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+import enum
+import random
+from time import sleep
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Tuple
+
+import keyboard
+
+from burr.core import Action, ApplicationBuilder, State, action, default, when
+from burr.lifecycle import PostRunStepHook, PreRunStepHook
+
+LATEST_KEYPRESS = None
+
+
+class SnakeDirection(enum.Enum):
+    UP = "up"
+    DOWN = "down"
+    LEFT = "left"
+    RIGHT = "right"
+
+    def get_vector(self):
+        if self == SnakeDirection.UP:
+            return 0, -1
+        elif self == SnakeDirection.DOWN:
+            return 0, 1
+        elif self == SnakeDirection.LEFT:
+            return -1, 0
+        elif self == SnakeDirection.RIGHT:
+            return 1, 0
+
+
+class GamePauseHook(PreRunStepHook):
+    def __init__(self, speed: float):
+        self.speed = speed
+
+    def pre_run_step(
+        self, *, state: "State", action: "Action", inputs: Dict[str, Any], **future_kwargs: Any
+    ):
+        if action.name == "select_direction":
+            sleep(self.speed)
+
+
+def get_boundary_char(x, y, board_size: Tuple[int, int]):
+    if x == -1 and y == -1:
+        return "╔"
+    elif x == -1 and y == board_size[1]:
+        return "╚"
+    elif x == board_size[0] and y == -1:
+        return "╗"
+    elif x == board_size[0] and y == board_size[1]:
+        return "╝"
+    elif x == -1 or x == board_size[0]:
+        return "║"
+    elif y == -1 or y == board_size[1]:
+        return "═"
+    return None
+
+
+def display_board(snake_tiles, target_coors, board_size):
+    for y in range(-1, board_size[1] + 1):
+        for x in range(-1, board_size[0] + 1):
+            boundary_char = get_boundary_char(x, y, board_size)
+            if boundary_char:
+                print(boundary_char, end="")
+                continue
+            if (x, y) in snake_tiles:
+                print("□", end="")
+            elif (x, y) == target_coors:
+                print("◆", end="")
+            else:
+                print(" ", end="")
+        print()
+
+
+class GameRenderHook(PostRunStepHook):
+    def post_run_step(
+        self,
+        *,
+        state: "State",
+        action: "Action",
+        result: Optional[Dict[str, Any]],
+        exception: Exception,
+        **future_kwargs: Any,
+    ):
+        if action.name == "select_direction":
+            display_board(state["snake_tiles"], state["target_coors"], state["board_size"])
+
+
+def _push_latest_keypress(key):
+    if key.name in [
+        SnakeDirection.UP.value,
+        SnakeDirection.DOWN.value,
+        SnakeDirection.LEFT.value,
+        SnakeDirection.RIGHT.value,
+    ]:
+        global LATEST_KEYPRESS
+        LATEST_KEYPRESS = key
+
+
+def _pop_latest_keypress() -> Optional[str]:
+    global LATEST_KEYPRESS
+    latest = LATEST_KEYPRESS
+    LATEST_KEYPRESS = None
+    return latest
+
+
+keyboard.on_press(_push_latest_keypress)
+
+
+@action(reads=[], writes=["snake_tiles", "target_coors", "board_size"])
+def start(
+    state: State,
+    start_coors: Tuple[int, int],
+    target_coors: Tuple[int, int],
+    board_size: Tuple[int, int],
+):
+    # TODO -- validate start and target coors
+    result = {
+        "snake_tiles": [start_coors],
+        "target_coors": target_coors,
+        "board_size": board_size,
+    }
+    return result, state.update(**result)
+
+
+@action(reads=["snake_direction"], writes=["snake_direction"])
+def select_direction(state: State):
+    latest_keypress = (
+        _pop_latest_keypress()
+    )  # TODO -- make this an input (or a callback which we don't have yet...)
