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require 'rubygems'
require 'interpolate'
require 'color'

# a nice weathermap-style color gradient
points = {
  0 => Color::RGB::White,
  1 => Color::RGB::Lime,
# 2 => ? (something between Lime and Yellow)
  3 => Color::RGB::Yellow,
  4 => Color::RGB::Orange,
  5 => Color::RGB::Red,
  6 => Color::RGB::Magenta,
  7 => Color::RGB::DarkGray
}

# Color objects can't interpolate themselves right out of the box,
# so rather than monkey patch the :interpolate method, you can pass
# a block with the instantiation of a new Interpolation object
gradient = Interpolation.new(points) do |left, right, balance|
  left.mix_with(right, balance * 100.0)
end

# what are the colors of the gradient from 0 to 7
# in increments of 0.2?
(0).step(7, 0.2) do |value|
  color = gradient.at(value)
  puts "A value of #{value} means #{color.html}"
end

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Version	Path
interpolate-0.2.3	examples/colors.rb