/// <summary>
/// A pretty simple method to check if there are certain cells that must be filled in regardless of clue position
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// If the clues are positioned as far left as they can go and then as far right as they can go there may be
/// certain cells that will always be covered.
/// For example, in an element of 15 cells a clue of length 10 will always cover cells 5 to 9
/// </remarks>
private static int Overlap(Grid grid, Clues clues, Blocks blocks, Spaces spaces, int element, int elementLength, bool isRow)
{
int filled = 0;
int firstFree = grid.GetFirstFreeCell(element, isRow);
int lastFree = grid.GetLastFreeCell(element, isRow);
int rowToUpdate;
int colToUpdate;
//For a given space, find the clues that HAVE to be in that space and check limits
for (int spaceNo = 0; spaceNo < spaces.getSpaceCount(); spaceNo++)
{
Clues cluesToTest = FindFewestClues(spaces, clues, spaceNo);
}
for (int clueNo = 0; clueNo < clues.GetClueCount(); clueNo++)
{
//this needs adapted to take account of filled cells
int endClueLeft = firstFree - 1 + clues.GetClueLength(0, clueNo);
int startClueRight = lastFree + 1 - clues.GetClueLength(clueNo, clues.GetClueCount() - 1);
if (startClueRight <= endClueLeft)
{
for (int cellNo = startClueRight; cellNo <= endClueLeft; cellNo++)
{
rowToUpdate = (isRow) ? element : cellNo;
colToUpdate = (isRow) ? cellNo : element;
if (Update(grid, colToUpdate, rowToUpdate, clues.getClue(clueNo).Colour))
{
filled += 1;
}
}
}
}
return(filled);
}
/// <summary>
/// Determines which clues can be which blocks
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Given a collection of blocks and a collection of clues, it is possible to determine that certain clues
/// simply cannot be certain blocks (because they're too long or in the wrong place)
/// This is all now done by the BlockIdentifier class.
/// </remarks>
public static void IdentifyBlocks(Grid grid, Clues clues, Blocks blocks, Spaces spaces, int element, int elementLength, bool isRow)
{
if (blocks.GetBlockCount() > 0 && clues.GetClueCount() > 0 && !clues.AllCluesSolved())
{
BlockIdentifier bId = new BlockIdentifier(clues, blocks, spaces, elementLength);
bId.IdentifyBlocks();
//now print the clues permitted for each block - this is for checking
string outputstring;
if (isRow)
{
Console.WriteLine("Row {0}, {1} clues and {2} blocks", element, clues.GetClueCount(), blocks.GetBlockCount());
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Col {0}, {1} clues and {2} blocks", element, clues.GetClueCount(), blocks.GetBlockCount());
}
for (int blockNo = 0; blockNo < blocks.GetBlockCount(); blockNo++)
{
outputstring = "Block : " + blockNo + ": ";
for (int clueNo = 0; clueNo < clues.GetClueCount(); clueNo++)
{
if (blocks.GetBlock(blockNo).AllClues().ClueExists(clues.getClue(clueNo)))
{
outputstring += clueNo + ", ";
}
}
Console.WriteLine(outputstring);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks that the clue is entirely within a space (i.e. not opposite a cross square)
/// </summary>
private bool CluesFitInSpaces(Clues clues, Spaces spaces, int[] cluePositions)
{
for (int clueNo = 0; clueNo < clues.GetClueCount(); clueNo++)
{
if (!ClueFitsInSpace(clues.getClue(clueNo), spaces, cluePositions[clueNo]))
{
return(false);
}
}
return(true);
}
public static Clues FindFewestClues(Spaces spaces, Clues clues, int clueNo)
{
Clues resultClues = new Clues();
Spaces spacesBefore = new Spaces();
Space spaceToTest;
Spaces spacesAfter = new Spaces();
//now we want to add the clues one by one to spacesAfter. If they won't fit in SpacesAfter then
//we move them to spaceToTest and if they won't fit there we move them to spacesBefore
return(resultClues);
}
private bool ClueFitsInSpace(Clue clue, Spaces spaces, int clueStart)
{
//is this clue completely within a space?
