dpaste/wbbR9 (Python)

function createExponentialSteps(millis, numSteps, base) {
const steps = [];
const exponentialFactor = Math.pow(base, 1 / numSteps);
let sum = 0;
for (let i = 0; i < numSteps - 1; i++) {
const step = millis * Math.pow(exponentialFactor, i);
steps.push(step);
sum += step;
}
// Calculate the duration of the last step to ensure the total sum is equal to milliseconds
const lastStep = millis - sum;
steps.push(lastStep);
return steps;
}
// Usage example
const milliseconds = 5000;
const numSteps = 5;
const base = 0.5;
const exponentialSteps = createExponentialSteps(milliseconds, numSteps, base);
console.log(exponentialSteps);
// output
[
2664.84375,
1776.5625,
1184.375,
789.5833333333333,
525.4166666666667
]

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Content function createExponentialSteps(millis, numSteps, base) { const steps = []; const exponentialFactor = Math.pow(base, 1 / numSteps); let sum = 0; for (let i = 0; i < numSteps - 1; i++) { const step = millis * Math.pow(exponentialFactor, i); steps.push(step); sum += step; } // Calculate the duration of the last step to ensure the total sum is equal to milliseconds const lastStep = millis - sum; steps.push(lastStep); return steps; } // Usage example const milliseconds = 5000; const numSteps = 5; const base = 0.5; const exponentialSteps = createExponentialSteps(milliseconds, numSteps, base); console.log(exponentialSteps); // output [ 2664.84375, 1776.5625, 1184.375, 789.5833333333333, 525.4166666666667 ]