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Interface GameSearch

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public interface GameSearch

Interface for defining game search functionality.

Since:

2023-12-01

Version:

1.0

Author:

Laamiri Ouail & Hajar Sadik

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
byte	getNextPlayer()	Get the next player to make a move.
byte	getNumberOfPosibleMove(byte player)	Get the number of possible moves for the specified player.
byte	getNumbreOfMoveByPlayer(byte player)	Get the number of moves made by the specified player.
java.util.List<Board>	getValideStates(byte player)	Get a list of valid game states for the specified player.
java.util.List<int[]>	getValidMoves(java.lang.String[][] state, byte player)	Get a list of valid moves for the specified player based on the current state.
java.util.List<Move>	getValidMovesi(byte player)	Get a list of valid moves for the specified player.
int	heuristic(int[] move)	Calculate the heuristic value for a move.
void	makeHelpMove(int x, int y, byte player)	Make a helper move on the game board.
void	makeMove(int y, int x, byte player)	Make a move on the game board.
int[]	maxValue(java.lang.String[][] state, int depth, int alpha, int beta, int[] move)	Get the maximum value for a state in a minimax search.
int[]	minmax(java.lang.String[][] state, int depth, boolean myMove, int[] alpha, int[] beta)	Perform a minimax search on the game state.
int[]	minValue(java.lang.String[][] state, int depth, int alpha, int beta, int[] move)	Get the minimum value for a state in a minimax search.
byte	playerWin()	Check if a player has won the game.
boolean	playHelpMove(int x, int y)	Play a move on the game board for a helper move.
boolean	playMove(int x, int y)	Play a move on the game board.

Method Detail

getNumberOfPosibleMove

byte getNumberOfPosibleMove(byte player)

Get the number of possible moves for the specified player.

Parameters:

player - The player for whom to get the number of possible moves.

Returns:

The number of possible moves for the player.

getNumbreOfMoveByPlayer

byte getNumbreOfMoveByPlayer(byte player)

Get the number of moves made by the specified player.

Parameters:

player - The player for whom to get the number of moves.

Returns:

The number of moves made by the player.

getNextPlayer

byte getNextPlayer()

Get the next player to make a move.

Returns:

The next player to make a move.

getValidMovesi

java.util.List<Move> getValidMovesi(byte player)

Get a list of valid moves for the specified player.

Parameters:

player - The player for whom to get valid moves.

Returns:

A list of valid moves for the player.

getValidMoves

java.util.List<int[]> getValidMoves(java.lang.String[][] state,
                                    byte player)

Get a list of valid moves for the specified player based on the current state.

Parameters:

state - The current state of the game.

player - The player for whom to get valid moves.

Returns:

A list of valid moves for the player.

getValideStates

java.util.List<Board> getValideStates(byte player)

Get a list of valid game states for the specified player.

Parameters:

player - The player for whom to get valid game states.

Returns:

A list of valid game states for the player.

playerWin

byte playerWin()

Check if a player has won the game.

Returns:

The winning player or 0 if no player has won.

makeMove

void makeMove(int y,
              int x,
              byte player)

Make a move on the game board.

Parameters:

y - The y-coordinate of the move.

x - The x-coordinate of the move.

player - The player making the move.

playMove

boolean playMove(int x,
                 int y)

Play a move on the game board.

Parameters:

x - The x-coordinate of the move.

y - The y-coordinate of the move.

Returns:

True if the move was played successfully, false otherwise.

maxValue

int[] maxValue(java.lang.String[][] state,
               int depth,
               int alpha,
               int beta,
               int[] move)

Get the maximum value for a state in a minimax search.

Parameters:

state - The current state of the game.

depth - The depth of the search.

alpha - The alpha value for pruning.

beta - The beta value for pruning.

move - The best move found so far.

Returns:

An array containing the best move and its value.

minValue

int[] minValue(java.lang.String[][] state,
               int depth,
               int alpha,
               int beta,
               int[] move)

Get the minimum value for a state in a minimax search.

Parameters:

state - The current state of the game.

depth - The depth of the search.

alpha - The alpha value for pruning.

beta - The beta value for pruning.

move - The best move found so far.

Returns:

An array containing the best move and its value.

minmax

int[] minmax(java.lang.String[][] state,
             int depth,
             boolean myMove,
             int[] alpha,
             int[] beta)

Perform a minimax search on the game state.

Parameters:

state - The current state of the game.

depth - The depth of the search.

myMove - True if it's the current player's move, false otherwise.

alpha - The alpha value for pruning.

beta - The beta value for pruning.

Returns:

An array containing the best move and its value.

playHelpMove

boolean playHelpMove(int x,
                     int y)

Play a move on the game board for a helper move.

Parameters:

x - The x-coordinate of the helper move.

y - The y-coordinate of the helper move.

Returns:

True if the helper move was played successfully, false otherwise.

makeHelpMove

void makeHelpMove(int x,
                  int y,
                  byte player)

Make a helper move on the game board.

Parameters:

x - The x-coordinate of the helper move.

y - The y-coordinate of the helper move.

player - The player making the helper move.

heuristic

int heuristic(int[] move)

Calculate the heuristic value for a move.

Parameters:

move - An array containing the move coordinates and value.

Returns:

The heuristic value for the move.