foreach (Space space in spaces)
{
//we just need one to be true
if (clueStart >= space.SpaceStart && clueStart + clue.Number <= space.SpaceStart + space.SpaceLength)
{
return(true);
}
}
return(false);
}
/// <summary>
/// This class takes a Clues object, a Spaces object and a Blocks object and
/// for each block determines which clues that block could legally be
/// </summary>
public BlockIdentifier(Clues clues, Blocks blocks, Spaces spaces, int elementLength)
{
_blocks = blocks;
_clues = clues;
_spaces = spaces;
int clueCount = _clues.GetClueCount();
_cluePositions = new int[clueCount];
for (int i = 0; i < clueCount; i++)
{
_cluePositions[i] = elementLength - _clues.GetClueLength(i);
}
}
public static bool CluesWillFitInSpaces(Clues clues, Spaces spaces, Blocks blocks)
{
List <Space> spaceList = new List <Space>();
List <Clue> clueList = new List <Clue>();
//first put all the spaces into spacelist
//and all the clues into clueList
foreach (Space space in spaces)
{
spaceList.Add(space);
}
foreach (Clue clue in clues)
{
clueList.Add(clue);
}
bool finished = false;
while (!finished)
{
//move the next clue into the last space
if (clueList.Count > 0)
{
spaceList[spaceList.Count - 1].AddClue(clueList[0]);
clueList.RemoveAt(0);
}
for (int i = spaceList.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
// for each space, if the clues are too long to fit, move the first one out
while (!CluesWillFitInSpace(spaceList[i], blocks))
{
//we need to move the first clue to the next space. If we're in space0 we can't and the test fails
if (i == 0)
{
return(false);
}
spaceList[i - 1].AddClue(spaceList[i].RemoveClue(0));
}
}
finished = clueList.Count == 0;
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deals with clues that are close to the edge of a spaces
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Example: if we have a clue of length 3 as the first clue and cell 3 is filled in then cell 0 cannot be filled.
/// Same can be done at the end of the element.
/// </remarks>
public static int EdgeProximity(Grid grid, Clues clues, Blocks blocks, Spaces spaces, int element, int elementLength, bool isRow)
{
int filled = 0;
int rowToUpdate;
int colToUpdate;
bool atStart = true;
int fillFrom = -1;
int fillTo = -1;
//Cross out cells which logically cannot be filled because there's too big a gap between the first block and the edge of the element.
if (blocks.GetBlockCount() > 0 && clues.GetClueCount() > 0)
{
for (int loopCount = 0; loopCount < 2; loopCount++)
{
if (atStart && blocks.GetBlock(0).BlockColour == clues.getClue(0).Colour)
{
fillFrom = blocks.GetBlock(0).BlockStart - clues.getClue(0).Number;
fillTo = fillFrom + blocks.GetBlock(0).BlockLength - 1;
fillFrom = (fillFrom < 0) ? 0 : fillFrom;
}
else if (!atStart && blocks.GetBlock(blocks.GetBlockCount() - 1).BlockColour == clues.getClue(clues.GetClueCount() - 1).Colour)
{
fillFrom = blocks.GetBlock(blocks.GetBlockCount() - 1).BlockStart + clues.getClue(clues.GetClueCount() - 1).Number;
fillTo = fillFrom + blocks.GetBlock(blocks.GetBlockCount() - 1).BlockLength;
fillTo = (fillTo > elementLength - 1) ? elementLength - 1 : fillTo;
}
if ((fillFrom == 0 && fillTo >= 0) || (fillTo == elementLength && fillFrom <= elementLength))
{
for (int cellNo = fillFrom; cellNo <= fillTo; cellNo++)
{
rowToUpdate = (isRow) ? element : cellNo;
colToUpdate = (isRow) ? cellNo : element;
if (Update(grid, colToUpdate, rowToUpdate, "cross"))
{
filled += 1;
}
}
}
atStart = false;
}
}
return(filled);
}
/// <summary>
/// deals with the special case where there is only one clue.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This feels as though it should be able to be part of a different method. We'll see.
/// </remarks>
///
private static int SingleClue(Grid grid, Clues clues, Blocks blocks, Spaces spaces, int element, int elementLength, bool isRow)
{
int filled = 0;
int blocksStart;
int blocksEnd;
int rowToUpdate;
int colToUpdate;
Clue clue;
//we know there is only one clue. If there is more than one block then the space between them must be filled in.
if (blocks.GetBlockCount() > 0 && clues.GetClueCount() == 1)
{
blocksStart = blocks.GetBlock(0).BlockStart;
blocksEnd = blocks.GetBlock(blocks.GetBlockCount() - 1).BlockStart + blocks.GetBlock(blocks.GetBlockCount() - 1).BlockLength - 1;
clue = clues.getClue(0);
for (int cellNo = grid.GetFirstFreeCell(element, isRow); cellNo <= grid.GetLastFreeCell(element, isRow); cellNo++)
{
rowToUpdate = (isRow) ? element : cellNo;
colToUpdate = (isRow) ? cellNo : element;
if (cellNo >= blocksStart && cellNo <= blocksEnd)
{
if (Update(grid, colToUpdate, rowToUpdate, clue.Colour))
{
filled += 1;
}
}
else if (cellNo < blocksEnd - clue.Number + 1 || cellNo > blocksStart + clue.Number - 1)
{
if (Update(grid, colToUpdate, rowToUpdate, "cross"))
{
filled += 1;
}
}
}
}
return(filled);
}