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                <div id='title'>
  <h1>GSAP Bezier Curve Viewer</h1>
  <h3>Bezier curves in GSAP are hard to visualize - this should make things easier.</h3>  
  <p>Notes 
    <ul>
      <li>"Thru" curves use the objects starting position as the first control point and go through successive points. They also have an additional "curviness" setting. </li>
      <li>"Soft" curves use the objects starting position as the first control point and have two control points per anchor point.</li>
      <li>"Quadratic" curves have one control point per anchor point (plus one starting point) </li>
      <li>"Cubic" curves have two control points per anchor point (plus one starting point)</li>
    </ul>
    </p>
</div>

<div id='container'>
  <div id='content'>
    <div id='build-curve'>
        Select the curve type <select id='type'>
        <option value="thru">Thru (default)</option>
        <option value="soft">Soft</option>
        <option value="quadratic">Quadratic</option>
        <option value="cubic">Cubic</option>
      </select><br>
      <button id="add-curve">Add a curve</button>
      <button id="rem-curve" style="display: none;">Remove a curve</button>
       
    </div>
    <div id='controls'>
      Speed <input type="text" size="3em" id="speed" value="5"/><br>
      Time Resolution <input type="text" size="3em" id="timeResolution" value="6"/><br>
      <div class="hide-thru">Curviness <input type="text"  size="3em" id="curviness" value="5" /><br></div>
      Properties
      <select id='properties'>
        <option value="leftTop">Left, Top</option>
        <option value="xy">X, Y</option>
      </select><br>
      Start Paused<input type="checkbox"  id="paused" checked/>
      Repeat<input type="checkbox"  id="repeat"/><br>
      Yoyo<input type="checkbox"  id="yoyo"/>
      AutoRotate<input type="checkbox"  id="autoRotate"/><br>
      <button id='playBtn'>Play</button>
    </div>
    

  </div>
</div>

<div id="show-curve"></div>
<div id="show-points"></div>
<div id='goose'></div>

<div id='code-container'>
  <h3>Generated Code (ES6)</h3> 
  <pre id='code'></pre>
</div>
  
              
            
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CSS

              
                body{
	font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
	margin: 0;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
  	background-color: black;
}

h1{
	font-weight: 900;
  color: darkgrey;
}

h2,h3{
	font-weight: 700;
  color: darkgrey;
  text-align: center;
}

p{
  color: darkgrey;
  text-align: center;
}

li{
  text-align: left;
  color: darkgrey;
}

.point-text{
  font-weight: 200;
}

#title{
	position: absolute;
	top: 3%;
	left: 5%;
	width: 90%;
	height: auto;
	background-color: black;
	text-align: center;
}

#container{
	position: absolute;
	top: 20%;
	left: 3%;
	width: 94%;
	height: auto;
	min-height: 77%;
	background-color: black;
	border: solid #7F7F7F 1px;
	border-radius: 4px;
  background-color: Transparent;
}

#code-container{
  position: absolute;
	top: 100%;
	left: 3%;
	width: 94%;
	height: auto;
	min-height: 77%;
  margin-bottom: 3%;
	background-color: black;
	border: solid #7F7F7F 1px;
	border-radius: 4px;
  background-color: Transparent;
}

#content{
	position: relative;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: inherit;
	height: inherit;

}

#build-curve{
  background-color: Transparent;
	position: absolute;
  height: auto;
	left: 2%;
	top: 2%;
	width: 45%;
	color: #7F7F7F;
}

#controls{
	position: absolute;
	margin-top: 2%;
  margin-right: 0;
	right: 2%;
	width: 45%;
	color: #7F7F7F;
	text-align: right;
}

input, option, select, button{
    background-color: Transparent;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    cursor:pointer;
    overflow: hidden;
    outline:none;
    color: #7F7F7F;
    border: solid #7F7F7F 1px;
    border-radius: 2px;
}

#code{
  background-color: Transparent;
	position: absolute;
	left: 2%;
	top: 100px;
  height: auto;
	width: 90%;
	color: #7F7F7F;
}

button:hover {
	background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #252525, #000000);
}

#playBtn{
  width: 70%;
  height: 50%;
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 700;
}

#goose{
  position: absolute;
  left: 85%;
  top: 45%;
  height: 15%;
  width: 15%;
  background: url(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/4075h5fbiw4bjll/goose.png) 0px 0% / contain no-repeat;
}


              
            
