Maze generator & solver · gpt-4o-mini
Generate a random maze with the recursive-backtracker algorithm on a canvas, then animate an A-star or BFS solver finding the path from start to finish.
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Generate a random maze with the recursive-backtracker algorithm on a canvas, then animate an A-star or BFS solver finding the path from start to finish.
I will create a single-page web application that generates a random maze using the recursive backtracker algorithm. It will also animate the A* algorithm to find the path from the start to the finish. Here's the structure of the `index.html` file: - **HTML**: A canvas element to draw the maze. - **CSS**: Styles to set up the canvas and other visual elements. - **JavaScript**: Implementation of the recursive backtracker to generate the maze and A* algorithm for pathfinding. I'll write the entire code into a single `index.html` file. Let's proceed with that. ```html <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Maze Generator and Solver</title> <style> body { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; height: 100vh; margin: 0; background-color: #f0f0f0; } canvas { border: 2px solid #333; background-color: #fff; } </style> </head> <body> <canvas id="mazeCanvas" width="400" height="400"></canvas> <script> const canvas = document.getElementById('mazeCanvas'); const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d'); const cols = 40; const rows = 40; const w = canvas.width / cols; const h = canvas.height / rows; let maze = []; let stack = []; let current; class Cell { constructor(i, j) { this.i = i; this.j = j; this.visited = false; this.walls = [true, true, true, true]; // top, right, bottom, left } show(color) { const x = this.i * w; const y = this.j * h; ctx.fillStyle = color; ctx.fillRect(x, y, w, h); } highlight() { const x = this.i * w; const y = this.j * h; ctx.fillStyle = 'yellow'; ctx.fillRect(x, y, w, h); } checkNeighbors() { let neighbors = []; let top = this.j > 0 ? maze[this.j - 1][this.i] : undefined; let right = this.i < cols - 1 ? maze[this.j][this.i + 1] : undefined; let bottom = this.j < rows - 1 ? maze[this.j + 1][this.i] : undefined; let left = this.i > 0 ? maze[this.j][this.i - 1] : undefined; if (top && !top.visited) neighbors.push(top); if (right && !right.visited) neighbors.push(right); if (bottom && !bottom.visited) neighbors.push(bottom); if (left && !left.visited) neighbors.push(left); if (neighbors.length > 0) { const rand = Math.floor(Math.random() * neighbors.length); return neighbors[rand]; } return undefined; } removeWalls(next) { const x = this.i - next.i; if (x === 1) { this.walls[3] = false; // this.left next.walls[1] = false; // next.right } else if (x === -1) { this.walls[1] = false; // this.right next.walls[3] = false; // next.left } const y = this.j - next.j; if (y === 1) { this.walls[0] = false; // this.top next.walls[2] = false; // next.bottom } else if (y === -1) { this.walls[2] = false; // this.bottom next.walls[0] = false; // next.top } } } function setup() { for (let j = 0; j < rows; j++) { let row = []; for (let i = 0; i < cols; i++) { row.push(new Cell(i, j)); } maze.push(row); } current = maze[0][0]; current.visited = true; stack.push(current); draw(); } function draw() { ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); for (let j = 0; j < rows; j++) { for (let i = 0; i < cols; i++) { const cell = maze[j][i]; if (cell.visited) { cell.show('white'); } else { cell.show('black'); } if (cell.walls[0]) ctx.fillRect(i * w, j * h, w, 2); // top if (cell.walls[1]) ctx.fillRect(i * w + w - 2, j * h, 2, h); // right if (cell.walls[2]) ctx.fillRect(i * w, j * h + h - 2, w, 2); // bottom if (cell.walls[3]) ctx.fillRect(i * w, j * h, 2, h); // left } } current = current.checkNeighbors(); if (current) { current.visited = true; stack.push(current); current.removeWalls(stack[stack.length - 1]); } else if (stack.length > 0) { current = stack.pop(); } if (stack.length === 0) { animateSolver(); } else { setTimeout(draw, 50); } } const openSet = []; const closedSet = []; const path = []; let start; let end; function animateSolver() { openSet.push(maze[0][0]); start = maze[0][0]; end = maze[rows - 1][cols - 1]; function aStar() { if (openSet.length > 0) { let lowestIndex = 0; for (let i = 0; i < openSet.length; i++) { if (openSet[i].f < openSet[lowestIndex].f) { lowestIndex = i; } } const current = openSet[lowestIndex]; if (current === end) { let temp = current; path.push(temp); while (temp.previous) { path.push(temp.previous); temp = temp.previous; } for (let p of path) { p.highlight(); } return; } openSet.splice(lowestIndex, 1); closedSet.push(current); const neighbors = getNeighbors(current); for (let neighbor of neighbors) { if (!closedSet.includes(neighbor) && !neighbor.walls[0] && !neighbor.walls[1] && !neighbor.walls[2] && !neighbor.walls[3]) { let tempG = current.g + 1; if (openSet.includes(neighbor)) { if (tempG < neighbor.g) { neighbor.g = tempG; } } else { neighbor.g = tempG; openSet.push(neighbor); } neighbor.h = heuristics(neighbor, end); neighbor.f = neighbor.g + neighbor.h; neighbor.previous = current; } } for (let node of openSet) { ctx.fillStyle = 'green'; ctx.fillRect(node.i * w, node.j * h, w, h); } for (let node of closedSet) { ctx.fillStyle = 'red'; ctx.fillRect(node.i * w, node.j * h, w, h); } setTimeout(aStar, 100); } } aStar(); } function getNeighbors(cell) { let neighbors = []; let top = cell.j > 0 ? maze[cell.j - 1][cell.i] : undefined; let right = cell.i < cols - 1 ? maze[cell.j][cell.i + 1] : undefined; let bottom = cell.j < rows - 1 ? maze[cell.j + 1][cell.i] : undefined; let left = cell.i > 0 ? maze[cell.j][cell.i - 1] : undefined; if (top) neighbors.push(top); if (right) neighbors.push(right); if (bottom) neighbors.push(bottom); if (left) neighbors.push(left); return neighbors; } function heuristics(a, b) { return Math.abs(a.i - b.i) + Math.abs(a.j - b.j); } setup(); </script> </body> </html> ``` The `index.html` file has been created. You can open this file in your web browser to see a randomly generated maze and animate the A* algorithm solving it. Enjoy!
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