Generating hex grid positions

<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js"></script>
  <style>
    body { margin:0;position:fixed;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0; }
  </style>
</head>

<body>
  <script>
    console.clear()
    
    var SQRT_3_2 = Math.sqrt(3)/2
    var SCALE = 10
    
    var toScreen = function(cube) {
      var q = cube[0]
      var r = cube[1]
      var s = cube[2]
      
    	return {
        x: SCALE * (r-q) * SQRT_3_2, 
        y: SCALE * (0.5*(r+q) - s)
      }
    }
    
    // Feel free to change or delete any of the code you see in this editor!
    var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
      .attr("width", 960)
      .attr("height", 500)
    
    var g = svg.append('g')
    	.attr('transform', 'translate(480, 250)')

var hexPositionFactory = function() {
      let i = 0
      let ring = 0
      let currentPosition = [0, 0, 0]
      let currentDirection = 0
      let stepsInCurrentDirection = 0
      
      let directions = [
       [+1, -1,  0], [+1, 0, -1], [0, +1, -1],
   		 [-1, +1,  0], [-1, 0, +1], [0, -1, +1]
			]
      
      let move = function(cur, dir) {
        return [cur[0] + dir[0], cur[1] + dir[1], cur[2] + dir[2]]
      }
      
      return function() {  
        if (i === 0) { 
          i += 1
          ring = 1
          currentPosition = [0, 0, 0]
          return currentPosition
        }
        
        let absoluteSum = currentPosition.reduce((c, p) => {
          return Math.abs(p) + Math.abs(c)
        }, 0)

if (absoluteSum / 2 < ring) {         
          stepsInCurrentDirection = 1
          currentPosition = [-ring, 0, ring]
        } else {
          currentPosition = move(currentPosition, directions[currentDirection])
          
          if (stepsInCurrentDirection >= ring) {
            currentDirection = currentDirection + 1
            if (currentDirection > directions.length - 1) {
              ring += 1
              currentDirection = 0
              currentPosition = [-ring, 0, ring]
            }

stepsInCurrentDirection = 1
          } else {
            stepsInCurrentDirection += 1
          }
        }
        
        i += 1
        
        return currentPosition.slice(0)
      }
    }
    
    let mouseDistance = 0
    
    svg
      .on("mousemove", function(e) {
      	let m = d3.mouse(this)
        
        let dx = 480 - m[0]
        let dy = 250 - m[1]
        
        mouseDistance = Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy)
    	})
    
    let paint = function() {
      let hexPosition = hexPositionFactory()
      
      let numberOfCircles = Math.floor(mouseDistance)
      
      let coordinates = d3.range(numberOfCircles).map((i) => {
        return hexPosition()
      }).map((cube, i) => {
        return {
          key: i,
          cube: cube,
          screen: toScreen(cube)
        }
      })

let points = g.selectAll('circle')
        .data(coordinates, function(d) { return d.key })
      
      points
      	.enter()
        .append('circle')
          .attr('r', 6)
      	.merge(points)
          .attr('fill', function(d) {
            let r = d.cube[0] * 5 + 150
            let g = d.cube[1] * 5 + 150
            let b = d.cube[2] * 5 + 150

return 'rgb(' + r + ', ' + g + ', ' + b + ')'
          })
          .attr('cx', function(d) {
            return d.screen.x
          })
          .attr('cy', function(d) {
            return d.screen.y
          })
      
      points.exit().remove()
      
      window.requestAnimationFrame(paint)
    }
    
    window.requestAnimationFrame(paint)
    
    
    
    
  </script>
</body>

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