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@algorithm.ts/sudoku

v4.0.4

Published

A efficient Sudoku solver and creator.

Readme

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This library is used to solve Sudoku problems and generate Sudoku problems with unique solution.

The Sudoku problem is described as a square matrix of size (a*a) * (a*a), and the value of a position in the square matrix is an integer between [-1, a*a). Among them, -1 means no value is filled in this position yet. A classic Sudoku problem needs to satisfy the following constraints:

  1. Each position in the square matrix needs to be filled with an integer between [0, a*a)
  2. There are no repeated numbers in each row of the square matrix
  3. There are no repeated numbers in each column of the square matrix
  4. The square matrix can be divided into aa sub-squares of size aa, and there are no repeated numbers in each column of the sub-squares A typescript implementation of the sudoku algorithm.

sudoku is a shuffle algorithm, which can complete the shuffle in $O(N)$ time complexity on the basis of only using a constant level of extra space.

If you are curious about this algorithm, you can visit [here][sudoku] for more details.

Install

  • npm

    npm install --save @algorithm.ts/sudoku
  • pnpm

    pnpm add @algorithm.ts/sudoku

Usage

  • SudokuSolver: Solve a Sudoku puzzle.

  • SudokuCreator: Create a Sudoku data (puzzle and solution) with only unique solution.

  • Utility functions

    | Function | Description | | :-------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------: | | createSudokuBoardData | Create a sudoku board (one-dimensional array). | | fillSudokuBoardData | Fill the sudoku board with the given value. | | copySudokuBoardData | Copy sudoku board from src to dst. | | verifySolution | Check if the solution of the given Sudoku game is valid. | | toMatrixStyleBoardData | Convert the one-dimensional array to two-dimensional array. | | createMatrixCodeMap | | createMatrixCoordinateMap |

Examples

Solve a sudoku puzzle

  • Solve a 16x16 sudoku puzzle

    import type { ISudokuBoardData } from '@algorithm.ts/sudoku'
    import { SudokuSolver, createSudokuBoardData } from '@algorithm.ts/sudoku'
    
    // 4 x 4 = 16
    const solver = new SudokuSolver({ childMatrixSize: 4 })
    
    const puzzle: ISudokuBoardData =  [
       2,  3, 14, -1,  8,  6, -1, -1, -1, 13, -1, -1, -1, 10, 12, -1,
       0, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,  1,  9, -1, -1,  4, -1,  8, -1, -1,  2,
      -1, -1, -1,  6,  7, -1,  2, -1, -1, -1, 10,  1, -1,  0, -1, 15,
      -1,  8, -1, -1, -1, -1, 12, -1, -1,  5,  0,  7,  4, -1,  1,  6,
       7,  1, -1,  3, -1,  4, 10, 14, -1, -1, -1, -1,  2, -1, 15,  9,
      14, 12, -1, -1,  2,  3, -1, -1,  1, -1,  7, -1, -1,  6, 13, -1,
      10,  2,  5, -1, -1,  0,  7, -1,  3, -1, -1,  8, 11,  1, -1,  4,
      -1, 13,  6, -1, -1, -1, -1,  1, -1, -1, 14,  2, -1,  3,  7, -1,
      -1, -1, -1,  2,  1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,  8,  9, 14,  7, -1, -1,
       8,  9, 10, -1,  3, -1, -1,  2,  6, -1, 11, -1, -1, -1,  5,  0,
       1, -1,  3,  5, -1, -1, -1, -1,  4,  0, -1, -1, -1, 11, -1, 12,
       6, -1, -1,  4,  5, -1, 15, 11, 14, -1,  1, -1, 13,  9,  8, -1,
      -1,  6, -1, -1, -1,  2, -1, 12, -1, -1, -1, 14,  9, -1,  0, 13,
      -1, -1,  0,  7, -1,  9, 13,  8, -1, -1,  3, -1, -1,  2,  6, 14,
      -1, -1, -1,  8, -1, 11, -1, -1, -1, 12, -1, -1, 15,  5,  3,  1,
       3, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,  9, 15,  2,  0, -1,  8, -1, 11
    ]
    
    solver.solve(puzzle, null)  // => true
    
    const solution: ISudokuBoardData = createSudokuBoardData(16)
    solver.solve(puzzle, solution)  // => true
    
