Valentine's day greetings card generator
C
What can be more romantic than syntax highlighting?
*xx= "De"
"ar %" "s:\n"
"Consta" "nts ar"
"e red, " "variable"
"s are blue.\nIf lo"
"ve had a syntax, I"
"'d highlight you"
".\n",n[9];main(
){printf(xx,
gets(n))
;xx;
}
Output:
$ echo Ilana | ./vanentine
Dear Ilana:
Constants are red, variables are blue.
If love had a syntax, I'd highlight you.
Java 8, 500 lines of code
This is the longest entry that I had ever did here in codegolf. It is in the form of a java program constituted from the concatenation of the lyrics of 7 different songs that I composed just for this competition. Looking back in time, I am convicted that I am really crazy to create this thing just for this competition, and some verses are still repeating over and over with rhymes in my head.
Comments were very abused, so I could write everything in the program to be within verses, except for a short guitar solo in the end of the second song. There is no blobs of characters left hidden somewhere. In fact, I did not thought that to write music as poems with rhymes that could be compiled and run by a java compiler to do something not trivial was damn so hard, specially writing poems with terms like AffineTransform, BufferedImage, Graphics2D and newScheduledThreadPool.
The program itself is somewhat complex. It does show a screen with an animation of a rotating heart, some stars and a message for your beloved-one. All of that is done with linear algebra, primitives drawing, setting pixels, text drawing and sprites.
EDIT: Bugfix to reduce the font size to avoid text cuttings.
To run it:
java that_day <The name of your girlfriend/boyfriend>
If you omit your girlfriend/boyfriend name, it will show the usage and default to my name (Victor) instead. This is some sort of mark I left as a form of some personal signature.
Here is its source:
// ******************************************
// TRACK 1: THE GREAT LOVE IN THE JAVA ISLAND
// ******************************************
/* Do you ever */ import /* ?
|* If in the */ java /* island */.
/* There was a sign that once said:
*/ awt. /* what is this crazyness?*/*;
/* Or maybe instead,
|* Do you really */ import /* if in the */ java /* island */.
/* they really said */ awt.geom. /* instead? */*;
// Or even maybe,
/* Do you */ import /* if all that */ java.awt. /* had some */ image/*? */.*;
/* Do you */ import /* if that */ java /* has a */ .util.concurrent/*? */.*;
/* Do you */ import /* if that */ java /* has some */ .util.Random; // game?
/* Do you */ import /* if that */ static java /* has some */. lang/*uage or */. Math /* class? */.*;
// And then
/* We do */ import /* about all those */ javax // stuff
/* So, lets play in the school */ .swing /* like the old times, oh my honey?*/.*;
// In the school
/* I were in my */ class that_day{ //
/* And some */ Random stuff // the teacher were saying
=/* all that I wanted was a*/ new Random /* game to play*/(
); // But then you came!!!! */
/* And I felt the */ GreatLove /* in my */ heart,
/* you, were my */ star, /* you were all my */ life;
/* In that */ class
/* I saw my */ GreatLove // in your face
/* I was so happy that i wanted to */ extends /* a */ BufferedImage //!!!
{/* that */ GreatLove /* was */( int resting, /* and so */ int tense
/* i felt */){ super(//!!!
/* no */ resting, /* I was so */ tense,
/* I was sure that I wanted*/ 2 /*love you*/);
}}/* I would */ boolean your_heart(
/* a day */ long /*in*/ YourArms, long /*in*/ your_arms, long /*IN*/ YOUR_ARMS // OH YEAH!
){ /* I want to*/ return /*to*/ YourArms * /*, to return to */ YourArms +/* to return to*/ your_arms // OH YEAH!
/* to return to*/* your_arms </* to return to*/ YOUR_ARMS /*to return to*/* YOUR_ARMS;} // OH YEAH
// *******************************************
// TRACK 2: THE STRING GUIDING MY LIFE, PART I
// *******************************************
/* In the */ public//, you said you did not wanted me!
/* I frooze */ static /* and felt a */ void /* inside */
/* coz you were the */ main (String[] guiding_my_life
){ if (guiding_my_life /* was a string with such */ .length
/* I felt like I was */ == 0 // in that date.
){ /* That was the */ System. /* and i were */ out.
/* So i */ print//d this letter for you,
/* Remember, */( "usage is java that_day and-put-here-yours-love-name");
/* I was in a cinema's */} EventQueue.
/* I got your number, was going to */ invokeLater(()
-> /* But this day is a */ new //day
/* A day like */ that_day
/* Are you */ ((guiding_my_life/*? Even when its */. length == 0?
