add logging

config.json

@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
   "leds": 450,
   "brightness": 200,
   "gpio": 18,
-  "type": "grb"
+  "type": "grb",
+  "fade_ticks": 25
 }

lights.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs'
 
 const cfg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./config.json'));
 
-const fade_ticks = cfg.fade_ticks || 10;
+const fade_ticks = cfg.fade_ticks || 20;
 var pixels = new Uint32Array(cfg.leds);
 var pixel_cache = new Uint32Array(cfg.leds);
 var next_pattern = new Uint32Array(cfg.leds);
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export function set_pattern(pat) {
 
 function tick_pattern() {
   // do the parsing stuff here
+  console.log("TICKING PATTERN")
 
   for (let i = 0; i < cfg.leds; i++) {
     var r = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100)
@@ -67,9 +68,14 @@ function fade(index) {
   var interval_g = diff_g / fade_ticks;
   var interval_b = diff_b / fade_ticks;
 
-  if (Math.abs(final.r - current.r) < interval_r &&
+  console.log(`original: ${original.r} ${original.g} ${original.b}` +
-    Math.abs(final.g - current.g) < interval_g &&
+    `current:  ${current.r} ${current.g} ${current.b}` +
-    Math.abs(final.b - current.b) < interval_b
+    `final:  ${final.r} ${final.g} ${final.b}` +
+    `interval:  ${interval_r} ${interval_g} ${interval_b}`)
+
+  if (final.r - current.r < interval_r &&
+    final.g - current.g < interval_g &&
+    final.b - current.b < interval_b
   ) {
     pixels[index] = next_pattern[index];
     pixel_cache[index] = next_pattern[index];