    solution
    /** ===>
     * [
     *    2,  3, 14,  1,  8,  6,  0,  4, 11, 13,  9, 15,  5, 10, 12,  7,
     *    0,  5,  7, 10, 14, 15,  1,  9, 12,  3,  4,  6,  8, 13, 11,  2,
     *   12, 11,  4,  6,  7,  5,  2, 13,  8, 14, 10,  1,  3,  0,  9, 15,
     *   15,  8,  9, 13, 11, 10, 12,  3,  2,  5,  0,  7,  4, 14,  1,  6,
     *    7,  1,  8,  3,  6,  4, 10, 14,  0, 11, 13,  5,  2, 12, 15,  9,
     *   14, 12, 15, 11,  2,  3,  9,  5,  1,  4,  7, 10,  0,  6, 13,  8,
     *   10,  2,  5,  9, 13,  0,  7, 15,  3,  6, 12,  8, 11,  1, 14,  4,
     *    4, 13,  6,  0, 12,  8, 11,  1, 15,  9, 14,  2, 10,  3,  7,  5,
     *   13, 15, 11,  2,  1, 12,  6,  0,  5, 10,  8,  9, 14,  7,  4,  3,
     *    8,  9, 10, 14,  3, 13,  4,  2,  6,  7, 11, 12,  1, 15,  5,  0,
     *    1,  7,  3,  5,  9, 14,  8, 10,  4,  0, 15, 13,  6, 11,  2, 12,
     *    6,  0, 12,  4,  5,  7, 15, 11, 14,  2,  1,  3, 13,  9,  8, 10,
     *   11,  6,  1, 15, 10,  2,  3, 12,  7,  8,  5, 14,  9,  4,  0, 13,
     *    5,  4,  0,  7, 15,  9, 13,  8, 10,  1,  3, 11, 12,  2,  6, 14,
     *    9, 10,  2,  8,  0, 11, 14,  7, 13, 12,  6,  4, 15,  5,  3,  1,
     *    3, 14, 13, 12,  4,  1,  5,  6,  9, 15,  2,  0,  7,  8, 10, 11
     * ]
     */

Create a sudoku game data

  • Create a 9x9 sudoku puzzle

    import { SudokuCreator } from '@algorithm.ts/sudoku'
    
    // 3 x 3 = 9
    const creator = new SudokuCreator({ childMatrixSize: 3 })
    • Create a easy puzzle.

      creator.createSudoku()
      // or
      creator.createSudoku(0.2)

      The result is a js object similar to the one shown below:

      {
        "puzzle": [
           8, -1, 6,  1,  0,  2,  3,  5, -1,
           0, -1, 5, -1,  4, -1,  8,  1,  7,
           4,  3, 1,  8, -1, -1,  2,  6,  0,
          -1,  0, 7,  4, -1,  1,  5,  8,  2,
           2,  1, 4,  5,  3, -1, -1,  7,  6,
           5,  6, 8,  0,  2,  7,  4,  3,  1,
           1,  4, 3,  2, -1,  6,  7,  0,  8,
           6,  5, 0,  7,  8,  4,  1,  2,  3,
          -1, -1, 2,  3, -1, -1,  6,  4,  5
        ],
        "solution": [
          8, 7, 6, 1, 0, 2, 3, 5, 4,
          0, 2, 5, 6, 4, 3, 8, 1, 7,
          4, 3, 1, 8, 7, 5, 2, 6, 0,
          3, 0, 7, 4, 6, 1, 5, 8, 2,
          2, 1, 4, 5, 3, 8, 0, 7, 6,
          5, 6, 8, 0, 2, 7, 4, 3, 1,
          1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6, 7, 0, 8,
          6, 5, 0, 7, 8, 4, 1, 2, 3,
          7, 8, 2, 3, 1, 0, 6, 4, 5
        ]
      }
    • Create a hard puzzle.

      creator.createSudoku(1.0)

      The result is a js object similar to the one shown below:

      {
        "puzzle": [
          -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,  8, -1, -1,  4,
          -1, -1, -1,  3, -1, -1,  5,  8, -1,
          -1, -1, -1,  6,  4, -1,  0, -1, -1,
          -1, -1, -1, -1,  2, -1,  6, -1, -1,
          -1,  0, -1, -1, -1, -1,  7,  3,  5,
          -1,  7, -1, -1,  3, -1, -1, -1, -1,
           3, -1, -1, -1, -1,  2, -1, -1,  0,
          -1, -1, -1,  8,  6,  5, -1, -1, -1,
           2, -1,  4, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1
        ],
        "solution": [
          0, 6, 1, 2, 5, 8, 3, 7, 4,
          4, 2, 7, 3, 0, 1, 5, 8, 6,
          8, 3, 5, 6, 4, 7, 0, 2, 1,
          5, 4, 3, 7, 2, 0, 6, 1, 8,
          6, 0, 2, 1, 8, 4, 7, 3, 5,
          1, 7, 8, 5, 3, 6, 4, 0, 2,
          3, 8, 6, 4, 7, 2, 1, 5, 0,
          7, 1, 0, 8, 6, 5, 2, 4, 3,
          2, 5, 4, 0, 1, 3, 8, 6, 7
        ]
      }
  • Create a 16x16 sudoku puzzle

    import { SudokuCreator } from '@algorithm.ts/sudoku'
    