+    if latest_keypress is not None:
+        result = {"snake_direction": SnakeDirection(latest_keypress.name)}
+    else:
+        result = {
+            "snake_direction": state["snake_direction"],
+        }
+    return result, state.update(**result)
+
+
+@action(reads=["snake_tiles", "snake_direction"], writes=["snake_tiles"])
+def move_snake(state: State):
+    direction = state["snake_direction"]
+    snake_tiles = state["snake_tiles"]
+    head = snake_tiles[0]
+    dx, dy = direction.get_vector()
+    new_head = (head[0] + dx, head[1] + dy)
+    snake_tiles = [new_head] + snake_tiles[:-1]
+    result = {
+        "snake_tiles": snake_tiles,
+    }
+    return result, state.update(**result)
+
+
+@action(reads=["snake_tiles"], writes=["collision"])
+def check_collision(state: State):
+    snake_tiles = state["snake_tiles"]
+    head = snake_tiles[0]
+    result = {
+        "collision": head in snake_tiles[1:],
+    }
+    return result, state.update(**result)
+
+
+@action(reads=["snake_tiles", "board_size"], writes=["edge_collision"])
+def check_edge_collision(state: State):
+    snake_tiles = state["snake_tiles"]
+    head = snake_tiles[0]
+    board_size = state["board_size"]
+    result = {
+        "edge_collision": head[0] < 0
+        or head[0] >= board_size[0]
+        or head[1] < 0
+        or head[1] >= board_size[1],
+    }
+    return result, state.update(**result)
+
+
+def _get_target_coors(board_size, snake_tiles):
+    while True:
+        test_coors = (random.randint(0, board_size[0]), random.randint(0, board_size[1]))
+        if test_coors not in snake_tiles:
+            return test_coors
+
+
+@action(reads=["snake_tiles", "target_coors", "board_size"], writes=["target_coors", "snake_tiles"])
+def check_target(state: State):
+    snake_tiles = state["snake_tiles"]
+    target_coors = state["target_coors"]
+    head = snake_tiles[0]
+    board_size = state["board_size"]
+    if head == target_coors:
+        snake_tiles = [target_coors] + snake_tiles
+        result = {
+            "snake_tiles": snake_tiles,
+            "target_coors": _get_target_coors(board_size, snake_tiles),
+        }
+    else:
+        result = {
+            "snake_tiles": snake_tiles,
+        }
+    return result, state.update(**result)
+
+
+@action(reads=[], writes=["game_over"])
+def game_over(state: State):
+    result = {"game_over": True}
+    return result, state.update(**result)
+
+
+class DebuggerAction(Action):
+    def __init__(self, *fields):
+        super(DebuggerAction, self).__init__()
+        self.fields = fields
+
+    @property
+    def reads(self) -> list[str]:
+        return self.fields
+
+    def run(self, state: State, **run_kwargs) -> dict:
+        import pdb
+
+        pdb.set_trace()
+
+    @property
+    def writes(self) -> list[str]:
+        return []
+
+    def update(self, result: dict, state: State) -> State:
+        return state
+
+
+def application():
+    return (
+        ApplicationBuilder()
+        .with_actions(
+            start=start,
+            select_direction=select_direction,
+            move_snake=move_snake,
+            check_collision=check_collision,
+            check_edge_collision=check_edge_collision,
+            check_target=check_target,
+            game_over=game_over,
+            debug=DebuggerAction("snake_tiles", "snake_direction", "target_coors", "board_size"),
+        )
+        .with_entrypoint("start")
+        .with_state(snake_tiles=[], snake_direction=SnakeDirection.UP)
+        .with_transitions(
+            ("start", "select_direction", default),
+            ("select_direction", "move_snake"),
+            ("move_snake", "check_collision"),
+            ("check_collision", "game_over", when(collision=True)),
+            ("check_collision", "check_edge_collision", default),
+            ("check_edge_collision", "game_over", when(edge_collision=True)),
+            ("check_edge_collision", "check_target", default),
+            ("check_target", "select_direction", default),
+        )
+        .with_tracker(project="demo:snake")
+        .with_hooks(GamePauseHook(speed=1), GameRenderHook())
+        .with_global_params(__callback=...)
+        .build()
+    )
+
+
+def play():
+    start_coors = (5, 5)
+    target_coors = (7, 7)
+    board_size = (10, 10)
+    app = application()
+    for action_, result, state_ in app.iterate(
+        inputs={"start_coors": start_coors, "target_coors": target_coors, "board_size": board_size},
+        halt_after=["game_over"],
+    ):
+        pass
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = application()
+    app.visualize("./out", format="png", view=False, include_state=True, include_conditions=True)
+    play()
+    # curses.wrapper(play)