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PolyMaze - Create mazes from a variety of sources
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This utility converts several different kinds of inputs into mazes.

Allowed Inputs:

- Aspect ratio (height / width) of a rectangular maze
- Text - convert the content of the string into a maze / mazes
- Image - convert the dark parts of an image into a maze / mazes

Options:

- Complexity - adjust the difficulty
- Font - use your own font when making a String maze (especially for unicode strings)
- Shape - explicitly choose the type of tesselation used in the maze

.. image:: https://github.com/kobejohn/polymaze/raw/master/docs/Globe_Polycat_small.png

.. image:: https://github.com/kobejohn/polymaze/raw/master/docs/String_small.png

Installation:
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``polymaze`` should work with Py2 or Py3.

.. code:: sh

    pip install polymaze

If you get the error ``decoder zip not available`` when using it, then probably
``PILLOW`` did not install completely. Try to upgrade or reinstall
``PILLOW`` and make sure it says png support was installed.

Commandline Usage:
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To make a generic rectangular maze, at the command line:

.. code:: sh

    polymaze

.. image:: https://github.com/kobejohn/polymaze/raw/master/docs/rectangle_small.png

To see all options:

.. code:: sh

    polymaze -h

For example, to make a string into a maze with some extra options (note the \n
gets converted to a real newline internally):

.. code:: sh

    polymaze --text "Happy\nBirthday!" --complexity 10 --shape Polycat
    polymaze -t 迷路 -c 10 -s OctaDiamond --font meiryob.ttc

.. image:: https://github.com/kobejohn/polymaze/raw/master/docs/birthday_small.png

.. image:: https://github.com/kobejohn/polymaze/raw/master/docs/unicode_small.png

Everything above assumes the command line entry point (named polymaze) works
after installation. If not, then you will need to navigate to the root package
directory and use:

.. code:: sh

    python cli_runner.py [--options...]

Library Usage:
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Please see demo.py for examples of how to use the components. You can also run
it simply with:

.. code:: sh

    python demo.py

The primary components are ``PolyGrid`` (the geometric core of the whole package),
and ``PolyMaze`` which converts a ``PolyGrid`` into a maze.

Extension:
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If anyone is interested, I can document how to specify new tessellations.

Background and Feedback:
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I developed this to regain some basic trigonometry skills which I have
lost over the years.

If you find this useful or have any feedback, please let me know! Specifically
I have only tested this on Windows so please make an issue if it doesn't work
in Linux, etc.

License:
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MIT. See LICENSE

Bundled Noto CJK Font:
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SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. See polymaze/font/LICENSE_CJK.txt