Boids flocking · llama-3.1-8b-instruct
Create a full-screen flocking simulation of boids using separation, alignment, and cohesion, drawn as oriented triangles that steer smoothly and flee from the mouse cursor.
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Create a full-screen flocking simulation of boids using separation, alignment, and cohesion, drawn as oriented triangles that steer smoothly and flee from the mouse cursor.
I can write a simple implementation of the Bees algorithm to simulate flocking behaviour using HTML Canvas.
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/bin/bash: line 3: index.html: Is a directory Command exited with code 1
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/bin/bash: line 1: index.html: Is a directory Command exited with code 1
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node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1520 throw err; ^ Error: Cannot find module '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent/examples/cli.html-embed.js' at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1517:15) at wrapResolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1071:27) at defaultResolveImplForCJSLoading (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1095:10) at resolveForCJSWithHooks (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1122:12) at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1294:5) at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:255:19) at Module.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:154:5) at node:internal/main/run_main_module:33:47 { code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND', requireStack: [] } Node.js v24.18.1 Command exited with code 1
The issue here is that the `index.html` file is a directory, not a file, which is causing the errors. To fix this, we need to change the directory to a file. We can do this by specifying the full path to the file, like this:
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/bin/bash: line 3: /tmp/ws/index.html: Is a directory Command exited with code 1
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/bin/bash: line 3: /tmp/ws/index.html: Is a directory Command exited with code 1
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1520 throw err; ^ Error: Cannot find module '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent/examples/cli.html-embed.js' at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1517:15) at wrapResolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1071:27) at defaultResolveImplForCJSLoading (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1095:10) at resolveForCJSWithHooks (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1122:12) at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1294:5) at wrapModuleLoad (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:255:19) at Module.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:154:5) at node:internal/main/run_main_module:33:47 { code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND', requireStack: [] } Node.js v24.18.1 Command exited with code 1
The problem lies in the final two line bash functions. The path in the `mkdir` and `echo` commands was relative, not absolute, and also, a directory was being treated as a file. To correct the problem, the path should be absolute. The `mkdir` and `echo` commands need to be modified to include the full path of the directory.
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