/* You are the */ new String[] /* of my life?
Would I be a */ {"Victor"} : /* with my string */guiding_my_life)//?
[ 0-0-0-0-0-0/*HHHHHH YEAH!*/]))
;} that_day
/* you are the */( String guiding_my_life) {
/* a */ int tense /* feeling with a level */ = 1000;
/* a */ long missed /* one with a number */ = 466,
/* I looked for your */ door /*. Now I know, its number is */ = 279,
/* but missed */ because /* I was looking for */ = 379,
/* I was so */ crazy /* that i looked even at the number */= 261, /* and */ number = 534;
/* And my */ heart /* was */ = /* that */ new GreatLove
/* Oh I was so */(tense, /* Oh I was so */ tense); // Oh yeah!
/* And then I am */ for/*ever*/ (int erested /* in you */ =000000000 ;// YEAH;
/* int*/erested </*in your in*/tense /*love*/;
/* int*/erested ++ // forever!
){ for/*ever */(int/*erested */ i_was =0-0-0-0-0-0//0-0-0-0-H-H-H-H-H-H YEAH
; i_was </*so*/ tense; i_was ++ // so tense, oh yeah!
){/* but, I knew that */ if (i_was +/* so */ missed >// by you
/* and you were too int*/erested
& i_was -/* so */ missed </* and */ tense-
/* so int*/erested
& (/*in*/ your_heart(
i_was -/* looking at that */door,
/* int*/erested /*in you*/- because, /* i am */ crazy /* for you */)|
your_heart
( i_was -/* so */ tense +/*at your*/ door,
/* int*/erested /*in you*/- because, /* i am */ crazy )/* for you */|
/* int*/erested /*in your*/> number
|( i_was /**/> missed /* that much */ & i_was </* so */ tense
- missed /* you too much */ & /*I am so int*/erested /*and*/> crazy)))
/* To your */ heart.
/* I would */ setRGB /* there */(
/* because */ i_was, /*int*/erested,
// GUITAR SOLO:
0XFFFF000___0 //0XF00_00X0__XF0F_0F0F0___00 F0X_F0F0X__FFF0X0__F000!!!
); //F0000 0XF0_0XF0_0XF0 F0F0F0__F0F0F0__F0F0F000000000!
}} // 0xFFFFFF000000000-0-0-0-00000000000000 X0_X0_X0_X000 YEAH!
/* You are my */ star=
// like you, no one will go so far
/* my */ new GreatLove( // you are
/* I was so */ tense, /* I was so */ (int)tense);
// OH YEAH!
// ****************************************
// TRACK 3: INTREPID INTUITIVE INTELLIGENCE
// ****************************************
int[]repid /* I am, this is */ = /* my */ new int/*elligence*/[
/* Just */ 5 /* days I wait */];
/* This is my new */ int[]elligence
=/* my */ new int/*elligence*/
[ 5 /* years */]; for // now
( /* Is this */ int uitive // or nah?
= 0//r nah?
; /*int*/uitive </*for*/ 5 //years
; /*int*/ uitive
++ // Or nah?
){ /*int*/repid [/* or int*/uitive]
/* Is this */ = /* to */ (int)//elligence?
( cos /* the */ (toRadians( 90+ // aliens came
// They came! they came!
/* From the */ 144 *
/* How this is int*/uitive)) /* how???
1- Oh, this */ * /* is so */ tense /
2- /* It is so */ -tense /( /*
3- /* It is so tense */
4- /* It is like */ 2 /* times so tense.*/)
); /* This is my int*/elligence[
/* My int*/uitive /* intelligence*/]=
( int/*elligence*/)
(/* And the */ sin /* of the */( toRadians (90+ // aliens
/* is that they did not got my int*/uitive * // intelligence
1__44 /* times */)) /* that was so */* tense /
2 + /* the times this was so in*/tense /
2 /* intense*/);}
// *******************************************
// TRACK 4: THE GRAPHICS OF THE LOVE IS A STAR
// *******************************************
/* The */ Graphics of_the_love /* is */ = /* to a */ star.
getGraphics /**/();/**/ of_the_love /* and then */.setColor( // of the star
/* A */ Color /* that was something like */ .YELLOW
); /* The shape */ of_the_love /* is draw when you */.fillPolygon // of the star.
/* You have your reputation id, its the */( repid,
/* And you use it with much d*/elligence,
5 /* times each day */);
/* You do discover */ life // again
= /* Its happy to see my */ new GreatLove // everyday
(/* I am so excited and a bit*/ tense,
/* I had that feeling so in*/tense);
/* The */ Graphics of_your_heart /* is*/ = /* to the */ life // of a star
. getGraphics /**/();/**/ of_your_heart /* and then */.setColor( // of the sky
/* A */ Color /* that was something like */ .CYAN
); /* In the letters */ of_your_heart /* you */ .setFont
(/* And when you remember */ of_the_love /* you */.getFont().
