// Daniel Shiffman

// https://github.com/Programming-from-A-to-Z/A2Z-F24

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// An array of lines from a text file

let lines;

// The Markov Generator object

let markov;

// An output element

let output;

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// Slider to weight the data fed

let slider;

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// Preload some seed data

function preload() {

  linesA = loadStrings("data/natureofcode.txt");

  linesB = loadStrings("data/shakes_short.txt");

}

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function setup() {

  // Make the button

  let button = select("#button");

  button.mousePressed(generate);

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  // Make the output element

  output = select("#output");

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  // Make the slider

  slider = select("#slider");

  // We could regenerate as the user moves the slider!

  // but unless it's very little data, we'd have to do it

  // a different way

  // slider.input(tooSlow);

​

  noCanvas();

}

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function generate() {

  // Make the markov generator each time we generate text!

  markov = new MarkovGenerator(5, 2000);

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  // How many times should we repeat input B

  let repeat = floor(slider.value() / 10);

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  // Repeat A the inverse of B

  let totalA = 10 - repeat;

  let totalB = repeat;

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  // Feed input A totalA times to the generator

  for (let n = 0; n < totalA; n++) {

    for (let i = 0; i < linesA.length; i++) {

      markov.feed(linesA[i]);

    }

  }

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  // Feed input B totalB times to the generator

  for (let n = 0; n < totalB; n++) {

    for (let i = 0; i < linesB.length; i++) {

      markov.feed(linesB[i]);

    }

  }

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  // Generate some text and show it

  let generated = markov.generate();

  output.html(generated);

}

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