Maxximiliann
defmodule ArrangeOpeningCombos do
def remove_illegal_third_moves_after_e4(potential_line) do
[one, w1, b1, two, w2, b2, three, w3, b3, four, w4, b4] = potential_line
illegal_moves_map = %{
"Bd3" => [
"a5",
"b5",
"c5",
"d3",
"d4",
"d5",
"e5",
"f5",
"g5",
"h5",
"Nd2",
"Ba3",
"Bb2",
"Bc2",
"Be3",
"Bf4",
"Bf5",
"Bg5",
"Bg6",
"Bh6"
]
}
cond do
w2 == "Bd3" ->
illegal_moves_list = Map.get(illegal_moves_map, "Bd3")
if w3 not in illegal_moves_list do
"(#{one} #{w1} #{b1} #{two} #{w2} #{b2} #{three} #{w3} #{b3} #{four} #{w4} #{b4}) "
end
true ->
"(#{one} #{w1} #{b1} #{two} #{w2} #{b2} #{three} #{w3} #{b3} #{four} #{w4} #{b4}) "
# potential_line
end
end
def remove_illegal_second_moves_after_e4(possible_line) do
[one, w1, b1, two, w2, b2, three, w3, b3, four, w4, b4] = possible_line
list_of_illegal_second_moves_after_e4 = [
"a5",
"b5",
"c5",
"d5",
"e5",
"f5",
"g5",
"h5",
"Nd2",
"Ba3",
"Bb2",
"Bd2",
"Be3",
"Bf4",
"Bg5",
"Bg2",
"Bh3",
"Bh6"
]
if w2 not in list_of_illegal_second_moves_after_e4 do
[one, w1, b1, two, w2, b2, three, w3, b3, four, w4, b4]
end
|> remove_illegal_third_moves_after_e4()
end
def remove_illegal_second_moves_after_d4(possible_line) do
[one, w1, b1, two, w2, b2, three, w3, b3, four, w4, b4] = possible_line
list_of_illegal_second_moves_after_d4 = [
"a5",
"b5",
"c5",
"d5",
"e5",
"f5",
"g5",
"h5",
"Ne2",
"Ba3",
"Ba6",
"Bb2",
"Bb5",
"Bc4",
"Bd3",
"Be2",
"Bg2",
"Bh3"
]
if w2 not in list_of_illegal_second_moves_after_d4 do
"(#{one} #{w1} #{b1} #{two} #{w2} #{b2} #{three} #{w3} #{b3} #{four} #{w4} #{b4}) "
end
# |> remove_illegal_third_moves_after_d4()
end
def scrub_moves_list(moves_list) do
Enum.map(
moves_list,
fn [one, w1, b1, two, w2, b2, three, w3, b3, four, w4, b4] = possible_line ->
cond do
w1 == "e4" ->
remove_illegal_second_moves_after_e4(possible_line)
w1 == "d4" ->
remove_illegal_second_moves_after_d4(possible_line)
true ->
"(#{one} #{w1} #{b1} #{two} #{w2} #{b2} #{three} #{w3} #{b3} #{four} #{w4} #{b4}) "
end
end
)
end
def permute([]), do: [[]]
def permute(list) do
for x <- list, y <- permute(list -- [x]), do: [x | y]
end
def go(opening_moves_string) do
[
one,
white1,
black1,
two,
white2,
black2,
three,
white3,
black3,
four,
white4,
black4
] = String.split(opening_moves_string)
move_numbering = [one, two, three, four]
whites_moves_list = [white1, white2, white3, white4]
blacks_moves_list = [black1, black2, black3, black4]
permutations = permute(whites_moves_list)
combinations_list =
Enum.map(
permutations,
fn moves_list ->
Enum.zip(move_numbering, moves_list)
|> Enum.zip(blacks_moves_list)
|> Enum.flat_map(fn {{number, whites_move}, blacks_move} ->
[number, whites_move, blacks_move]
end)
end
)
Enum.map(
combinations_list,
fn [
one,
w1,
b1,
two,
w2,
b2,
three,
w3,
b3,
four,
w4,
b4
] ->
illegal_first_moves = [
"a5",
"b5",
"c5",
"d5",
"e5",
"f5",
"g5",
"h5",
"Ne2",
"Nd2",
"Ba3",
"Ba6",
"Bb2",
"Bb5",
"Bc4",
"Bd3",
"Be2",
"Bd2",
"Be3",
"Bf4",
"Bg5",
"Bg2",
"Bh3",
"Bh6"
]
if w1 not in illegal_first_moves do
[one, w1, b1, two, w2, b2, three, w3, b3, four, w4, b4]
end
end
)
|> Enum.reject(&is_nil(&1))
|> scrub_moves_list()
|> Enum.reject(&is_nil(&1))
|> IO.puts()
end
end
Output:
Interactive Elixir (1.10.3) - press Ctrl+C to exit (type h() ENTER for help)
Elixir is ready
iex(1)> ArrangeOpeningCombos.go("1. e4 e6 2. d4 Ke7 3. Bd3 f6 4. Ne2 Kf7")
(1. e4 e6 2. d4 Ke7 3. Bd3 f6 4. Ne2 Kf7) (1. e4 e6 2. d4 Ke7 3. Ne2 f6 4. Bd3 Kf7) (1. e4 e6 2. Bd3 Ke7 3. Ne2 f6 4. d4 Kf7) (1. e4 e6 2. Ne2 Ke7 3. d4 f6 4. Bd3 Kf7) (1. e4 e6 2. Ne2 Ke7 3. Bd3 f6 4. d4 Kf7) (1. d4 e6 2. e4 Ke7 3. Bd3 f6 4. Ne2 Kf7) (1. d4 e6 2. e4 Ke7 3. Ne2 f6 4. Bd3 Kf7)
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Eiji
With
Elixirformatter this is better:as that your list would not be expanded in so many lines …
Shorter:
Optionally:
You may use pattern matching for this like:
Much better:
scrub_moves_list/1always returns list, so secondEnum.reject/2is not needed.Also you can write
&is_nil/1.Finally having
"(" <> Enum.join(possible_line, " ") <> ") "multiple times we may want to create a helper function for that.Maxximiliann
Great stuff, thanks so very, very much!