/* In the happiness, please */ deriveFont /* everyday */(
/* You might do it only */ 1 /* time or even */, 67));
/* But do remember */ of_your_heart /* everyday */.
// ********************************************
// TRACK 5: THE STRING GUIDING MY LIFE, PART II
// ********************************************
/* Yesterday, I have */ drawString
( "Hey, " + /* I have to say that you are the string that was */ guiding_my_life
+ /* I say, plus I say, hey: */ ", I love you",
20 /* times that I will say */,
/* it was so */ tense /* but i will say it *// 2 -
50 /* times that I will say */);
/* John */ JFrame /* is the name of my */ neighbour // in the next door
= // him, I had no such friend as before
/* Some day I asked him for some */ new//s
/* Then */ JFrame /* said I got a letter and the sender was: */(
"I love you, "+
/* it was nobody else but the string */ guiding_my_life);
/* I am so grateful to my */ neighbour /* coz he */ .setBounds(
/* I was */ 10 /* times excited and */, 10 // times happy
/* My emotion was at */, 500 /* percent */,
/* When I read the letter I falled in love */ 500 /* rounds */);
MY_TRUE_LOVE /* was */ back_for_me
/* There is nothing */ = /* or even like this */
/* So I had a */ new /* chance, */ MY_TRUE_LOVE(); // finally came
/* And was my */ neighbour /* who */ .add(/* she */ back_for_me);
/* My */ neighbour. /* was great, he */ setVisible( /* me again
|| my */ true /* love was back to me! */);
// So I defined a new plan
/* and */ Executors /* it then */.
/* with a */ newScheduledThreadPool( /* For */ 1 /* time I had my love back again */).
/* and I */ scheduleWithFixedDelay(()
-> /* back in the cinema's */ EventQueue. /* I came
|| and then I */ invokeLater(() // her cellphone again!
-> /* She was finally */ back_for_me /*,
|| and the only difference was that her hair got a */ .repaint()),
/* I was feeling as a */ 0 /* before */,
/* Now I feel */ 50 // times more worth.
/* in each */, TimeUnit. /* of just some */ MILLISECONDS /* I'm love.*/);
/* And I won't forget my */ neighbour.
/* Just to */ setDefaultCloseOperation(
/* Now that I have a love and a great friend, we */ 3 /* really rocks!*/);}
// *************************************
// TRACK 6: HOMEWORK ABOUT A BORING BOAT
// *************************************
/* Last year in my */ class I_MET{ /* my */ GreatLove
she; /* was so lovely that I knew: */ I_MET( /* my */ GreatLove
/* I was sure that she was really */ my_love
){ she /* is */ = /* to an angel, she is all */ my_love;}
/* Oh yeah, man she is */ double pretty, very_nice, /* and much */ talented,
/* She just should be my, beloved */ girl,friend;
/* But the teacher would */ void /* my weekend, he gave a homework:
/* to */ draw /* some stupid */(Graphics2D/*, of a boring */ boat) {
/* What I didn't knew, was that weekend would, */ AffineTransform my_life
=/*that */ new AffineTransform /* happened, really */()/*vernight. */;
/* The teacher said, the homework should be done in */ double//s
// And that was really when my chance came.
// I invited she, to join me in the homework
/* And she came to my house, because a */ boring //boat
= /* And */ she ./* measured the boat and */ getHeight
(),vernight /* I managed */= she /* to */.getWidth ()/*n the same! */;
my_life /* would change and then */ .rotate(
/* When she said that she had trouble in convert */ toRadians (
/* But in that stuff, I was really */ talented//!!!
),/* And because of that */ boring /* homework *//
/* We */ 2, /* got together O*/vernight /*, working on that boat. *//
/* The life of we */ 2 /* was about to */); AffineTransform // in that day
/* When she */ kissed_my_mouth // at midnight and ten.
/* For us both, that feelling was */ =/*lly*/ new
/* An */ AffineTransform ()/*n that night, that was for real */;
/* When she */ kissed_my_mouth/*, the feeling I can't */ .translate(-
my_life. /* was */ transform/*ed*/( /* to a */ new // plane!
/* Working in a */Point2D. /*A homework in */Double(
/* She was really */ talented /*, but with */ >90 // percent done
/* I was so sad when she needed to go back to her home!