    // 4 x 4 = 16
    const creator = new SudokuCreator({ childMatrixSize: 4 })
    creator.createSudoku(0.8)

    The result is a js object similar to the one shown below:

    {
      "puzzle": [
        -1, -1, -1, 12, -1,  5, -1,  9, -1, -1,  6, -1, -1,  1, -1, 14,
        -1,  2,  4, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 15, -1,
        -1, -1,  8, -1, 12, 13,  4,  7,  2, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,
         7, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 14, -1, -1, -1, 12, -1, -1, -1, -1,
         4, -1, 15, -1,  6, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 11, -1,  3, -1, -1, -1,
        -1,  8, 10, 14, -1, -1, -1, -1,  5, 13, -1, -1, -1,  9, -1, -1,
        -1, -1,  6, 11,  3, 14, -1, -1,  0,  2, -1,  4, -1, -1, -1, 15,
        -1,  5, 13, -1, -1,  7, -1, -1,  9, -1, -1,  3,  2, -1, 10, -1,
        -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 14, -1,  6,  9, -1, -1, 10,  8, -1, -1,
        -1, -1, 14,  0,  7,  3, -1,  2, -1, 10, -1, -1, 15, 13, -1,  9,
        -1,  9,  7, -1, -1, -1, -1, 12, -1, 15, -1,  1, -1, -1,  0, -1,
        11, -1,  3, -1, -1,  0, -1, 15, 14,  5, -1, -1, -1,  2, 12,  6,
        -1, -1,  0, 13, -1, -1, -1,  5, -1, 11,  9, -1,  4, -1,  6,  3,
        -1, -1,  2, -1, -1, -1, 10, -1, 15,  6, -1, -1, 14, -1, -1, -1,
        -1, -1, -1, -1, 15, 12, -1, -1, -1,  4,  7, -1, -1, -1,  9, -1,
         6, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1,  8, -1, -1, -1,  5, -1, -1,  0, -1, -1
      ],
      "solution": [
        10,  3, 11, 12,  8,  5,  2,  9,  4,  7,  6, 15,  0,  1, 13, 14,
        13,  2,  4,  9,  1,  6,  3,  0, 11,  8, 14,  5, 12,  7, 15, 10,
         0, 14,  8, 15, 12, 13,  4,  7,  2,  1, 10,  9,  6,  3, 11,  5,
         7,  6,  1,  5, 11, 10, 15, 14, 13,  0,  3, 12,  9,  4,  8,  2,
         4,  0, 15,  2,  6,  9,  1, 13,  7, 12, 11, 10,  3,  5, 14,  8,
         3,  8, 10, 14,  2, 15, 12,  4,  5, 13,  1,  6, 11,  9,  7,  0,
         9,  7,  6, 11,  3, 14,  5, 10,  0,  2,  8,  4, 13, 12,  1, 15,
        12,  5, 13,  1,  0,  7, 11,  8,  9, 14, 15,  3,  2,  6, 10,  4,
        15, 13, 12,  4,  5, 11, 14,  1,  6,  9,  2,  0, 10,  8,  3,  7,
         5,  1, 14,  0,  7,  3,  6,  2,  8, 10, 12, 11, 15, 13,  4,  9,
         2,  9,  7,  6, 10,  8, 13, 12,  3, 15,  4,  1,  5, 14,  0, 11,
        11, 10,  3,  8,  4,  0,  9, 15, 14,  5, 13,  7,  1,  2, 12,  6,
         1, 12,  0, 13, 14,  2,  7,  5, 10, 11,  9,  8,  4, 15,  6,  3,
         8,  4,  2,  7,  9,  1, 10,  3, 15,  6,  0, 13, 14, 11,  5, 12,
        14, 11,  5,  3, 15, 12,  0,  6,  1,  4,  7,  2,  8, 10,  9, 13,
         6, 15,  9, 10, 13,  4,  8, 11, 12,  3,  5, 14,  7,  0,  2,  1
      ]
    }

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