require 'algorithms' include Containers # Polaris is a star that guides, aka "The North Star". It implements the A* algorithm. class Polaris attr_reader :nodes_considered def initialize(map) @map = map @nodes_considered = 0 end # Returns the path without the from location. # Returns nil if max_depth is hit or if no path exists. def guide(from, to, unit_type=nil, max_depth=400) return nil if @map.blocked?(from, unit_type) || @map.blocked?(to, unit_type) from_element = PathElement.new(from) from_element.dist_from = @map.distance(from,to) open = PriorityQueue.new { |x, y| (x <=> y) == -1 } open.push from_element, from_element.rating closed = SplayTreeMap.new step = 0 until open.empty? || step > max_depth step += 1 current_element = open.pop @nodes_considered += 1 loc = current_element.location if @map.cost(loc,to) == 0 path = [] until current_element.parent.nil? path.unshift current_element current_element = current_element.parent end return path else closed.push current_element.location, current_element @map.neighbors(loc).each do |next_door| el = PathElement.new(next_door,current_element) next if closed.has_key? next_door if @map.blocked? next_door, unit_type #closed.push el.location, el else current_rating = current_element.cost_to + @map.cost(loc, next_door) # add to open el.cost_to = current_rating el.dist_from = @map.distance(next_door,to) open.push el, el.rating end end end end nil end end class PathElement include Comparable attr_accessor :location, :parent attr_reader :cost_to, :dist_from, :rating def initialize(location=nil,parent=nil) @location = location @parent = parent @cost_to = 0 @dist_from = 0 @rating = 99_999 end def cost_to=(new_cost) @cost_to = new_cost reset_rating end def dist_from=(new_dist_from) @dist_from = new_dist_from reset_rating end def reset_rating @rating = @cost_to + @dist_from end def to_s "#{@location} at cost of #{@cost_to} and rating of #{@rating}" end def <=>(b) a = self if a.rating < b.rating return -1 elsif a.rating > b.rating return 1 else 0 end end def ==(other) return false if other.nil? @location == other.location end end