JOjohnx123-up·Jan 3, 2022
FWIW, similar to https://github.com/VincentGarreau/particles.js/
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particles.js
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VincentGarreau / particles.js
particles.js
A lightweight JavaScript library for creating particles
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A lightweight JavaScript library for creating particles
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6 sourcesParticles.js: A lightweight JavaScript library for creating particles
3 points · Open discussionOn a side note, if your fan started spinning up when you opened this, it's because of the particle simulation in the header.
I know because I reviewed this library (https://github.com/VincentGarreau/particles.js) when a colleague wanted to add something similar to our site. The problem is it uses a naive O(n^2) algorithm for linking up particles when they get near each other, which wastes a lot of CPU cycles.
Running this script with a large number of particles and auto-linking on is ill-advised - but fortunately you can delete the <canvas> element quite easily to stop the script.
In A vulnerability rating of your IP addressFor all those wondering this is not a library (yet), it's a simple single mode demo with a few params. All the code is here https://github.com/VincentGarreau/particles.js/blob/master/p... and you can get a good feel for it by just reading the method names. A lightweight JavaScript library for creating particles seems more of a goal than a description.
Looks like it got submitted here before it was done and is going to take coding effort on your part if you want it to do something different. Fork away and help.
In Particles.jsI would definitely use this but there is no documentation, some of the source code looks non performant, and it is tightly coupled to the canvas element. If you want to use this you should look at the: https://github.com/VincentGarreau/particles.js/tree/master/d.... Looks simple enough!
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