert.assertEquals(expected,actual);
+    }
+    @Test
+    public void testGetNeignbours(){
+        ConwayGameOfLife x=new ConwayGameOfLife(5);
+        int[][] start = {
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 1, 0, 0},
+                {0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
+        int expected =1;
+        //int actual = x.getNeighbours(1,1,start)[7];
+        //Assert.assertEquals(expected,actual);
+    }
 
     @Test
     public void runTest1() {
                 {0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
         ConwayGameOfLife sim = new ConwayGameOfLife(5, start);
         int[][] results = sim.simulate(9);
+
         assertTrue(java.util.Arrays.deepEquals(results, expected));
     }