*/ & /* had i already said how she is */ talented/*?*/<
/* Had we kissed in */ 6 /* hours and */* 45 /* minutes of work*/?
/* O*/vernight /* working */: 0/*n the same boat.*/,
/* Man, had I already said how she is */ talented/*?*/<
/* Without her, could that be */ 180 /* times or worse of boring homework*/?
/* So */ boring: 0/*n that boat in an otherwise */), null // weekend
). /*But I had to */getX ()/*n*/ ,-my_life /*and*/. transform(
/* In a much better thing a */new Point2D /*homework to be done in */.Double//s
(/* Was she */ talented /* like something */ >180 /*percent*/?
/* O*/vernight : 0/*n the boat, I and my */, talented /* girl finished */ > 90 /* percent.
*/ & /* she is so*/ talented /* that in */ < 6 /*hours and */*45 /* minutes of */ ?boring /* homework
*/: 0/*n an otherwise */), null // weekend, we got a love!
)./* And now, we both */ getY//a new life!
()/*n that night */); my_life /* was */. preConcatenate//d
/* She */( kissed_my_mouth /* and she though me CorelDraw */);
/* However, she didn't knew about */ BufferedImage/*!!!
*/ i_knew =/*lly well right from the start */
/* that I would had a */ new AffineTransformOp /* in */( my_life,
/* and */ 2 /* that working to */).filter( /* out the boringness */
she /* too did not got a */, null /* weekend */);
/* I had an */ AffineTransform on_my_life
/* She */ =/*lly had a */ new AffineTransform ()/*n*/ ,her_life
/* Oh, she really */ =/*lly had a */ new AffineTransform ()/*n*/ ;her_life
// OH YEAH!
/* I can't */.translate (/* how */ very_nice, /* and */ pretty /* she is.*/);
/* I got */ on_my_life /* a new */ .scale( /* of bliss. */
/* with a */ girl /* that kissed me, *// /* working a */ boring /* homework */,
/* got a girl*/friend /*O*//vernight )/* in a work about a boat. */;
on_my_life /* I can't */.translate
/* How I became so live */((
/* from a */ boring -/* homework,
*/ i_knew. /* how to */getWidth(
)) /* We *// 2, /* working */( /*O*/vernight
- // Until the night was high
i_knew /* to */.getHeight
()//n the night when she came
)/ /* We gotta to be */ 2//gether
); //OH YEAH!
on_my_life /* I */.preConcatenate(
/* And */ her_life // Would never be the same
); /* Looking the net for a */ boat. // page
/* To finally */ drawImage(
i_knew, /* that with this girl */ on_my_life, /* I would never get a */ null // weekend!!!
); /* OH YEAH! */}}
/* And monday back in the */ class
MY_TRUE_LOVE extends /* the */ JComponent
{ I_MET a_great_love
/* And */ =/*lly for her was this a */ new // love
I_MET /* with her */( heart
); I_MET love // in her heart
/* And I */ =/*lly met a */ new // life!
I_MET /* a new */ (life);
// *****************************************************
// TRACK 7: DOUBLE TROUBLE IN MY GIRL'S FATHER CARD SHOP
// *****************************************************
/* I was in */ double trouble, last_year, at_my_phone;
// The dad of my girl had a shop in his home.
/* He were open to the */ public // that day. But no customers came
/* Just a */ void // on the shop, that was all then.
/* He */ paintComponent/*s of some */(Graphics cards){
/* But */ trouble /* is */ = trouble + /* all that */ stuff.
/* The */ nextDouble /* trouble */ ()//ff the week
/* Was like */* 5 /* times as so big */-
5 /* times *// 2. /* the dad of my girl. */
; if (/* he was really bad to sell all that */ stuff.
/* The */ nextDouble /* trouble he had was */ ()/*nce a big */</**/ 1./
/* He had bad sells for more than */ 20 /* days */)
/* The truth is that */ trouble /* is */ = /* to */- trouble; // no matter when
/* As */ a_great_love /* my girl is so */. talented
/* To */ =lize (a_great_love/*,*/. talented // also I am!
/* But love */ + /* all that */ trouble // is really hard then
); /* And */ last_year /* to */ =lize(// the bills, that was a real pain
last_year + 1 /* or maybe *//2. // months
); at_my_phone /* her dad called to */ =lize(// the bills ongoing
at_my_phone /* he complained, and asked money to*/-/* give back in */ 7 /* days or maybe *// 10.);
// And that put me in trouble with my girlfriend!
/* But that */ Graphics2D CARDS // were really cool stuff!
