def move(grid, ant, side, pheromone):
radius = ant.get_radius()
location = ant.get_location()
symbol = ant.get_symbol()
old_location = grid[location]
grid[location] = (old_location[0], EMPTY, old_location[2])
new_location = radius[2*side + 1]
ant.set_location(new_location)
set_orientation(ant,side)
if pheromone == EMPTY:
grid[new_location] = (grid[new_location][0], ANT, grid[new_location][2])
else:
grid[new_location] = (pheromone, ANT, symbol)
def is_pheromone_in_radius(self, ant):
radius = ant.get_radius()
for i in [1,3,5,7]:
if (self[radius[i]][2] != ant.get_symbol()) and (self[radius[i]][2] != EMPTY) and (self[radius[i]][2] != OBSTACLE):
return [radius[i],i]
return 0
def place_ant_on_grid(self, ant, location):
ant_i = int(ant.get_symbol()) - 1
self[(location)] = (START, ANT, ant.get_symbol())
self.ant_locations[ant_i] = location
self.ant_homes[ant_i] = location
self.ants[ant_i] = ant
