https://github.com/tranzystorekk/untangle

Solve Strata puzzles like a (cheating) boss!
https://github.com/tranzystorekk/untangle

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Solve Strata puzzles like a (cheating) boss!

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tranzystorekk/untangle
• Owner: tranzystorekk
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-08-21T16:53:16.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-09-29T10:12:37.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-10-28T06:24:52.939Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: cli, hacktoberfest, puzzles, rust
• Language: Rust
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• Size: 349 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Untangle

## About

Solve [Strata](http://www.graveck.com/strata/) puzzles like a (cheating) boss!

Heavily inspired by the [strata-solver](https://github.com/tranzystorek-io/strata-solver) project.

Written in some slick Rust.

## Usage

### Input format

A puzzle description consists of the following:

- First line contains `rows` and `columns` numbers

- Remaining lines contain the grid description (whitespace-delimited)

Color descriptions can be as follows:

|Code   |Color    |

|-------|---------|

|`*`    |Blank    |

|`y` `Y`|Yellow   |

|`r` `R`|Red      |

|`p` `P`|Purple   |

|`g` `G`|Green    |

|`o` `O`|Orange   |

> Note: obviously, color descriptions don't need to match the in-game ones, just need to be unique

Example:

```txt

4 4

p r p p

g g p g

r * r r

r r p g

```

The grid description should have the following orientation (using geographical directions):

```txt

      NW

   ---------

   |x x x x|

SW |x x x x| NE

   |x x x x|

   |x x x x|

   ---------

      SE

```

### Output format

A solution description consists of ordered mappings ` => `,

optionally preceded by a "blank moves" section, which shows rows mapped to the `*` wildcard.

The blank moves can be of any color and can be made in any order, with no impact on the solution's end result.

Row numbers shall be interpreted as follows:

```txt

  ---------

0 |x x x x|

1 |x x x x|

2 |x x x x|

3 |x x x x|

  ---------

   4 5 6 7

```

Example:

```txt

SOLUTION 1

0 1 => *

2 => Red

3 => Purple

4 => Red

5 => Green

```

### CLI

Here's how the help message looks:

```console

untangle 

A solver for Strata game puzzles

USAGE:

    untangle [OPTIONS] [input]

FLAGS:

    -h, --help       Prints help information

    -V, --version    Prints version information

OPTIONS:

    -n, --number     Show only the first N solutions

ARGS:

        File to read from; defaults to STDIN if not provided

```

### Full example

Let's solve one of the puzzles:



First, create a puzzle description file:

```txt

3 3

* g r

r g *

r * p

```

Then we can run the solver:

```console

$ untangle -n 1 puzzle.txt

SOLUTION 1

0 1 => *

5 => Red

2 => Purple

3 => Red

4 => Green

```

Et voilà!