Solar Map

Solar Map is a solar system simulation in your terminal, using a high-performance custom rendering engine to display any content directly in the terminal. It leverages a partial content update mechanism to achieve high FPS and eliminate screen flickering, ensuring smooth animations and a responsive experience.

Usage

The application runs in the terminal and renders an animated simulation of the solar system. The simulation updates in real-time, with adjustable frame rate and interactive controls.

To start the Solar Map simulation, use:

npx solarmap

Demo

Watch demo video on YouTube!

Controls

• Arrow Up (↑): Increase FPS.
• Arrow Down (↓): Decrease FPS.
• 'S' Key: Toggle sound on/off.
• 'O' Key: Toggle orbit visibility.
• 'H' Key: Toggle celestial body names visibility.
• Ctrl + C: Exit the application.

Configuration

You can also launch the application with the following flags:

• --sound: Enable sound playback.
• --fps xx: Set a custom starting FPS.
• --no-orbits: Disable the display of orbits.
• --hints: Enable the display of celestial body names.

You can combine multiple flags as needed:

npx solarmap --fps 30 --sound --no-orbits --hints

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.