script for puffer producing given output

[HartmutHolzwart]

I want to produce a c/2 puffer producing the following output

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x = 314, y = 86, rule = B3/S23
15$35b2o82b2o82b2o82b2o$35b2o82b2o82b2o82b2o3$109b2o82b2o82b2o$109b2o
82b2o82b2o3$99b2o82b2o82b2o$99b2o82b2o82b2o3$89b2o82b2o82b2o$89b2o82b
2o82b2o3$79b2o82b2o82b2o$79b2o82b2o82b2o3$69b2o82b2o82b2o$69b2o82b2o
82b2o$60bo83bo83bo$60bo83bo83bo$60bo83bo83bo2$50bo83bo83bo$50bo83bo83b
o$50bo83bo83bo2$40bo83bo83bo$40bo83bo83bo$40bo83bo83bo2$30bo83bo83bo$
30bo83bo83bo$30bo83bo83bo!

It is fairly easy to find a forward and backward rake of an appropriate period in Jasons rake collection. Also there are standard two glider collisions that produce blinkers resp. blocks.

But there are a lot of constraints that the gliders and rake engines do not interact with each other.

Is it possible to build a script that finds a solution for this problem?

Thanks in advance,
Hartmut

[Jason Summers]

Does the puffer move left, or right?

I don't know of any scripts that would help, but it looks straightforward to construct. I'd use rakes plus these reactions, if possible:

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.*****...............****
*....*..............*...*
.....*..................*
*...*...............*..*.
..*......................
.........................
...................**....
...**.............*.*....
...*.*..............*....
...*.....................

[triller]

Please clarify this abbreviation:

... blinkers resp. blocks.

The p168 rakes are a wide platform, but not insurmountable.
As Jason said, it appears fairly straightforward.
There are eight LWSS/glider collisions that are possible for side 'injection' assembly of block or blinker.
Awaiting more data.
Mark (triller)

[Paul Tooke]

I haven't seen anyone else asking a question like this, so there doesn't seem to be much call for such a program or script. If this is an one-off then it would be easier to produce the pattern by hand. I have constructed such a puffer and include it in a reply to the original request in the patterns forum.

[HartmutHolzwart]

Could you at least give some sort of tutorial or introduction how you do it?

Using layers in Golly might be useful, I guess.

Thanks in advance,
Hartmut