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78 changes: 78 additions & 0 deletions back-tracking/KnightTour.js
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// Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight%27s_tour

class OpenKnightTour {
constructor (size) {
this.board = new Array(size).fill(0).map(() => new Array(size).fill(0))
this.size = size
}

getMoves ([i, j]) {
// helper function to get the valid moves of the knight from the current position
const moves = [
[i + 2, j - 1],
[i + 2, j + 1],
[i - 2, j - 1],
[i - 2, j + 1],
[i + 1, j - 2],
[i + 1, j + 2],
[i - 1, j - 2],
[i - 1, j + 2]
]

return moves.filter(([y, x]) => y >= 0 && y < this.size && x >= 0 && x < this.size)
}

isComplete () {
// helper function to check if the board is complete
return !this.board.map(row => row.includes(0)).includes(true)
}

solve () {
// function to find the solution for the given board
for (let i = 0; i < this.size; i++) {
for (let j = 0; j < this.size; j++) {
if (this.solveHelper([i, j], 0)) return true
}
}
return false
}

solveHelper ([i, j], curr) {
// helper function for the main computation
if (this.isComplete()) return true

for (const [y, x] of this.getMoves([i, j])) {
if (this.board[y][x] === 0) {
this.board[y][x] = curr + 1
if (this.solveHelper([y, x], curr + 1)) return true
// backtracking
this.board[y][x] = 0
}
}
return false
}

printBoard () {
// utility function to display the board
for (const row of this.board) {
let string = ''
for (const elem of row) {
string += elem + '\t'
}
console.log(string)
}
}
}

function main () {
const board = new OpenKnightTour(5)

board.printBoard()
console.log('\n')

board.solve()

board.printBoard()
}

main()