Task: Sokoban





Java: import java.util.*;

public class Sokoban {
    String destBoard, currBoard;
    int playerX, playerY, nCols;

    Sokoban(String[] board) {
        nCols = board[0].length();
        StringBuilder destBuf = new StringBuilder();
        StringBuilder currBuf = new StringBuilder();

        for (int r = 0; r < board.length; r++) {
            for (int c = 0; c < nCols; c++) {

                char ch = board[r].charAt(c);

                destBuf.append(ch != '$' && ch != '@' ? ch : ' ');
                currBuf.append(ch != '.' ? ch : ' ');

                if (ch == '@') {
                    this.playerX = c;
                    this.playerY = r;
                }
            }
        }
        destBoard = destBuf.toString();
        currBoard = currBuf.toString();
    }

    String move(int x, int y, int dx, int dy, String trialBoard) {

        int newPlayerPos = (y + dy) * nCols + x + dx;

        if (trialBoard.charAt(newPlayerPos) != ' ')
            return null;

        char[] trial = trialBoard.toCharArray();
        trial[y * nCols + x] = ' ';
        trial[newPlayerPos] = '@';

        return new String(trial);
    }

    String push(int x, int y, int dx, int dy, String trialBoard) {

        int newBoxPos = (y + 2 * dy) * nCols + x + 2 * dx;

        if (trialBoard.charAt(newBoxPos) != ' ')
            return null;

        char[] trial = trialBoard.toCharArray();
        trial[y * nCols + x] = ' ';
        trial[(y + dy) * nCols + x + dx] = '@';
        trial[newBoxPos] = '$';

        return new String(trial);
    }

    boolean isSolved(String trialBoard) {
        for (int i = 0; i < trialBoard.length(); i++)
            if ((destBoard.charAt(i) == '.')
                    != (trialBoard.charAt(i) == '$'))
                return false;
        return true;
    }

    String solve() {
        class Board {
            String cur, sol;
            int x, y;

            Board(String s1, String s2, int px, int py) {
                cur = s1;
                sol = s2;
                x = px;
                y = py;
            }
        }
        char[][] dirLabels = {{'u', 'U'}, {'r', 'R'}, {'d', 'D'}, {'l', 'L'}};
        int[][] dirs = {{0, -1}, {1, 0}, {0, 1}, {-1, 0}};

        Set<String> history = new HashSet<>();
        LinkedList<Board> open = new LinkedList<>();

        history.add(currBoard);
        open.add(new Board(currBoard, "", playerX, playerY));

        while (!open.isEmpty()) {
            Board item = open.poll();
            String cur = item.cur;
            String sol = item.sol;
            int x = item.x;
            int y = item.y;

            for (int i = 0; i < dirs.length; i++) {
                String trial = cur;
                int dx = dirs[i][0];
                int dy = dirs[i][1];

                
                if (trial.charAt((y + dy) * nCols + x + dx) == '$') {

                    
                    if ((trial = push(x, y, dx, dy, trial)) != null) {

                        
                        if (!history.contains(trial)) {

                            String newSol = sol + dirLabels[i][1];

                            if (isSolved(trial))
                                return newSol;

                            open.add(new Board(trial, newSol, x + dx, y + dy));
                            history.add(trial);
                        }
                    }

                
                } else if ((trial = move(x, y, dx, dy, trial)) != null) {

                    if (!history.contains(trial)) {
                        String newSol = sol + dirLabels[i][0];
                        open.add(new Board(trial, newSol, x + dx, y + dy));
                        history.add(trial);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return "No solution";
    }

    public static void main(String[] a) {
        String level = "#######,#     #,#     #,#. #  #,#. $$ #,"
                + "#.$$  #,#.#  @#,#######";
        System.out.println(new Sokoban(level.split(",")).solve());
    }
}