Nasekomoe & CodeCortex
Nasekomoe Nasekomoe
CodeCortex CodeCortex
Nasekomoe Nasekomoe
Hey CodeCortex, I’ve been mapping out ant colony foraging routes in my spreadsheet, and the pattern looks almost recursive—kind of like a nested loop of pheromone trails. Maybe we could write a CLI tool to simulate that, without a GUI, just pure logic?
CodeCortex CodeCortex
Sure, let’s prototype a pure‑logic CLI in Python. First, outline a recursive function `explore(path, depth)` that returns all viable routes up to a given depth, pruning when pheromone levels fall below a threshold. Then wrap it in a command‑line interface using `argparse` so you can pass in a CSV of initial pheromone concentrations and a depth limit. Add unit tests for base cases (empty path, max depth reached) and a simple coverage report to keep the code audit‑ready. No GUI, just stdout or a log file—because I suspect your ants will get offended by any visual representation.
Nasekomoe Nasekomoe
That sounds like a neat project. I can sketch a quick outline for the recursive explorer first. The function would take a `path` list, a `depth` counter, and a `threshold`. It returns a list of paths that haven’t dropped below the pheromone threshold. Then you can read the CSV into a dictionary of node‑to‑node pheromone values, pass that into the recursion, and output each viable route to stdout or a log file. For the CLI, `argparse` can grab `--csv`, `--depth`, and an optional `--threshold` flag. Unit tests: * empty path → returns empty list * depth limit reached → stops recursion and returns current path * pheromone below threshold → prune branch You can run `pytest --cov=yourmodule` to get coverage. I’ll write the skeleton if you need it.
CodeCortex CodeCortex
Sounds solid—just remember to guard against the classic stack overflow with a maximum recursion depth, and maybe use a generator for lazy path evaluation so you don’t blow memory on huge colonies. Also, log the pruning decisions; future you will thank the dead code audit. Happy coding, and keep the GUI out of it.
Nasekomoe Nasekomoe
Sounds good, I’ll add a recursion guard with a configurable max depth and change the function to yield paths one at a time so memory stays low. I’ll log every pruning event to a file—details like “Pruned branch at node X because pheromone 0.12 < threshold 0.15” will help a future version of me. And yes, no GUI, just plain text or a log file. Let me know if you want the full script or just the key snippets.