export function getRandomColor(): string {
    return hsv_to_rgb(Math.random(), 0.5, 0.95);
}

//todo: test this.
function hsv_to_rgb(hue: number, saturation: number, brightness: number): string {
    const h_i = Math.floor(hue * 6);
    const f = hue * 6 - h_i;
    const p = brightness * (1 - saturation);
    const q = brightness * (1 - f * saturation);
    const t = brightness * (1 - (1 - f) * saturation);
    let r: number, g: number, b: number;
    switch (h_i) {
        case 0:
            r = brightness;
            g = t;
            b = p;
            break;
        case 1:
            r = q;
            g = brightness;
            b = p;
            break;
        case 2:
            r = p;
            g = brightness;
            b = t;
            break;
        case 3:
            r = p;
            g = q;
            b = brightness;
            break;
        case 4:
            r = t;
            g = p;
            b = brightness;
            break;
        case 5:
            r = brightness;
            g = p;
            b = q;
            break;
        default:
            throw "h_i cannot be " + h_i;
    }
    return "#" + Math.floor(r * 256).toString(16) + Math.floor(g * 256).toString(16) + Math.floor(b * 256).toString(16);
}