#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>

#define rxPin 8
#define txPin 7

Adafruit_NeoPixel strip = Adafruit_NeoPixel (24,2,NEO_RGB + NEO_KHZ800);
SoftwareSerial mySerial(rxPin, txPin); // RX, TX
char myChar ; 

// function prototypes
void ani1();
void ani2();
void ani3();
void ani4();
void ani5();

// array of function pointers
void (*animations[])() =
{
  ani1,
  ani2,
  ani3,
  ani4,
  ani5
};

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);   
  Serial.println("Goodnight moon!");

  mySerial.begin(9600);
  mySerial.println("Hello, world?");
  
}

void loop(){
  if(mySerial.available()){
    myChar = mySerial.read();
    myChar -= '1';
    Serial.print(myChar);
    if (myChar < sizeof(animations) / sizeof(animations[0]))
    {
      // run the selected animation
      animations[myChar]();
    }
  }

  if(Serial.available()){
   myChar = Serial.read();
    myChar -= '1';
    Serial.print(myChar);
    if (myChar < sizeof(animations) / sizeof(animations[0]))
    {
      // run the selected animation
      animations[myChar]();
    }
  }
}

void ani1(){
  for(int c=0;c<24;c++){
    strip.setPixelColor(c,strip.Color(255,0,0));
    delay(100);
    strip.show();
    Serial.print(c);
  }
}

void ani2(){
  Serial.print("animation2");
}

void ani3(){
  Serial.print("animation3");
}
void ani4(){
  Serial.print("animation4");
}

void ani5(){
  Serial.print("animation5");
}