Version updated for https://github.com/apoupon/gh-game-of-life to version v1.1.0.

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Action Summary

The gh-game-of-life GitHub Action transforms your GitHub contribution graph into an animated representation of Conway’s Game of Life, showcasing evolving patterns based on the Quad-Life variant. It automates the creation and daily updating of a GIF, allowing users to visually display dynamic, colorful simulations in their repositories. This action simplifies the process of generating creative, engaging visuals from contribution data.

Release notes

🚀 gh-game-of-life v1.1.0

Transform your contribution graph into a living ecosystem.

This action fetches your real contribution data and uses it as the starting seed for a cellular automata simulation, generating a dynamic GIF that evolves right in your README.

✨ Features

• Quad-Life Variant: Uses a 4-color symmetry rule where offspring inherit colors from their “parents,” creating complex patterns.
• Fully Automated: Set it up once and let GitHub Actions refresh your simulation daily.
• Customizable: Control delays, output paths and more via simple workflow inputs.

🛠 Quick Start

Add this to your .github/workflows/update-game.yml:

name: Update Game of Life Game

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # Daily at midnight UTC
  workflow_dispatch:  # Allow manual trigger

permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  update-game:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - uses: apoupon/gh-game-of-life@v1.1.0
        with:
          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          output-path: 'game.gif'
          strategy: 'loop'

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