Pathfinder

"Pathfinder" is a small demo app made in Java, using Swing which shows an example implementation of a pathfinding algorithm based on BFS.

Build

The project uses Maven. To compile the demo run

mvn compile

To package it in a jar file run

mvn package

The resulting files will be located in a directory named "target" inside the project root.

Usage

The app can be downloaded from the "releases" sections on GitHub. It can be downloaded as an .exe or .jar file. To run the jar file from the terminal use

java -jar Pathfinder.jar

Controls

You can use the left mouse button to add "walls" to the scene. The path cannot go over those walls. To remove them you can use the right mouse button.

Colors

The demo app uses rectangles with different colors to show different tile types. Here is a quick explanation:

• White - Blank space
• Black - Wall
• Green - Starting position
• Red - End position
• Blue - Path from starting to end position

Example Screenshot