# johnBuffer/AntSimulator

Simple Ants simulator

Repository: https://github.com/johnBuffer/AntSimulator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/antsimulator
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cpp, simulation, realtime, 2d, sfml
Last push: 2025-09-03T17:15:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 41/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 40, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2318, "days_push": 364, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2378, forks 307 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:42.210109+00:00)

## What it is
A simple 2D ant colony simulator written in C++ with SFML, showing emergent foraging behavior with pheromone trails. It supports interactive features like adding food, drawing walls, pausing, and zooming.

## Use cases
- simulate ant colony foraging behavior
- watch emergent pheromone trail behavior in real time
- experiment with agent-based simulation in C++
- learn how to build a simulation with SFML
- draw walls and food to interact with a live simulation
- demonstrate swarm intelligence for teaching

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, interactive 2D agent-based simulation
- you want a small readable C++/SFML codebase to learn from
- you want to demo emergent behavior like pheromone trails

## When to avoid
- you need scientifically accurate ant biology models
- you need 3D simulation or GPU-scale agent counts
- you need a library or API to embed in your own project rather than a standalone app

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: simulation, graphics
- domain: simulation, graphics
- platform: windows, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: ants, agent-based-simulation, sfml, emergent-behavior, pheromones, 2d, realtime, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- johnBuffer/AntSimulator (main) score 41

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.210109+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:34:54.366705+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/johnBuffer/AntSimulator (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:42.210109+00:00, sha 815433934d0f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.