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JS

              
                ( () => { 
	"use strict";

	let config = {
		playing: false,
		paused: true,
		repeat: 0,
		yoyo: false,
		autoRotate: false,
		animSpeed: 5,
		type: 'thru',
		timeResolution: 6,
		ease: Linear.easeNone,
		properties: "leftTop",
		curviness: 5,
		curves: 1,
		//force3d: true,
	};

	let windowWidth = () =>  $(window).outerWidth(true);

	let windowHeight = () =>  $(window).outerHeight(true); 
  
  const WW = windowWidth();
  const WH = windowHeight();

	//Return a window height % as a pixel value
	let yPercentToPx = (y) => windowHeight() / 100 * y;

	//Return a window width % as a pixel value
	let xPercentToPx = (x) => windowHeight() / 100 * x;

	let setElementSizes = (goose) => {
		let $container = $('#container');    
		let spacing = 30;

		let titleHeight = $('#title').height();

		$container.css({top: (titleHeight + spacing) + "px" })

		$container.css({height: ($("#build-curve").height() + spacing) + "px" })

		$('#content').css({ height: $container.height() +"px" });

		$("#code").css({ bottom: "2%" });

		$("#code-container").css({top: titleHeight + spacing + $container.height() + spacing +"px"})
    
    goose.left = windowWidth() - parseFloat($("#controls").css("width"))/2;
    goose.top =  titleHeight + 150 + $("#controls").height();

    $("#goose").css({
      left: goose.left, 
      top: goose.top,
    })
	}
  
  	// ***********************************************************************************
  	// *
  	// *  This function allows us to visualize TweenMAx Bezier curves by drawing a 
  	// *  series of points along the curve
  	// *
  	// ***********************************************************************************
	let visualizeTweenMaxBezier = (tween, steps) => {
		//remove any existing curve
		$("#show-curve").empty();

		for (let i = 0; i < steps-1; i++){

			tween.progress(i/steps);

			$("#show-curve").append("<div id='point" + i + "'></div>");

			$("#point"+i).css({
				position: "absolute",
				width: "2px",
				height: "2px",
				"background-color": "#7F7F7F",
				top: tween.target.css("top"),
				left: tween.target.css("left"),
			});
		}
		tween.restart();
	}

	//Document ready
  	$(() => {
  		
		// ***********************************************************************************
		// *
		// *  Lets create a timeline to animate the goose
		// *  
		// *
		// ***********************************************************************************
		let $goose = $('goose');

		let goose = {
			elem: '#goose',
			left: 0,
			top: 0,
		}
    
    setElementSizes( goose );

		//Draggable.create(goose.elem, {
		//	onRelease: reset,
		//});

    let pointDist = WW/10;
    
      
		let values = [goose.left - pointDist];
      
    let d = 1; 
    for( let i = 1; i < 8 ; i++){
      if( i%2 === 0  ){
        values[i] = values[i-2] - pointDist; 
      }
      else{
        values[i] = goose.top + (pointDist * d)/2;
        d *= -1;
      }
    }
    
		let quadValues = values.slice(0,6);

		let createBezier = ( values ) => {
    		let curve = [];

    		//create an array of objects with either x,y or left, top attributes
    		for(let i=0; i < values.length; i += 2 ){
				if( config.properties === "leftTop"){
					curve.push({
						left: values[i],
						top: values[i+1],
					});
				}
				else{
					curve.push({
						x: values[i],
						y: values[i+1],
					});
				}
    		}
			return curve;
		}

		let bezier = createBezier( values );

		let buildTimeline = () => {
			let timeline = new TimelineMax({ 
				paused: config.paused,
				repeat: config.repeat, 
				yoyo: config.yoyo,
				onStart: () => {
					$('#playBtn').html('Pause'); 
					config.playing = true;
				},
				onComplete: () => {
					$('#playBtn').html('Reset'); 
					config.playing = false;
				}
			});

			let move = TweenMax.to(goose.elem, config.animSpeed, {
				bezier:{
					type: config.type,
					timeResolution : config.timeResolution,
					values:  bezier, 
					autoRotate: config.autoRotate,
				}, 
        ease: config.ease, 
			});

			timeline.add(move, 0);

			visualizeTweenMaxBezier(move, 200);

			return timeline;
		}

		goose.timeline = buildTimeline();

