JASSL

(WIP) Just Another Sudoku Solving Library

About

JASSL aims to be a sudoku solving companion library. In the simplest use-case it functions as a mere puzzle validator and cell tracker but has capabilities to completely solve most sudoku puzzles

Install

npm install --save jassl

API Overview

Create a new puzzle instance

// import library
let SudokuPuzzle = require('jassl');

// empty list of values for the puzzle
let puzzleValues = Array(81).fill();

// create sudoku instance: defaults to 9x9 with 9 3x3 sectors
let sudoku = new SudokuPuzzle(puzzleValues);

Create puzzle instance with non-traditional sector size

// empty list of values for the puzzle
let puzzleValues = Array(10 * 10).fill();

// creates a 10x10 with 10 5x2 sectors
let sudoku = new SudokuPuzzle(puzzleValues, {sectorWidth: 5, sectorHeight: 2});

Attempt to solve puzzle

// returns true if the puzzle was fully solved
let solved = sudoku.solve();

External Solve attempt

try {
    sudoku.cells[0].solveTo(1);

// invalid solution for cell
} catch (e) {
    console.error(e.message);
}

Retrieving applicable candidates

// for a cell
let cellCandidates = sudoku.cells[0].candidates;

// For a row
let rowCandidates = sudoku.rows[0].candidates;

// For a column
let columnCandidates = sudoku.columns[0].candidates;

// For a sector
let sectorCandidates = sudoku.sector[0].candidates;