From f177cc716c5f2aa5b50b14ccbb421de89e3a7854 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kai Stevenson <kai@kaistevenson.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:29:42 -0700
Subject: wip

---
 src/sim/cell/materials/water.rs | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/sim/cell/materials/water.rs

(limited to 'src/sim/cell/materials/water.rs')

diff --git a/src/sim/cell/materials/water.rs b/src/sim/cell/materials/water.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b848fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sim/cell/materials/water.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+use crate::sim::cell_sim::sim::UpdateCtx;
+
+#[inline]
+pub fn sim_update(ctx: &mut UpdateCtx) {
+    // if the water can fall, do so
+    if ctx.candidates_swap(&[
+        (0, 1),
+        (-1 + 2 * ctx.seqno_parity as i32, 1),
+        (1 - 2 * ctx.seqno_parity as i32, 1),
+    ]) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // if the water can't fall, check if we can move left or right
+    // these are inverted on parity so that we don't preference a direction
+    let left_target = ctx.get_cell(-1, 0);
+    let can_move_left =
+        left_target.is_some_and(|c| c.material.def().density < ctx.material.density);
+    let right_target = ctx.get_cell(1, 0);
+    let can_move_right =
+        right_target.is_some_and(|c| c.material.def().density < ctx.material.density);
+
+    // we can't move down or to other side, so we're stuck
+    if !can_move_left && !can_move_right {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // if we can't move left, just move right
+    if !can_move_left {
+        ctx.candidates_swap(&[(1, 0)]);
+        return;
+    }
+    // and vice versa
+    if !can_move_right {
+        ctx.candidates_swap(&[(-1, 0)]);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // find the closest hole within 20 pixels (TODO optimize)
+    // a hole is any space below us with a lesser density
+    // prevents equidistance stuck state
+    let starting_side = if ctx.seqno_parity == 0 { 1 } else { -1 };
+    for i in 0..20 {
+        let side = if i % 2 == 0 {
+            starting_side
+        } else {
+            -starting_side
+        };
+
+        let offset = side * (1 + i / 2);
+        let hole_target = ctx.get_cell(offset, 1);
+        if let Some(target) = hole_target
+            && target.material.def().density < ctx.material.density
+        {
+            // we identified a hole and we know that the space on this side is open
+            // move toward the hole
+            // new_target.flags = new_target.flags ^ 0b1;
+            ctx.candidates_swap(&[(side, 0)]);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // we didn't find a hole, so just move "randomly" on the same surface
+    // TODO when to settle?
+    // let target_x = if !can_move_left {
+    //     1
+    // } else if !can_move_right {
+    //     -1
+    // } else if ctx.seqno_parity % 2 == 1 {
+    //     1
+    // } else {
+    //     -1
+    // };
+
+    // ctx.candidates_swap(&[(target_x, 0)]);
+}
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