		// ***********************************************************************************
		// *
		// *  Lets do it all again but put it to the screen so that it can be copied
		// *  
		// *
		// ***********************************************************************************

		let displayCode = () => {
			let code = "";
			let timeline = "let timeline = new TimelineMax({ \n"
			timeline +="    paused: " + config.paused + ", \n"
			timeline +="    repeat: " +  config.repeat + ", \n"
			timeline +="    yoyo: " +  config.yoyo + ","
			timeline +=" \n});"
			
			code += timeline;

			let curve = "\n\nlet curve =";

			curve += "[\n";
			//create an array of objects with either x,y or left, top attributes
    		for(let i=0; i < values.length; i += 2 ){
    			if( config.properties === "leftTop"){
    				curve += "    {\n";
    				curve +="        left: " + values[i] +",\n";
    				curve +="        top: " + values[i+1] +",\n";
					curve += "    },\n"
    			}
    			else{
    				curve += "    {\n";
    				curve +="        x: " + values[i] +",\n";
    				curve +="        y: " + values[i+1] +",\n";
					curve += "    },\n"
    			}
    		}
    		curve += "]\n";

    		code += curve;

    		let tween = "\nlet tween = TweenMax.to(goose.elem, config.animSpeed, {\n";
			tween  +="    bezier:{\n";
			tween  +="        type: " + config.type + ",\n";
			tween  +="        curviness: " + config.curviness + ",\n";
			tween  +="        timeResolution: " + config.timeResolution + ",\n";
			tween  +="        values: curve,\n"; 
			tween  +="        autoRotate: " + config.autoRotate +",\n";
			tween  +="	},\n"
      tween  +="    ease: Linear.easeNone,\n";; 
			tween  +="});\n";
			code += tween;

			code += "\ntimeline.add(tween, 0);";

			//count how many lines of code we have so that the textarea can be resized
			let lines = code.split(/[\n\r]/g).length + config.curves;

			let lineHeight = "15";

			$("#code").css({ 
				'line-height': lineHeight + "px",
				height: (lines*lineHeight) + "px",
			});
			$('#code').html(code);

			$("#code-container").css({ 
				height: (lines*lineHeight + 100) + "px",
			});
		}

		displayCode();

		// ***********************************************************************************
		// *
		// *  Reset everything after options/points have changed
		// *  
		// *
		// ***********************************************************************************

		let reset = () => {
        setElementSizes( goose );
	  		TweenMax.killAll();

	  		if( config.type === "soft" || config.type === "quadratic" ){
	  			bezier = createBezier( quadValues );
	  		}
	  		else{
	  			bezier = createBezier( values );
	  		}

	  	    goose.timeline = buildTimeline();
	  	    displayCode();
	  	    showPoints();
          

	  	}

	  	// ***********************************************************************************
		// *
		// *  Draw the control points on the screen
		// *  
		// *
		// ***********************************************************************************

		let showPoints = () => {
			
			function onDrag(i) {
			    return function(e) {
			    	let $target = $('#' + this.target.attributes[0].nodeValue );
			    	
			    	if( config.type === "soft" || config.type === "quadratic" ){
			    		quadValues[i*2] = parseFloat( $target.css('left') );
						quadValues[(i*2)+1] = parseFloat( $target.css('top') );
			    	}
			    	else{
			    		values[i*2] = parseFloat( $target.css('left') );
						values[(i*2)+1] = parseFloat( $target.css('top') );
					}
				}
			};

			//get rid of any existing points
			$("#show-points").empty();

			let i = 0;
			for(let point of bezier){
				$("#show-points").append("<div id='control-point" + i + "'></div>");

				$("#control-point"+i).css({
					position: "absolute",
					width: "8px",
					height: "8px",
					"background-color": "#5422A7",
					"border-radius": "40px",
					border: "solid #7F7F7F 1px",
					top: point[Object.keys(point)[1]] + "px",
					left: (point[Object.keys(point)[0]] - 3 )+ "px",
				});

				Draggable.create("#control-point"+i, {
					type: "top,left",
					onDrag: onDrag(i),
					onRelease: reset,
				});

				i++;
			}
		}

		showPoints();

		// ***********************************************************************************
		// *
		// *  Set up the play/pause/reset button
		// *  
		// *
		// ***********************************************************************************
		$('#playBtn').click( ( ) => {
			if($('#playBtn').html() === 'Reset'){
				goose.timeline.restart();
				goose.timeline.play();
				$('#playBtn').html('Pause') 
			}
			if($('#playBtn').html() === 'Play'){
				goose.timeline.play();
				$('#playBtn').html('Pause') 
			}
			else{
				$('#playBtn').html('Play') 
				goose.timeline.pause();
			}
		});
	  	
