Use strings instead of ints to store blocks (Closes #23)

controller/types.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package controller
 // Simple interface to store values shared amongst packages.
 type Controller struct {
 	// All possible blocks/rows available
-	Blocks []int
+	Blocks []string
 	// 1st row of the Sudoku puzzle.
 	Row1 string
 	// 2nd row of the Sudoku puzzle.

solver/blocks.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package solver
 import (
 	"embed"
 	"log"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ func (solver *Solver) LoadBlocks() {
 	defer solver.timeTrack(time.Now(), "Loaded blocks")
 	log.Println("Loading blocks")
 
-	var blocks []int
+	var blocks []string
 
 	file, err := f.ReadFile("blocks.csv")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -29,8 +28,8 @@ func (solver *Solver) LoadBlocks() {
 	temp := strings.Split(string(file), "\n")
 
 	for _, line := range temp {
-		block, _ := strconv.Atoi(string(line))
-		if block == 0 { // Ignore new-line at the end of the file.
+		block := string(line)
+		if block == "\n" || block == "" { // Ignore new-line at the end of the file.
 			continue
 		}
 		blocks = append(blocks, block)

solver/processing.go

@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ func (solver *Solver) PopulateBlocks() {
 }
 
 // The actual function that finds the blocks matching the partial blocks.
-func (solver *Solver) findBlocks(row *string, rows *[]int) {
+func (solver *Solver) findBlocks(row *string, rows *[]string) {
 	// Declare selection
-	var selection []int
-	var currBlocks []int
+	var selection []string
+	var currBlocks []string
 	funcRow := *row
 
 	for letter := range funcRow {
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ func (solver *Solver) findBlocks(row *string, rows *[]int) {
 
 		for _, block := range currBlocks {
 
-			currRow := strconv.Itoa(block)
+			currRow := block
 
 			if funcRow[letter] == currRow[letter] {
-				foundRow, _ := strconv.Atoi(currRow)
+				foundRow := currRow
 				selection = append(selection, foundRow)
 			}
 			if funcRow[letter] == '0' {
-				foundRow, _ := strconv.Atoi(currRow)
+				foundRow := currRow
 				selection = append(selection, foundRow)
 			}
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (solver *Solver) validator(rows1Index int, rows2Index int, rows3Index int,
 	solver.counter.Add(1)
 
 	if solver.validateCombination(solver.row1s[rows1Index], solver.row2s[rows2Index], solver.row3s[rows3Index], solver.row4s[rows4Index], solver.row5s[rows5Index], solver.row6s[rows6Index], solver.row7s[rows7Index], solver.row8s[rows8Index], solver.row9s[rows9Index]) {
-		solver.Controller.Solutions = append(solver.Controller.Solutions, solver.renderCombination(solver.row1s[rows1Index], solver.row2s[rows2Index], solver.row3s[rows3Index], solver.row4s[rows4Index], solver.row5s[rows5Index], solver.row6s[rows6Index], solver.row7s[rows7Index], solver.row8s[rows8Index], solver.row9s[rows9Index]))
+		solver.Controller.Solutions = append(solver.Controller.Solutions, []string{solver.row1s[rows1Index], solver.row2s[rows2Index], solver.row3s[rows3Index], solver.row4s[rows4Index], solver.row5s[rows5Index], solver.row6s[rows6Index], solver.row7s[rows7Index], solver.row8s[rows8Index], solver.row9s[rows9Index]})
 	}
 
 }
@@ -194,53 +194,43 @@ func (solver *Solver) Tracker() {
 }
 
 // Validate combination
-func (solver *Solver) validateCombination(row1 int, row2 int, row3 int, row4 int, row5 int, row6 int, row7 int, row8 int, row9 int) (retval bool) {
+func (solver *Solver) validateCombination(row1 string, row2 string, row3 string, row4 string, row5 string, row6 string, row7 string, row8 string, row9 string) (retval bool) {
 	retval = true
 
-	row1s := strconv.Itoa(row1)
-	row2s := strconv.Itoa(row2)
-	row3s := strconv.Itoa(row3)
-	row4s := strconv.Itoa(row4)
-	row5s := strconv.Itoa(row5)
-	row6s := strconv.Itoa(row6)
-	row7s := strconv.Itoa(row7)
-	row8s := strconv.Itoa(row8)
-	row9s := strconv.Itoa(row9)
-
 	for index := range 9 {
-		if row1s[index] == row2s[index] || row1s[index] == row3s[index] || row1s[index] == row4s[index] || row1s[index] == row5s[index] || row1s[index] == row6s[index] || row1s[index] == row7s[index] || row1s[index] == row8s[index] || row1s[index] == row9s[index] {
+		if row1[index] == row2[index] || row1[index] == row3[index] || row1[index] == row4[index] || row1[index] == row5[index] || row1[index] == row6[index] || row1[index] == row7[index] || row1[index] == row8[index] || row1[index] == row9[index] {
 			retval = false
 		}
 
-		if row2s[index] == row1s[index] || row2s[index] == row3s[index] || row2s[index] == row4s[index] || row2s[index] == row5s[index] || row2s[index] == row6s[index] || row2s[index] == row7s[index] || row2s[index] == row8s[index] || row2s[index] == row9s[index] {
+		if row2[index] == row1[index] || row2[index] == row3[index] || row2[index] == row4[index] || row2[index] == row5[index] || row2[index] == row6[index] || row2[index] == row7[index] || row2[index] == row8[index] || row2[index] == row9[index] {
 			retval = false
 		}
 
