AStar-Typescript

The A-star search algorithm library in TypeScript

AStar-TypeScript is an A-star pathfinding API written in TypeScript to use for your HTML5 games or other browser-based projects.

This library was influenced and inspired by @qioa - PathFinding.js, @bgrins - javascript-astar, @prettymuchbryce - easystarjs and @redblobgames.

Installation

npm install @rbxts/astar --save
yarn add @rbxts/astar

Basic Usage

Load grid data:

Using an array (hardcoded or from a Tilemap-Editor)

0 = walkable 1 = not walkable

let myMatrix = [
	[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
	[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
	[0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0],
	[0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
	[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0],
	[1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0],
	[0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0],
	[0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
];

const aStar = new AStarFinder({
	grid: {
		matrix: myMatrix,
	},
});

or randomly generated array from width and height

const aStar = new AStarFinder({
	grid: {
		width: 8,
		height: 8,
	},
});

Get the path:

let startPos = { x: 0, y: 0 };
let goalPos = { x: 4, y: 5 };

let myPathway = aStar.findPath(startPos, goalPos);

Advanced Usage

Additional parameters may be passed to adapt your finder.

Diagonal movements

If you want to disable diagonal movements:

this.aStarInstance = new AStarFinder({
	grid: {
		width: 8,
		height: 8,
	},
	diagonalAllowed: false,
});

Heuristic function

Set the heuristic function (Manhattan, Euclidean, Chebyshev or Octile):

this.aStarInstance = new AStarFinder({
	grid: {
		width: 8,
		height: 8,
	},
	heuristic: "Manhattan",
});

It is possible to adjust the weight of the heuristic function. For example if you use 0, every heuristic function will return zero. That is how you can turn A* into Dijkstra’s Algorithm. Depending on the weight value you can decide if you prefer speed or accuracy. The lower the weight is, the lower will the heuristic function get, which will make the A* slower.

const aStar = new AStarFinder({
	grid: {
		width: 8,
		height: 8,
	},
	weight: 0.7,
});

Start and End Node

Include or Exclude the start and end node:

const aStar = new AStarFinder({
	grid: {
		width: 8,
		height: 8,
	},
	includeStartNode: true,
	includeEndNode: true,
});

Allow path as close as possible

const aStar = new AStarFinder({
	grid: {
		width: 8,
		height: 8,
	},
	allowPathAsCloseAsPossible: true,
});

License

MIT License

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