javascript solver and visualization for ricochet robots

work in progress; see notes in js/main.js on how i plan to implement search algorithms

#running In the root directory

 http-server -pPORT

or

 python -mSimpleHTTPServer

Then visit http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

a board configuration foo consists of 3 files in ./data:

• foo.csv
  • Boards are typically 16x16
  • File header is 0-indexed column numbers
  • Every square (or cell) on the board is reprsented by two numbers, indicating whether or not there is a wall right or bottom, respecitvely (assuming a top-down perspective with cell (0,0) in the upper left)
    • 00 no wall right, no wall bottom
    • 01 no wall right, wall bottom
    • 10 wall right, no wall bottom
    • 11 wall right and wall bottom
• foo.goals.json
  • dictionaries of meta-data on goal squares (where the robots are headed)
• foo.robots.json
  • dictionaries of meta-data on robot color, position