	  	// ***********************************************************************************
	  	// *
	  	// *  Set up options for the timeline
	  	// *  
	  	// *
	  	// ***********************************************************************************

	  	//Whether animation should be paused at the start
	  	$('#paused').click( ( ) => {
	  	    config.paused = $("#paused").is(":checked") ? true : false;
	  	    reset();
	  	});
	  	//repeat infinitely or once
	  	$('#repeat').click( ( ) => {
	  	    config.repeat = $("#repeat").is(":checked") ? -1 : 0;
	  	    reset();
	  	});
	  	$('#yoyo').click( ( ) => {
	  	    config.yoyo = $("#yoyo").is(":checked") ? true : false;
	  	    reset();
	  	});
	  	//autoRotate or not, with 180 degrees added to stop the goose being upside down
	  	$('#autoRotate').click( ( ) => {
	  	    config.autoRotate = $("#autoRotate").is(":checked") ? 180 : false;
	  	    TweenMax.killAll();
	  	    TweenMax.to(goose.elem, 0, { rotationZ: 0, ease:Quad.easeInOut });
	  	    goose.timeline = buildTimeline();
	  	});

	  	//overall animation speed across all curves
	  	$("#speed").keyup(function(e){
	  		if ( this.value === "" ) { //don't run if no text has been entered
		        return false;
		    };
	  		if( isNaN(this.value) || this.value < 0 ){
	  			this.value = this.defaultValue;
			}
	  		config.animSpeed = this.value;
	  	    
	  	    reset();
	  	});

	  	//set the time resolution
	  	$("#timeResolution").keyup(function(e){
	  		if ( this.value === "" ) { //don't run if no text has been entered
		        return false;
		    };
	  		if( isNaN(this.value) || this.value < 0 ){
	  			this.value = this.defaultValue;
	  		}
	  		config.timeResolution = this.value;
	  	    
	  	    reset();
	  	});

	  	//thru, soft, quadratic, or cubic
	  	//hides the curviness option for all but soft
	  	//and second control points for quadratic
	  	$('#type').change( () => { 
	  		config.type = $('#type').val(); 
			reset();
	  	});

	  	//animate via left and top or x and y
	  	$('#properties').change( () => { 
	  		config.properties = $('#properties').val();
	  		reset();
	  	});

	  	//curviness value for thru type curves
	  	$("#curviness").keyup(function(e){
	  		if ( this.value === "" ) { //don't run if no text has been entered
		        return false;
		    };
	  		if( isNaN(this.value) || this.value < 0 ){
	  			this.value = this.defaultValue;
	  		}

	  		config.curviness = this.value;
	  	    reset();
	  	});

	  	//add a curve and resize elements if we have lots of curves
	  	$("#add-curve").click( () => {
	  		config.curves ++;
	  		let num = config.curves + 1;

	  		let len = values.length;

	  		for(let i = 0; i < 6; i++){
	  			if(i%2 === 0){
	  				values.push(values[ values.length - 2 ] - 50 );
	  			}
	  			else{
	  				values.push(values[ i ] );
	  			}
	  		}

	  		for(let i = 0; i < 4; i++){
	  			if(i%2 === 0){
	  				quadValues.push(values[ values.length - 2 ] - 50 );
	  			}
	  			else{
	  				quadValues.push(values[ i ] );
	  			}
	  		}

	  		$("#rem-curve").show();
	  		reset();
	  	});

	  	//remove the last added curve and resize elements if neccessary
	  	$("#rem-curve").click( () => {
	  		config.curves --;

	  		if(config.curves < 2 ){
	  			$("#rem-curve").hide();
	  		}

	  		for(let i = 0; i < 6; i++){
	  			values.pop();
	  		}

	  		for(let i = 0; i < 4; i++){
	  			quadValues.pop();
	  		}

  			reset();
	  	});

	  	//Detect changes to any of the points and update the curve
	  	$("#points :text").change( function(e){
	  		if ( this.value === "" ) { //don't run if no text has been entered
		        return false;
		    };
		    reset();
	  	})

	  	$(window).resize(_.debounce( () => {
	  	    setElementSizes( goose );
			reset();
	  	}, 300));

  	}); //end document ready

})();
              
            
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