Campus Nord (UPC) paths and signs generator

Using a self-created map of the Campus Nord (UPC) where HackUPC is held, it computes the shortest path from a given place to another. Furthermore, it automatically creates a JSON with the signs content to be put on each point so hackers don't get lost. Just tell the system which points do you want to put a sign on and where should they give indications to and it will generate them for you. But not only this, you will also get the approximate distance in meters for every route on each sign!

This repository is dedicated to Maria Serna and Maria Blesa from the Computer Science department at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

Requirements

It's just a C++ program, so you'll need just any compiler, GCC is okay. Be aware that it uses some C++11 functions and so you'll need at least this version of C++.

Usage

Change the placesSigns function and add any points where you would like to put signs on, you can also follow this ID with all the codes of the places you want them to be on the sign. Compile, run and there you go, a ready to be converted JSON!

Graph reference

Beware that the code for any place is created by concatenating the identifier of the building, the floor and a number with hyphens. For example, if we want to identify the possible sign number 7 in the floor 0 of the A6 building, the code for it would be A6-0-7.

Codes reference

Below are the codes for the places you can show on the signs.

Code	Text displayed
CA	Cafeteria
ID	Info-Desk
BC	Baggage Check-in
HL	Hardware Lab
T1	Talk Room 1
T2	Talk Room 2
TR	Talk Rooms
ME	Meals
SH	Showers
AU	Auditorium
MB	Men Bathroom
WB	Women Bathroom
SR	Sleeping Rooms
HR	Hacker Rooms

Result example

The result of the code could be the following.

{
        "sign":
                [
                        {
                                "id": "A6-S1-12",
                                "line":
                                        [
                                                {
                                                        "place": "Baggage Check-in",
                                                        "direction": "<-",
                                                        "distance": 28,
                                                        "building": "A5"
                                                },
                                                {
                                                        "place": "Hacker Rooms",
                                                        "direction": "<-",
                                                        "distance": 36,
                                                        "building": "A5"
                                                },
                                                {
                                                        "place": "Men Bathroom",
                                                        "direction": "/\",
                                                        "distance": 1,
                                                        "building": "A6"
                                                },
                                                {
                                                        "place": "Women Bathroom",
                                                        "direction": "/\",
                                                        "distance": 1,
                                                        "building": "A6"
                                                }
                                        ]
                        },
                        {
                                "id": "A5-0-7",
                                "line":
                                        [
                                                {
                                                        "place": "Info-Desk",
                                                        "direction": "/\",
                                                        "distance": 14,
                                                        "building": "A5"
                                                },
                                                {
                                                        "place": "Hacker Rooms",
                                                        "direction": "<-",
                                                        "distance": 26,
                                                        "building": "A5"
                                                },
                                                {
                                                        "place": "Sleeping Rooms",
                                                        "direction": "<-",
                                                        "distance": 48,
                                                        "building": "A4"
                                                },
                                                {
                                                        "place": "Cafeteria",
                                                        "direction": "/\",
                                                        "distance": 49,
                                                        "building": "A6"
                                                },
                                                {
                                                        "place": "Talk Rooms",
                                                        "direction": "/\",
                                                        "distance": 8,
                                                        "building": "A5"
                                                }
                                        ]
                        }
                ]
}