README.md (1047B)
1 # log2life 2 3 This project reads lighttpd server logs, converts the request data to [Life 4 1.05 patterns](https://conwaylife.com/wiki/Life_1.05) and then sends them to a 5 [sdl2-life server](https://github.com/bcl/sdl2-life) using the client IP as an 6 x, y coordinate in the Life world. 7 8 ## Quickstart 9 10 * Download and build [sdl2-life server](https://github.com/bcl/sdl2-life) 11 * Build log2life by running `go build` 12 * Start the life server with `sdl2-life -rows 250 -columns 250 -server -empty` 13 * Pass a logfile to the server by running `log2life -rows 250 -columns 250 /path/to/logfile.log` 14 15 That will use the timestamps in the logfile to replay the requests in realtime. 16 You can control the playback speed by passing '-speed 10' to playback at 10x 17 realtime. 18 19 The width and height should match the rows and columns used in sdl2-life. 20 21 If you want to pipe live server logs you can do something like this: 22 23 ssh foo@server tail -f /var/log/lighttpd/access.log | log2life -rows 250 -columns 250 - 24 25 Which will read from stdin and ignore the timestamps.