How to generate a random convex polygon?

Question

I\'m trying to devise a method for generating random 2D convex polygons. It has to have the following properties:

• coordinates should be integers;
• the poly

Answer 1

Following @Mangara answer there is JAVA implementation, if someone is interested in Python port of it

import random
from math import atan2


def to_convex_contour(vertices_count,
                      x_generator=random.random,
                      y_generator=random.random):
    """
    Port of Valtr algorithm by Sander Verdonschot.

    Reference:
        http://cglab.ca/~sander/misc/ConvexGeneration/ValtrAlgorithm.java

    >>> contour = to_convex_contour(20)
    >>> len(contour) == 20
    True
    """
    xs = [x_generator() for _ in range(vertices_count)]
    ys = [y_generator() for _ in range(vertices_count)]
    xs = sorted(xs)
    ys = sorted(ys)
    min_x, *xs, max_x = xs
    min_y, *ys, max_y = ys
    vectors_xs = _to_vectors_coordinates(xs, min_x, max_x)
    vectors_ys = _to_vectors_coordinates(ys, min_y, max_y)
    random.shuffle(vectors_ys)

    def to_vector_angle(vector):
        x, y = vector
        return atan2(y, x)

    vectors = sorted(zip(vectors_xs, vectors_ys),
                     key=to_vector_angle)
    point_x = point_y = 0
    min_polygon_x = min_polygon_y = 0
    points = []
    for vector_x, vector_y in vectors:
        points.append((point_x, point_y))
        point_x += vector_x
        point_y += vector_y
        min_polygon_x = min(min_polygon_x, point_x)
        min_polygon_y = min(min_polygon_y, point_y)
    shift_x, shift_y = min_x - min_polygon_x, min_y - min_polygon_y
    return [(point_x + shift_x, point_y + shift_y)
            for point_x, point_y in points]


def _to_vectors_coordinates(coordinates, min_coordinate, max_coordinate):
    last_min = last_max = min_coordinate
    result = []
    for coordinate in coordinates:
        if _to_random_boolean():
            result.append(coordinate - last_min)
            last_min = coordinate
        else:
            result.append(last_max - coordinate)
            last_max = coordinate
    result.extend((max_coordinate - last_min,
                   last_max - max_coordinate))
    return result


def _to_random_boolean():
    return random.getrandbits(1)