-		if row3s[index] == row1s[index] || row3s[index] == row2s[index] || row3s[index] == row4s[index] || row3s[index] == row5s[index] || row3s[index] == row6s[index] || row3s[index] == row7s[index] || row3s[index] == row8s[index] || row3s[index] == row9s[index] {
+		if row3[index] == row1[index] || row3[index] == row2[index] || row3[index] == row4[index] || row3[index] == row5[index] || row3[index] == row6[index] || row3[index] == row7[index] || row3[index] == row8[index] || row3[index] == row9[index] {
 			retval = false
 		}
 
-		if row4s[index] == row1s[index] || row4s[index] == row2s[index] || row4s[index] == row3s[index] || row4s[index] == row5s[index] || row4s[index] == row6s[index] || row4s[index] == row7s[index] || row4s[index] == row8s[index] || row4s[index] == row9s[index] {
+		if row4[index] == row1[index] || row4[index] == row2[index] || row4[index] == row3[index] || row4[index] == row5[index] || row4[index] == row6[index] || row4[index] == row7[index] || row4[index] == row8[index] || row4[index] == row9[index] {
 			retval = false
 		}
 
-		if row5s[index] == row1s[index] || row5s[index] == row2s[index] || row5s[index] == row3s[index] || row5s[index] == row4s[index] || row5s[index] == row6s[index] || row5s[index] == row7s[index] || row5s[index] == row8s[index] || row5s[index] == row9s[index] {
+		if row5[index] == row1[index] || row5[index] == row2[index] || row5[index] == row3[index] || row5[index] == row4[index] || row5[index] == row6[index] || row5[index] == row7[index] || row5[index] == row8[index] || row5[index] == row9[index] {
 			retval = false
 		}
 
-		if row6s[index] == row1s[index] || row6s[index] == row2s[index] || row6s[index] == row3s[index] || row6s[index] == row4s[index] || row6s[index] == row5s[index] || row6s[index] == row7s[index] || row6s[index] == row8s[index] || row6s[index] == row9s[index] {
+		if row6[index] == row1[index] || row6[index] == row2[index] || row6[index] == row3[index] || row6[index] == row4[index] || row6[index] == row5[index] || row6[index] == row7[index] || row6[index] == row8[index] || row6[index] == row9[index] {
 			retval = false
 		}
 
-		if row7s[index] == row1s[index] || row7s[index] == row2s[index] || row7s[index] == row3s[index] || row7s[index] == row4s[index] || row5s[index] == row6s[index] || row7s[index] == row6s[index] || row7s[index] == row8s[index] || row7s[index] == row9s[index] {
+		if row7[index] == row1[index] || row7[index] == row2[index] || row7[index] == row3[index] || row7[index] == row4[index] || row5[index] == row6[index] || row7[index] == row6[index] || row7[index] == row8[index] || row7[index] == row9[index] {
 			retval = false
 		}
 
-		if row8s[index] == row1s[index] || row8s[index] == row2s[index] || row8s[index] == row3s[index] || row8s[index] == row4s[index] || row8s[index] == row5s[index] || row8s[index] == row6s[index] || row8s[index] == row7s[index] || row8s[index] == row9s[index] {
+		if row8[index] == row1[index] || row8[index] == row2[index] || row8[index] == row3[index] || row8[index] == row4[index] || row8[index] == row5[index] || row8[index] == row6[index] || row8[index] == row7[index] || row8[index] == row9[index] {
 			retval = false
 		}
 
-		if row9s[index] == row1s[index] || row9s[index] == row2s[index] || row9s[index] == row3s[index] || row9s[index] == row4s[index] || row9s[index] == row5s[index] || row9s[index] == row6s[index] || row9s[index] == row7s[index] || row9s[index] == row8s[index] {
+		if row9[index] == row1[index] || row9[index] == row2[index] || row9[index] == row3[index] || row9[index] == row4[index] || row9[index] == row5[index] || row9[index] == row6[index] || row9[index] == row7[index] || row9[index] == row8[index] {
 			retval = false
 		}
 

solver/stash.go

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-package solver
-
-import (
-	"strconv"
-)
-
-// Prepare a valid solution for storage.
-func (solver *Solver) renderCombination(row1 int, row2 int, row3 int, row4 int, row5 int, row6 int, row7 int, row8 int, row9 int) []string {
-
-	row1s := strconv.Itoa(row1)
-	row2s := strconv.Itoa(row2)
-	row3s := strconv.Itoa(row3)
-	row4s := strconv.Itoa(row4)
-	row5s := strconv.Itoa(row5)
-	row6s := strconv.Itoa(row6)
-	row7s := strconv.Itoa(row7)
-	row8s := strconv.Itoa(row8)
-	row9s := strconv.Itoa(row9)
-
-	return []string{row1s, row2s, row3s, row4s, row5s, row6s, row7s, row8s, row9s}
-}

solver/types.go

@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@ import (
 type Solver struct {
 	Controller *controller.Controller
 	// Slice of possible blocks for the 1st row.
-	row1s []int
+	row1s []string
 	// Slice of possible blocks for the 2nd row.
-	row2s []int
+	row2s []string
 	// Slice of possible blocks for the 3rd row.
-	row3s []int
+	row3s []string
 	// Slice of possible blocks for the 4th row.
-	row4s []int
+	row4s []string
 	// Slice of possible blocks for the 5th row.
-	row5s []int
+	row5s []string
 	// Slice of possible blocks for the 6th row.
-	row6s []int
+	row6s []string
 	// Slice of possible blocks for the 7th row.
-	row7s []int
+	row7s []string
 	// Slice of possible blocks for the 8th row.
-	row8s []int
+	row8s []string
 	// Slice of possible blocks for the 9th row.
-	row9s []int
+	row9s []string
 	// Maximum number of possible solutions with the current set of rows.
 	Iter int64
 	// Progress counter, needs atomic due to the number of updates.