package Backtracking;
import java.util.*;
public class KnightsTour {
private final static int base = 12;
private final static int[][] moves = {{1,-2},{2,-1},{2,1},{1,2},{-1,2},{-2,1},{-2,-1},{-1,-2}};
private static int[][] grid;
private static int total;
public static void main(String[] args) {
grid = new int[base][base];
total = (base - 4) * (base - 4);
for (int r = 0; r < base; r++)
for (int c = 0; c < base; c++)
if (r < 2 || r > base - 3 || c < 2 || c > base - 3)
grid[r][c] = -1;
int row = 2 + (int) (Math.random() * (base - 4));
int col = 2 + (int) (Math.random() * (base - 4));
grid[row][col] = 1;
if (solve(row, col, 2))
printResult();
else System.out.println("no result");
}
private static boolean solve(int row, int column, int count) {
if (count > total)
return true;
List<int[]> neighbor = neighbors(row, column);
if (neighbor.isEmpty() && count != total)
return false;
Collections.sort(neighbor, new Comparator<int[]>() {
public int compare(int[] a, int[] b) {
return a[2] - b[2];
}
});
for (int[] nb : neighbor) {
row = nb[0];
column = nb[1];
grid[row][column] = count;
if (!orphanDetected(count, row, column) && solve(row, column, count + 1))
return true;
grid[row][column] = 0;
}
return false;
}
private static List<int[]> neighbors(int row, int column) {
List<int[]> neighbour = new ArrayList<>();
for (int[] m : moves) {
int x = m[0];
int y = m[1];
if (grid[row + y][column + x] == 0) {
int num = countNeighbors(row + y, column + x);
neighbour.add(new int[]{row + y, column + x, num});
}
}
return neighbour;
}
private static int countNeighbors(int row, int column) {
int num = 0;
for (int[] m : moves)
if (grid[row + m[1]][column + m[0]] == 0)
num++;
return num;
}
private static boolean orphanDetected(int count, int row, int column) {
if (count < total - 1) {
List<int[]> neighbor = neighbors(row, column);
for (int[] nb : neighbor)
if (countNeighbors(nb[0], nb[1]) == 0)
return true;
}
return false;
}
private static void printResult() {
for (int[] row : grid) {
for (int i : row) {
if (i == -1) continue;
System.out.printf("%2d ", i);
}
System.out.println();
}
}
}