=/*But that */(Graphics2D)cards;// were really-really cool stuff!
int eresting // they were
=/* You could */ getWidth ()//f that
, a_great_card_pile =/*lly was possible to make it */ getHeight /* very high*/
()/*n all those*/; CARDS. /* They */ setColor // very careful.
(/* and the */ new Color//s her father painted, all of them were very cool.
(/* But in the end, they only selled */ 15 /* or */* 17, // each day
/* But could produce more then */ 200 // everyday
/* And I counted */, 225 /* boxes of cards and paint abandoned in the store at that day. */));
/* Her dad in the */ CARDS/*, he did it */.fillRect
/* All that stuff was very */((int)eresting
- (int)eresting, (int)eresting -/* very */ (int)eresting, /* really really */ (int)eresting,
// OH YEAH!
/* But my heart broke with such */ a_great_card_pile
);/* he weren't selling enough, and I had */ a_great_love /* to my */.girl
= /* I could not see a great */ (int)eresting // card shop end
; /* And I had */ a_great_love. /* to my girl*/friend
= /* And I decided that such */ a_great_card_pile /* should finally get an end! */;
/* My girl had */ a_great_love /* in */ .draw/*ing all those */(CARDS);
// OH YEAH!
for (/* that situation, i did needed */int elligence
=/*from n*/0/*w on, I used my */; (int)elligence
< 2 /* sell everything*/ + /* handle all the bills and */ stuff.
/* my */ nextInt//elligent move was to buy the card shop! */
(/*My girl was surprised, */ 5 /* times she said*/);
/* And she admired all that my int*/elligence /**/++
){ I_MET her_father /* he was */ =//lly surprised!
/* And after that I got to the shop a */ new // life. OH YEAH!
// But he imposed a condition: We had to merry, that was the reason
/* So in that church */ I_MET (/* my loving */star /*!!!!*/);
// OH YEAH!
/* And */ her_father. /* was my */ friend
= /* And to */ a_great_card_pile /* I had it to end. *//
/* For */ 6 /* dollars each card, */ + /* a few cents. */
/* With that */ stuff // done,
/* the */ .nextDouble /* trouble was gone! */
()/*n that day */* a_great_card_pile /* will never again be the reason to ring my phone! *//6;/*
*/ her_father /* was happy */.
/* His */ girl // was married!
=/*And how int*/eresting
/ 6+ /* times we are selling all that */stuff.
nextDouble /* tr*/()/*uble we had no more. */*
/* and look how */(int)eresting /
/* For just */ 6 /* bucks a card we selled */;
her_father. /* was */ very_nice
=// The man was very nice.
// OH YEAH!
/* And */ stuff. /* was done. */
/* The */ nextDouble /* tr*/()/*uble was gone. */*(
/* And how int*/eresting-
her_father /* was happy */.
/* coz his */ girl /* was married. */
); her_father/*s cards are */ .pretty
= /* he produces all that */stuff.
// And then I selled everything
// Until the last one!
/* The */ nextDouble /* tr*/()/*uble was gone. */*(
/* And to sell such */ a_great_card_pile // was a job done.
- her_father /* were my old */. friend
); her_father /* were so much */ .talented
=/*And all those */ stuff // we happy worked together!
/* But indeed the */.nextDouble /* tr*/()/*uble then come! */*
/* For */ 360 /* days I could even not imagine! */;
her_father /* used to */.draw( /* all those */ CARDS);}
// He did it pristine!
/* But now my */ love.girl /* was crying! */=
// Because her father was died.
/* And see how */ (int)eresting;
/* Is to feel */ love /* to a */ .friend
// But we do only perceive this
/* when it had come to the end */=
// But live goes on now.
a_great_card_pile /* entirely new was set on now. */;
/* That was my */ love.
/* A girl very */ talented
/* She */ =lize//d her father
// artistic scent.
(/*My */ love /* girl is so */.talented
+5 // times pround her father would now be then.
); /* And she */ love /* to */.draw(/* all those */ CARDS);}
/* She do it */ double // better
// of what did the old man.
/* Sometimes we rea*/lize(double /* times */ indeed){
/* That could her father has */ return//d
(( indeed </* in */0/*ur first kid*/)?
/* The boy is */ indeed //an artist.
+/* As was his grandpa */ 360 // months in the past.
:// When we do sell all those cards
/* I am very grateful */ indeed)
%// To that old man
// who once married his daughter to me.
/* I am */ 360 // times so grateful forever.
;} /* This is why I love so much his daughter
in his memory respect. */ }}
Befunge-93
Run as echo '[NAME]!' | ./befungee.py test (assuming the code below is in a file named 'test') for the output "Happy Valentine's day [NAME]!"
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