Struct BoundedOptionsBacktrackingStrategy

pub struct BoundedOptionsBacktrackingStrategy<FO, FA, S>
where
    FO: Fn(usize) -> usize,
    FA: Fn(usize) -> Option<usize>,
    S: Strategy,
{ /* private fields */ }

A Strategy which looks for cells with few options (up to a specified maximum) and tries all of them. It then uses a wrapped strategy to find deductions in all paths. If any of those deductions hold for all options, they are stored in the metadata.

As an example, consider the following situation.

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║ 1 │ A │ 2 ║ 3 │ 4 │ 5 ║ 6 │ B │ 7 ║
╟───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╢
║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║
╟───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╢
║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║
╠═══╪═══╪═══╬═══╪═══╪═══╬═══╪═══╪═══╣
║ 2 │ 3 │ C ║   │   │   ║   │ Z │   ║
╟───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╢
║ 4 │   │ 1 ║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║
╟───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╢
║ 5 │ 6 │ 7 ║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║
╠═══╪═══╪═══╬═══╪═══╪═══╬═══╪═══╪═══╣
║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║
╟───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╢
║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║
╟───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╫───┼───┼───╢
║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║   │   │   ║
╚═══╧═══╧═══╩═══╧═══╧═══╩═══╧═══╧═══╝

In this case, if A is an 8, then B must be a 9 by the OnlyCellStrategy, so Z cannot be a 9. If A is a 9, then C must be a 9 by the same strategy, and consequently Z cannot be a 9 aswell. So, this strategy with an options bound of at least 2 (since A can be 8 or 9), an OnlyCellStrategy as the continuation strategy, and at least 1 application, can conclude that Z cannot be a 9.

Implementations

impl<FO, FA, S> BoundedOptionsBacktrackingStrategy<FO, FA, S>

where FO: Fn(usize) -> usize, FA: Fn(usize) -> Option<usize>, S: Strategy,

pub fn new( max_options_computer: FO, max_applications_computer: FA, continuation_strategy: S, ) -> BoundedOptionsBacktrackingStrategy<FO, FA, S>

Creates a new bounded options backtracking strategy.

Arguments

• max_options_computer: A closure that, given the grid size, computes the maximum number of options that may be present in a cell for this strategy to consider all of them.
• max_applications_computer: A closure that, given the grid size, computes the maximum number of times the continuation strategy may be applied for each considered option before no further inference is done. If no limit is desired, this may return None.
• continuation_strategy: The Strategy with which each considered option is developed to find any inferences.

Trait Implementations

impl<FO, FA, S> Clone for BoundedOptionsBacktrackingStrategy<FO, FA, S>

where FO: Fn(usize) -> usize + Clone, FA: Fn(usize) -> Option<usize> + Clone, S: Strategy + Clone,

fn clone(&self) -> BoundedOptionsBacktrackingStrategy<FO, FA, S>

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl<FO, FA, S> Strategy for BoundedOptionsBacktrackingStrategy<FO, FA, S>

where FO: Fn(usize) -> usize, FA: Fn(usize) -> Option<usize>, S: Strategy,

fn apply(&self, sudoku_info: &mut SudokuInfo<impl Constraint + Clone>) -> bool

Applies this strategy to the given Sudoku. The strategy may rely on and modify the information in the given sudoku_info. This instance is given to other strategies that participate in the solution and/or future iterations of the same strategy. It can thus be used to communicate insights.