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+import "./tuple"
+import strformat, strutils
+
+type Colour* = Tuple4
+
+proc colour*(red: float, green: float, blue: float): Colour = Colour(x: red, y: green, z: blue, w: 0)
+proc red*(c: Colour): float = c.x
+proc green*(c: Colour): float = c.y
+proc blue*(c: Colour): float = c.z
+
+proc `*`*(lhs, rhs: Colour): Colour = colour(lhs.red * rhs.red, lhs.green * rhs.green, lhs.blue * rhs.blue)
+
+type 
+    Canvas* = object 
+        pixels: seq[seq[Colour]]
+        width*: int
+        height*: int
+
+proc canvas*(width, height: int): Canvas = 
+    result.width = width
+    result.height = height
+    result.pixels = newSeq[seq[Colour]](height)
+    for i in 0..<height:
+        result.pixels[i] = newSeq[Colour](width)
+        for j in 0..<width:
+            result.pixels[i][j] = colour(0,0,0)
+
+proc writePixel*(canvas: var Canvas, x, y: int, colour: Colour) = canvas.pixels[y][x] = colour
+proc writePixel*(canvas: var Canvas, x, y: float, colour: Colour) = writePixel(canvas, toInt(x), toInt(y), colour)
+proc pixelAt*(canvas: Canvas, x, y: int): Colour = canvas.pixels[y][x]
+proc toPPM*(canvas: Canvas): string =
+    result = &"P3\n{canvas.width} {canvas.height}\n255\n"
+    var length = 0
+    for y in 0..<canvas.height:
+        for x in 0..<canvas.width:
+            let redValue = intToStr(toInt(canvas.pixelAt(x, y).red.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * 255))
+            if(len(redValue) + length > 69):
+                result[high(result)] = '\n'
+                length = 0
+            result.add(redValue & " ")
+            length += len(redValue) + 1
+            let greenValue = intToStr(toInt(canvas.pixelAt(x, y).green.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * 255))
+            if(len(greenValue) + length > 69):
+                result[high(result)] = '\n'
+                length = 0
+            result.add(greenValue & " ")
+            length += len(greenValue) + 1
+            let blueValue = intToStr(toInt(canvas.pixelAt(x, y).blue.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * 255))
+            if(len(blueValue) + length > 69):
+                result[high(result)] = '\n'
+                length = 0
+            result.add(blueValue & " ")
+            length += len(blueValue) + 1
+        result[high(result)] = '\n'
+        length = 0
+            
+
+
+when isMainModule:
+    import unittest
+    suite "canvas":
+        test "Colour creation":
+            let t1 = colour(-0.5, 0.4, 1.7)
+            check(t1.red == -0.5)
+            check(t1.green == 0.4)
+            check(t1.blue == 1.7)
+
+        test "Colour addition":
+            let t1 = colour(0.9, 0.6, 0.75)
+            let t2 = colour(0.7, 0.1, 0.25)
+            check(t1 + t2 == colour(1.6, 0.7, 1.0))
+
+        test "Colour subtraction":
+            let t1 = colour(0.9, 0.6, 0.75)
+            let t2 = colour(0.7, 0.1, 0.25)
+            check(t1 - t2 == colour(0.2, 0.5, 0.5))
+
+        test "Multiply colour by scalar":
+            check(colour(0.2, 0.3, 0.4) * 2 == colour(0.4, 0.6, 0.8))
+
+        test "Multiply colours":
+            let t1 = colour(1, 0.2, 0.4)
+            let t2 = colour(0.9, 1, 0.1)
+            check(t1 * t2 == colour(0.9, 0.2, 0.04))
+
+        test "Create canvas":
+            var canvas = canvas(10, 20)
+            check(canvas.width == 10)
+            check(canvas.height == 20)
+            let black = colour(0,0,0)
+            for i in 0..<canvas.width:
+                for j in 0..<canvas.height:
+                    check(canvas.pixelAt(i, j) == black)
+
+        test "Write and read pixel":
+            var canvas = canvas(10, 20)
+            let red = colour(1, 0, 0)
+            canvas.writePixel(2, 3, red)
+            check(canvas.pixelAt(2, 3) == red)
+
+        test "PPM Header":
+            let canvas = canvas(5, 3)
+            let ppmData = canvas.toPPM().splitLines()
+            check(ppmData[0] == "P3")
+            check(ppmData[1] == "5 3")
+            check(ppmData[2] == "255")
+
+        test "PPM Data":
+            var canvas = canvas(5, 3)
+            canvas.writePixel(0, 0, colour(1.5, 0, 0))
+            canvas.writePixel(2, 1, colour(0, 0.5, 0))
+            canvas.writePixel(4, 2, colour(-0.5, 0, 1))
+            let ppmData = canvas.toPPM().splitLines()
+            check(ppmData[3] == "255 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0")
+            check(ppmData[4] == "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0")
+            check(ppmData[5] == "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255")
+
+        test "PPM Data, Variable length lines":
+            var canvas = canvas(10, 2)
+            for y in 0..<canvas.height:
+                for x in 0..<canvas.width:
+                    canvas.writePixel(x, y, colour(1, 0.8, 0.6))
+            let ppmData = canvas.toPPM().splitLines()
+            check(ppmData[3] == "255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204")
+            check(ppmData[4] == "153 255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204 153")
+            check(ppmData[5] == "255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204")
+            check(ppmData[6] == "153 255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204 153 255 204 153")
+