#This code (c) Josh Kopin 2008. You can do whatever you want with it, but you have to tell me about what you use it for!
#See the About page for artistic details.
#Also, I'm sorry for the mess. I'm no python guru, but this gets the job done (slowly) so I'm just thrilled.
#class to hold each word and the words that come after it
class Word:
"holds a word of revelation and the words that follow it."
def __init__(self, word, doors = []):
self.word = word
self.doors = doors
def connect(self, nextword = ""):
for d in self.doors:
if d == nextword:
#weight the word more heavily someday
return 0
self.doors = self.doors + [nextword]
#search an array of words for a particular word. used to build the doorways between words
def indexOf(word, wordList):
for i in range(0, len(wordList)):
if wordList[i].word == word:
return i
return -1 #should make an array out of bounds error happen
#open the book of revelations (have it in this file)
f = open('./revelations.txt', 'r');
#read it into a string
text = f.read();
#convert the string to uppercase
text = text.upper();
#strip all the non-alphabetic, non-whitespace characters
acc = ""
for i in range(0, len(text)):
if(text[i].isalpha() | ( text[i] == ' ' )):
acc = acc+text[i]
#chop up the book of revelations into individual words
array = acc.split()
#build an array that contains each word of revelation only once
words = []
for i in range(0, len(array)):
done = False
for w in words:
if array[i] == w.word:
done = True
break
if done == False:
words = words + [Word(array[i])]
#build the doorways between words
for i in range(1, len(array)):
words[indexOf(array[i-1], words)].connect(words[indexOf(array[i],words)].word)
#make a webpage for each word and its doors (make a folder called revelation wherever you run this script)
#also, have an about.html and a lens.css to see everything properly.
for w in words:
out = open('./revelation/'+w.word+'.html', 'w')
out.write("""
"""+w.word+"""
Keep following the links to trace out a luminous yellow revelation. Be sure to enable javascript and cookies, and try not to use the back button...
Click any word that grabs your fancy.