JKnight

Various algorithms solving the knight's tour problem. Written in Java. Supports multithreaded solving.

Prerequisites

• Java 8
• Gradle
• IntelliJ IDEA (Project Files included)

Algorithms

• Backtracking --method backtracking
• Backtracking with random tiebreak --method backtracking-random
• Warnsdorff's Rule --method warnsdorf

Build

Run gradle build inside root folder.

Usage

JKnight [options]
  Options:
    --algorithm
       Solving algorithm: warnsdorf, backtracking, backtracking-random
       Default: warnsdorf
    --board
       Rows and columns of the board: e.g. --board 8 8
    --help
       Display Help
       Default: false
    --solutions
       Number of attempted solutions, -1 = unlimited
       Default: -1
    --start
       Start position of the knight: e.g. --start 4 4
    --threads
       Number of knights and threads
       Default: 1

License

Copyright © 2017 Stefan Kerkmann. This software released under the MIT License.