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<p><em>Benoit</em> is a Rust-written programme for visualising complex functions, e.g. <em>the Mandelbrot Set</em> and similar fractals.</p>
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<x-image alt="A render of a single Minibrot on a green background. The render is coloures so that it resembles lightning coming from the Minibrot." data-file="benoit_screenshot0"></x-image>
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<p>The project consists of the core <a href="https://crates.io/crates/benoit/"><code>benoit</code></a> crate, from which the frontends <code>benoit-cli</code> and (in the future) <code>benoit-gui</code> derive.</p>
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<p>The <code>benoit-cli</code> executable can render and animate using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOML/">TOML</a> files right from the commandline.</p>
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<x-image alt="A Julia Set centred on a point inside the Mandelbrot Set. The resulting image resembles creeping, black vines with rainbows around." data-file="benoit_screenshot1"></x-image>
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<p>The main use of <code>benoit-cli</code> is to render still images or animations of fractals, e.g. zoom-ins. An example configuration could look like the following:</p>
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<div class="codeblock"># benoit.toml<br><br>[render]<br>count = 24<br>width = 1024<br>height = 1024<br><br>fractal = "mandelbrot"<br>inverse = false<br>julia = false<br><br>[render.start]<br>frame = 0<br><br>max_iter_count = 0x100<br><br>centre = "0.0+1.0i"<br>seed = "0.0+0.0i"<br>zoom = "1.0"<br><br>colour_range = 64.0<br><br>[render.stop]<br>frame = 23<br><br>max_iter_count = 0x100<br><br>centre = "0.0+1.0i"<br>seed = "0.0+0.0i"<br>zoom = "1.0"<br><br>colour_range = 64.0<br><br>[final]<br>palette = "fire"<br><br>[output]<br>directory = "render/"</div>
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<p>Just provide the path to the desired configuration:</p>
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<code>benoit-cli "benoit.toml"</code>
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<p>The <code>benoit-gui</code> executable, on the other hand, allows viewing fractals in realtime. Do note, however, that this frontend is currently unimplemented.</p>
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<x-image alt="An render of an inverse Julia Set of the Mandelbrot. It appears on a grey gradiant background with a warm-coloured pattern resembling smaller minibrots." data-file="benoit_screenshot2"></x-image>
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<p>Documentation is written in source. Documentation for the main library is hosted on <a href="https://docs.rs/benoit/latest/benoit/"><code>docs.rs</code></a>.</p>
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