private static PuzzleStateTarget ReadJson(string read)
{
try
{
PuzzleStateTarget state = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <PuzzleStateTarget>(read);
return(state);
}
catch
{
return(new PuzzleStateTarget());
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("N Puzzle Solver Program");
Console.WriteLine("By: Taylor May");
while (true)
{//input loop to get start information
Console.WriteLine("Please enter the initial state json file name:");
string filename;
filename = Console.ReadLine();
try
{
target = ReadJson(System.IO.File.ReadAllText(filename));
}
catch { }
Console.WriteLine("Reading File...");
if (target.start != null)
{
break;
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Invalid File Provided try again!");
}
}
//now we solve
Console.WriteLine("Starting Board:");
DrawBoard(target.start);
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("Goal Board:");
DrawBoard(target.goal);
Console.WriteLine("");
BackTracking1();
Console.WriteLine("Backtracking: Depth First");
Console.WriteLine("Puzzle Answer found after " + repetitions + " state checks.");
Console.WriteLine("Number of moves to solve puzzle: " + stateDatabase.Count);
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("Instructions to solve:");
DrawInstructions();
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("");
GraphSearch();
Console.ReadKey();
}
