// p5js

​

// convert a hersheytextjs SVG path to a list of opentype-esque commands

function pathCommands(s, offset) {

  console.log(s, offset);

  let instr = [];

  let mode = '';

  for (let t of s.split(' ')) {

    if (t.charAt(0) == 'M' || t.charAt(0) == 'L') {

      mode = t.charAt(0);

      t = t.substr(1);

    }

    let coords = t.split(',');

    if (mode == 'M') {

      instr.push({type: 'M', 'x': int(coords[0])+offset, 'y': int(coords[1])});

    }

    else if (mode == 'L') {

      instr.push({type: 'L', 'x': int(coords[0])+offset, 'y': int(coords[1])});

    }

  }

  return instr;

}

​

// produce an array of commands for the given string

function pathCommandsForText(font, s) {

  console.log(font, s);

  let commands = [];

  let offset = 0;

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

    let cidx = s.charCodeAt(i) - 33;

    if (cidx >= 0) {

      Array.prototype.push.apply(

        commands, pathCommands(font.chars[cidx].d, offset));

        offset += int(font.chars[cidx].o) * 2;

    }

    else {

      offset += 10;

    }

  }

  return commands;

}

​

// draw commands

function drawPath(cmds) {

  // current pen position

  let cx = 0;

  let cy = 0;

  // start position of current contour

  let startX = 0;

  let startY = 0;

  for (let cmd of cmds) {

    switch (cmd.type) {

      case 'M':

        startX = cmd.x;

        startY = cmd.y;

        cx = cmd.x;

        cy = cmd.y;

        break;

      case 'L':

        line(cx, cy, cmd.x, cmd.y);

        cx = cmd.x;

        cy = cmd.y;

        break;

        }

  }

}

​

let hershey;

function preload() {

  hershey = loadJSON("hersheytext.json");

}

​

function setup() {

  createCanvas(400, 400);

  strokeWeight(3);

  scale(2);

  drawPath(pathCommandsForText(hershey.futural, "hello there"));

  noLoop();

}

​