Maze generator & solver · gpt-oss-120b
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.
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The user wants a single-page web app (index.html) that generates a random maze using recursive backtracker algorithm, draws on canvas, then animates either A* or BFS solver finding path from start to finish. We need to write the full index.html with CSS and JS inline, no external resources. Should include a canvas element, maybe some controls like button to generate new maze, start solving, maybe speed control. Implementation steps: - Constants: canvas size (e.g., 600x600), cell size (e.g., 20), rows/cols. - Maze generation: recursive backtracker (depth-first search). Represent cells with walls (top, right, bottom, left). Use stack. - Drawing: draw walls as lines. - Solver: BFS (simpler) but A* could be interesting. BFS will find shortest path. We'll animate: maintain queue, visited, parent. At each step, draw exploring cells (e.g., color) and once found, reconstruct path and animate. - Animation: use requestAnimationFrame or setInterval; step through solver steps. - Provide UI: button "Generate Maze", "Solve", maybe speed slider. We'll just embed all in index.html. We must ensure the code runs sandboxed. Let's create index.html content. Proceed to write.
**index.html** (created in the current directory) ```html <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Maze Generator & Solver</title> <style> body {font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background:#222; color:#eee; text-align:center; margin:0; padding:0;} #container {display:flex; flex-direction:column; align-items:center; padding:20px;} canvas {background:#111; margin:10px; border:2px solid #555;} button {margin:5px; padding:8px 16px; font-size:14px; cursor:pointer;} #info {margin-top:10px; font-size:14px;} </style> </head> <body> <div id="container"> <h1>Maze Generator & Solver</h1> <canvas id="maze" width="600" height="600"></canvas> <div> <button id="genBtn">Generate Maze</button> <button id="solveBtn">Solve (BFS)</button> </div> <div id="info"></div> </div> <script> (() => { const canvas = document.getElementById('maze'); const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d'); const genBtn = document.getElementById('genBtn'); const solveBtn = document.getElementById('solveBtn'); const info = document.getElementById('info'); const CELL_SIZE = 20; const COLS = Math.floor(canvas.width / CELL_SIZE); const ROWS = Math.floor(canvas.height / CELL_SIZE); const DELAY = 15; // ms between solver steps // Maze representation const cells = []; // each cell: {x,y, walls:[top,right,bottom,left], visited} const stack = []; function initCells() { cells.length = 0; for (let y = 0; y < ROWS; y++) { for (let x = 0; x < COLS; x++) { cells.push({x, y, walls: [true, true, true, true], visited: false}); } } } function cellAt(x, y) { if (x < 0 || y < 0 || x >= COLS || y >= ROWS) return null; return cells[y * COLS + x]; } // ------- Maze Generation (Recursive Backtracker) ------- function generateMaze() { initCells(); const start = cellAt(0, 0); start.visited = true; stack.length = 0; stack.push(start); while (stack.length) { const current = stack[stack.length - 1]; const neigh = unvisitedNeighbors(current); if (neigh.length) { const next = neigh[Math.floor(Math.random() * neigh.length)]; removeWall(current, next); next.visited = true; stack.push(next); } else { stack.pop(); } } drawMaze(); } function unvisitedNeighbors(cell) { const dirs = [ {dx: 0, dy: -1, wall: 0, opp: 2}, {dx: 1, dy: 0, wall: 1, opp: 3}, {dx: 0, dy: 1, wall: 2, opp: 0}, {dx: -1, dy: 0, wall: 3, opp: 1} ]; const list = []; for (const d of dirs) { const nb = cellAt(cell.x + d.dx, cell.y + d.dy); if (nb && !nb.visited) list.push(nb); } return list; } function removeWall(a, b) { const dx = b.x - a.x; const dy = b.y - a.y; if (dx === 1) { a.walls[1] = false; b.walls[3] = false; } else if (dx === -1) { a.walls[3] = false; b.walls[1] = false; } else if (dy === 1) { a.walls[2] = false; b.walls[0] = false; } else if (dy === -1) { a.walls[0] = false; b.walls[2] = false; } } function drawMaze() { ctx.clearRect(0,0,canvas.width,canvas.height); ctx.strokeStyle = '#fff'; ctx.lineWidth = 2; for (const cell of cells) { const x = cell.x * CELL_SIZE; const y = cell.y * CELL_SIZE; if (cell.walls[0]) { // top ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(x, y); ctx.lineTo(x + CELL_SIZE, y); ctx.stroke(); } if (cell.walls[1]) { // right ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(x + CELL_SIZE, y); ctx.lineTo(x + CELL_SIZE, y + CELL_SIZE); ctx.stroke(); } if (cell.walls[2]) { // bottom ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(x + CELL_SIZE, y + CELL_SIZE); ctx.lineTo(x, y + CELL_SIZE); ctx.stroke(); } if (cell.walls[3]) { // left ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(x, y + CELL_SIZE); ctx.lineTo(x, y); ctx.stroke(); } } // Mark start and end ctx.fillStyle = 'lime'; ctx.fillRect(2,2, CELL_SIZE-4, CELL_SIZE-4); // start (0,0) ctx.fillStyle = 'red'; ctx.fillRect((COLS-1)*CELL_SIZE+2, (ROWS-1)*CELL_SIZE+2, CELL_SIZE-4, CELL_SIZE-4); // end } // ------- Solver (BFS) ------- let solving = false; function solveMaze() { if (solving) return; solving = true; info.textContent = 'Solving...'; const visited = new Set(); const queue = []; const parent = new Map(); const startKey = `${0},${0}`; const endKey = `${COLS-1},${ROWS-1}`; queue.push(startKey); visited.add(startKey); const step = () => { if (!queue.length) { info.textContent = 'No path found.'; solving = false; return; } const currentKey = queue.shift(); const [cx, cy] = currentKey.split(',').map(Number); if (currentKey === endKey) { // reconstruct path const path = []; let k = endKey; while (k) { path.push(k); k = parent.get(k); } animatePath(path.reverse()); return; } const curCell = cellAt(cx, cy); const dirs = [ {dx:0, dy:-1, wall:0}, {dx:1, dy:0, wall:1}, {dx:0, dy:1, wall:2}, {dx:-1, dy:0, wall:3} ]; for (const d of dirs) { if (!curCell.walls[d.wall]) { // open passage const nx = cx + d.dx; const ny = cy + d.dy; const nKey = `${nx},${ny}`; if (!visited.has(nKey) && nx>=0 && ny>=0 && nx<COLS && ny<ROWS) { visited.add(nKey); parent.set(nKey, currentKey); queue.push(nKey); // Visualize frontier ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(0,0,255,0.3)'; ctx.fillRect(nx*CELL_SIZE+2, ny*CELL_SIZE+2, CELL_SIZE-4, CELL_SIZE-4); } } } setTimeout(step, DELAY); }; step(); } function animatePath(path) { let i = 0; const drawStep = () => { if (i >= path.length) { info.textContent = 'Solved!'; solving = false; return; } const [x, y] = path[i].split(',').map(Number); ctx.fillStyle = 'yellow'; ctx.fillRect(x*CELL_SIZE+2, y*CELL_SIZE+2, CELL_SIZE-4, CELL_SIZE-4); i++; setTimeout(drawStep, 30); }; drawStep(); } // ------- Event Listeners ------- genBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { if (solving) return; generateMaze(); info.textContent = ''; }); solveBtn.addEventListener('click', () => { if (solving) return; solveMaze(); }); // Initial maze generateMaze(); })(); </script> </body> </html> ```
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