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feat(stdlib): add Noise.* — deterministic fixed-point procedural noise (#3)
A Noise.* namespace for procedural generation, implemented entirely in Q16.16
fixed point over an integer permutation hash so a seed reproduces the exact same
field on every platform and run (native/headless/wasm) — the determinism edge
over float noise that drifts across CPUs.

  - value2 / perlin2 / simplex2  — value, gradient, and simplex noise -> [-1,1]
  - fbm2(x,y,seed,octaves)       — fractal Brownian motion (octaves of simplex)
  - cellular2 / cellular2_id     — Worley F1 distance + nearest-cell id
  - unit(n)                      — remap [-1,1] -> [0,1]

Covers issue phases 1–2 fully plus cellular from phase 3; domain warp, ridged/
billow, and sample1/sample3 remain as follow-ups. Pure integer IR, C-free;
cellular/fbm reuse the math prelude's fx_sqrt.

- examples/library/noise.ludic: asserts the invariants a fixed-point generator
  must hold (Perlin == 0 at lattice points, every sampler within [-1,1],
  reproducibility, seed sensitivity, non-negative cellular distance). Wired into
  `x test` (now 52 passed).
- docs: a new Noise section + per-symbol pages; inventory and coverage pass.
- seed regenerated; `x bootstrap-cfree` fixpoint holds.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-08-30 21:50:50 +03:00

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---
id: noise-perlin2
name: Noise.perlin2
category: noise
kind: namespace-method
tokens: Noise.perlin2
sig: Noise.perlin2(x, y, seed) -> fixed
tip: 2D Perlin gradient noise, deterministic, in [-1, 1].
order: 2
ns: Noise
member: perlin2
---
Samples 2D **Perlin gradient noise** at <code>(x, y)</code> for the given <code>seed</code> and returns a <a href="type-fixed"><code>fixed</code></a> in <code>[-1, 1]</code>. Instead of a random value per lattice point, Perlin places a random gradient at each corner and interpolates their dot products with the offset vectors — which gives smoother, more natural gradients than value noise, the familiar look of classic terrain and cloud fields. By construction the value is exactly <code>0</code> at every integer lattice point.
Deterministic in fixed point across platforms and runs. Scale the coordinates to set feature size, and stack octaves with <a href="noise-fbm2"><code>Noise.fbm2</code></a> for richer detail.
Parameters:
- `x`, `y` — the sample coordinates (`fixed`)
- `seed` — the field selector
```ludic
program Perlin {
entry {
let seed = 1337
if Noise.perlin2(fixed(0), fixed(0), seed) == 0 { print(1) } # zero at the lattice
let n = Noise.perlin2(fixed(10) / fixed(3), fixed(7) / fixed(3), seed)
print(Math.floor(n * fixed(1000)))
}
}
```