I wanted to re-create the (now-defunct) noops challenge maze generator API so that I could continue to use the maze solvers I had created.
mazebot - a maze generator API
Usage:
mazebot [flags]
mazebot [command]
Available Commands:
api Starts the mazebot API
completion Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
help Help about any command
print Generates a maze and prints it out
Flags:
-h, --help help for mazebot
Use "mazebot [command] --help" for more information about a command.
TODO:
- Handle solution submissions
- Support "race" mode
Starts the mazebot API
Usage:
mazebot api [flags]
Flags:
-h, --help help for api
--host ip Specifies the host addresses to respond to (default 127.0.0.1)
--port int Changes the server port (default 8080)
Matching the noops API, clients can send GET requests to /mazebot/random?minSize=12&maxSize=12. And example response looks like:
{
"endingPosition": [4,4],
"map": [
["X","X","X","X","X","X","X","X","X","X","X","X"],
["X","X"," "," ","X"," ","X"," "," ","X"," ","X"],
["X"," ","X"," "," "," "," "," ","X"," "," ","X"],
["X"," "," "," ","X"," ","X","X","X"," ","X","X"],
["X","X"," ","X","B","X"," "," "," "," "," ","X"],
["X"," "," "," "," "," "," ","X"," ","X"," ","X"],
["X","X"," ","X"," ","X"," "," ","X","X"," ","X"],
["X"," "," "," ","X"," ","X"," "," "," ","X","X"],
["X","X"," ","X"," "," ","X","A","X"," "," ","X"],
["X","X"," "," "," ","X","X"," ","X"," ","X","X"],
["X"," "," ","X"," "," "," ","X"," "," "," ","X"],
["X","X","X","X","X","X","X","X","X","X","X","X"]
],
"name": "12x12",
"path": "/mazebot/random",
"startingPosition": [8,7]
}In order to help visualize the results of the maze generation, you can simply print out a generated maze to the CLI. For easier visual validation of the generated paths, the X wall character is replaced with a ▓ character. Ideally, a monospaced font would be utilized in order to show accurate proportions.
Generates a maze and prints it out
Usage:
mazebot print size [flags]
Flags:
-h, --help help for print
Example usage:
> mazebot print 24
Generating a 24x24 maze
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