Add ContinuousSpace visualization

[jdfoote]

The boids example visualizes ContinuousSpace.

I'm wondering why a class to visualize continuous space is not part of the main library, and I'd suggest that it be added.

[EwoutH]

This is our most upvoted open issue! @ankitk50 have you by any chance been looking at ContinuousSpace visualization?

Does anyone know how that's currently done in flocking?

[rht]

ContinuousSpace in the Tornado viz just needs to incorporate https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa-examples/blob/main/examples/boid_flockers/boid_flockers/simple_continuous_canvas.js.

ContinuousSpace in JupyterViz has already been implemented. A showcase of it: projectmesa/mesa-examples#81.

[EwoutH]

Right, so we have this implemented? Fully? If so, can we close this issue as completed?

[rht]

Assuming that:

1. mesa-viz-tornado is on feature freeze
2. the JupyterViz, with an API that is similar to mesa-viz-tornado, is the official recommended way to do visualization

then this issue can be closed.

[EwoutH]

Okay, let's do that once we have the updated example in mesa-examples.

[coderbeta1]

Is someone currently working on this issue? Or is it open to all? Please share any updates related to this. (I would like to work on this)

[EwoutH]

@coderbeta1 thank you for your interest! There's currently major work being done on the visualisation, and it's a bit of a complicated issue (as how it integrates with the current efforts).

Best would probably be to join our dev meeting later today: #2027. We can discuss this in more detail.

[EwoutH]

@Corvince @rht do we have this in SolaraViz currently?

[rht]

As said in #753 (comment), it's already implemented.

[rht]

mesa/mesa/visualization/components/matplotlib.py

Line 111 in 3d19edc

def _draw_continuous_space(space, space_ax, agent_portrayal):