c-exercises/ncurses-pong.c

#define _BSD_SOURCE

#include <ncurses.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#define MAX_X 100.0
#define MAX_Y 100.0
#define MAX_R 24
#define MAX_C 80

void xy2rc(float x, float y, int *r, int *c) {
  *c = (x / MAX_X) * MAX_C;
  *r = MAX_R - ((y / MAX_Y) * MAX_R);
}

float ball_x = 0.0;
float ball_y = 0.0;
float dir_x = +2.0;
float dir_y = +1.0;

void paint_ball() {
  int r, c;
  xy2rc(ball_x, ball_y, &r, &c);
  mvaddch(r, c, ACS_DIAMOND);
}

void paint() {
  clear();
  paint_ball();

  refresh();
}

int main() {
  initscr();    /* Start curses mode */
  curs_set(0);  /* Disable cursor */

  while(true) {
    ball_x += dir_x;
    ball_y += dir_y;

    if (ball_x>MAX_X || ball_x<0) {
      dir_x = -dir_x;
    }
    if (ball_y>MAX_Y || ball_y<0) {
      dir_y = -dir_y;
    }

    paint();
    usleep(50000);
  }

  getch();      /* Wait for user input */
  endwin();     /* End curses mode */
}