// destination with hint in which direction to go
public Tuple <Point, Direction> GetDestination(Man man)
{
var enemies = MenOfRace(Enemy(man.Race)).ToArray();
{
var enimiesDistance = enemies.ToDictionary(e => e, e => e.Position.Distance(man.Position)).ToArray();
var minDistanceAsIs = enimiesDistance.Min(p => p.Value);
Assert.True(minDistanceAsIs > 0, "never enemies on the same position");
if (minDistanceAsIs == 1)
{
// we are in position to attack an enemy, no need to move
return(null);
}
}
// positions in range versus enemies
var inRange = enemies
.SelectMany(e => _map.Directions(e.Position).Select(e.Position.Go))
.ToHashSet()
.ToDictionary(p => p, p => p.Distance(man.Position))
.ToArray()
; // different enemies can have same in range positions
// it could happen that all enemies (ie the only one) are rounded from all sides
// in this way no way to go
if (!inRange.Any())
{
return(null);
}
// simplest strategy: select path with minimal distance
var minDistance = inRange.Min(p => p.Value);
if (minDistance == 0)
{
return(null); // no way to go
}
// more difficult task
var optimizer = new Optimizer(_map, man.Position);
var partialResult = new Dictionary <Point, int>();
int?curMinimalDistance = null;
foreach (var inRangePoint in inRange.OrderBy(p => p.Value))
{
// we try from by air shortest distance
if (curMinimalDistance.HasValue)
{
if (curMinimalDistance.Value < inRangePoint.Value)
{
// the distance already found is less then shortest candidate by air
// we may terminate
break;
}
}
var distance = optimizer.Distance(inRangePoint.Key);
if (distance.HasValue)
{
partialResult.Add(inRangePoint.Key, distance.Value);
curMinimalDistance = curMinimalDistance.HasValue
? Math.Min(curMinimalDistance.Value, distance.Value) : distance.Value;
}
}
if (!curMinimalDistance.HasValue)
{
// no way to connect two points
return(null);
}
var destinationList = partialResult.Where(p => p.Value == curMinimalDistance.Value).Select(p => p.Key);
var selectedDestination = destinationList.OrderBy(p => p.ReadingOrder).First();
var optimizer1 = new Optimizer(_map, selectedDestination);
var options = _map.Directions(man.Position)
.ToDictionary(d => d, d => man.Position.Go(d))
.OrderBy(p => p.Value.ReadingOrder)
.ToArray();
foreach (var o in options)
{
var distance = optimizer1.Distance(o.Value); // decreased distance due to the step ahead to the target
if (distance.HasValue)
{
if ((curMinimalDistance.Value - 1) == distance.Value)
{
// this is the correct direction and expected distance
return(Tuple.Create(selectedDestination, o.Key));
}
}
}
throw new Exception("unexpected processing of options");
}
