diff --git a/config.json b/config.json index 19322079..b109f13e 100644 --- a/config.json +++ b/config.json @@ -1318,6 +1318,18 @@ ], "difficulty": 6 }, + { + "slug": "killer-sudoku-helper", + "name": "Killer Sudoku Helper", + "uuid": "c8b4c5e9-6567-48fe-b01a-462cbbf84805", + "practices": [], + "prerequisites": [ + "numbers", + "conditionals", + "vectors" + ], + "difficulty": 6 + }, { "slug": "robot-simulator", "name": "Robot Simulator", diff --git a/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.docs/instructions.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fdafdca8 --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.docs/instructions.md @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +# Instructions + +A friend of yours is learning how to solve Killer Sudokus (rules below) but struggling to figure out which digits can go in a cage. +They ask you to help them out by writing a small program that lists all valid combinations for a given cage, and any constraints that affect the cage. + +To make the output of your program easy to read, the combinations it returns must be sorted. + +## Killer Sudoku Rules + +- [Standard Sudoku rules][sudoku-rules] apply. +- The digits in a cage, usually marked by a dotted line, add up to the small number given in the corner of the cage. +- A digit may only occur once in a cage. + +For a more detailed explanation, check out [this guide][killer-guide]. + +## Example 1: Cage with only 1 possible combination + +In a 3-digit cage with a sum of 7, there is only one valid combination: 124. + +- 1 + 2 + 4 = 7 +- Any other combination that adds up to 7, e.g. 232, would violate the rule of not repeating digits within a cage. + +![Sudoku grid, with three killer cages that are marked as grouped together. +The first killer cage is in the 3×3 box in the top left corner of the grid. +The middle column of that box forms the cage, with the followings cells from top to bottom: first cell contains a 1 and a pencil mark of 7, indicating a cage sum of 7, second cell contains a 2, third cell contains a 5. +The numbers are highlighted in red to indicate a mistake. +The second killer cage is in the central 3×3 box of the grid. +The middle column of that box forms the cage, with the followings cells from top to bottom: first cell contains a 1 and a pencil mark of 7, indicating a cage sum of 7, second cell contains a 2, third cell contains a 4. +None of the numbers in this cage are highlighted and therefore don't contain any mistakes. +The third killer cage follows the outside corner of the central 3×3 box of the grid. +It is made up of the following three cells: the top left cell of the cage contains a 2, highlighted in red, and a cage sum of 7. +The top right cell of the cage contains a 3. +The bottom right cell of the cage contains a 2, highlighted in red. All other cells are empty.][one-solution-img] + +## Example 2: Cage with several combinations + +In a 2-digit cage with a sum 10, there are 4 possible combinations: + +- 19 +- 28 +- 37 +- 46 + +![Sudoku grid, all squares empty except for the middle column, column 5, which has 8 rows filled. +Each continguous two rows form a killer cage and are marked as grouped together. +From top to bottom: first group is a cell with value 1 and a pencil mark indicating a cage sum of 10, cell with value 9. +Second group is a cell with value 2 and a pencil mark of 10, cell with value 8. +Third group is a cell with value 3 and a pencil mark of 10, cell with value 7. +Fourth group is a cell with value 4 and a pencil mark of 10, cell with value 6. +The last cell in the column is empty.][four-solutions-img] + +## Example 3: Cage with several combinations that is restricted + +In a 2-digit cage with a sum 10, where the column already contains a 1 and a 4, there are 2 possible combinations: + +- 28 +- 37 + +19 and 46 are not possible due to the 1 and 4 in the column according to standard Sudoku rules. + +![Sudoku grid, all squares empty except for the middle column, column 5, which has 8 rows filled. +The first row contains a 4, the second is empty, and the third contains a 1. +The 1 is highlighted in red to indicate a mistake. +The last 6 rows in the column form killer cages of two cells each. +From top to bottom: first group is a cell with value 2 and a pencil mark indicating a cage sum of 10, cell with value 8. +Second group is a cell with value 3 and a pencil mark of 10, cell with value 7. +Third group is a cell with value 1, highlighted in red, and a pencil mark of 10, cell with value 9.][not-possible-img] + +## Trying it yourself + +If you want to give an approachable Killer Sudoku a go, you can try out [this puzzle][clover-puzzle] by Clover, featured by [Mark Goodliffe on Cracking The Cryptic on the 21st of June 2021][goodliffe-video]. + +You can also find Killer Sudokus in varying difficulty in numerous newspapers, as well as Sudoku apps, books and websites. + +## Credit + +The screenshots above have been generated using [F-Puzzles.com](https://www.f-puzzles.com/), a Puzzle Setting Tool by Eric Fox. + +[sudoku-rules]: https://masteringsudoku.com/sudoku-rules-beginners/ +[killer-guide]: https://masteringsudoku.com/killer-sudoku/ +[one-solution-img]: https://assets.exercism.org/images/exercises/killer-sudoku-helper/example1.png +[four-solutions-img]: https://assets.exercism.org/images/exercises/killer-sudoku-helper/example2.png +[not-possible-img]: https://assets.exercism.org/images/exercises/killer-sudoku-helper/example3.png +[clover-puzzle]: https://app.crackingthecryptic.com/sudoku/HqTBn3Pr6R +[goodliffe-video]: https://youtu.be/c_NjEbFEeW0?t=1180 diff --git a/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/config.json b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/config.json new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bf2e47a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/config.json @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +{ + "authors": [ + "erikschierboom" + ], + "files": { + "solution": [ + "src/killer_sudoku_helper.clj" + ], + "test": [ + "test/killer_sudoku_helper_test.clj" + ], + "example": [ + ".meta/example.clj" + ] + }, + "blurb": "Write a tool that makes it easier to solve Killer Sudokus", + "source": "Created by Sascha Mann, Jeremy Walker, and BethanyG for the Julia track on Exercism.", + "source_url": "https://github.com/exercism/julia/pull/413" +} diff --git a/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/example.clj b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/example.clj new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a262f889 --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/example.clj @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +(ns killer-sudoku-helper) + +(def digits (set (range 1 10))) + +(defn combinations-of-size [coll size] + (cond + (zero? size) '(()) + (empty? coll) '() + :else (concat (map (fn [x] (cons (first coll) x)) + (combinations-of-size (rest coll) (dec size))) + (combinations-of-size (rest coll) size)))) + +(defn combinations [{:keys [sum size exclude]}] + (let [valid-digits (apply disj digits exclude)] + (sort + (for [combination (combinations-of-size valid-digits size) + :when (= sum (apply + combination))] + (into [] (sort combination)))))) diff --git a/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/generator.tpl b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/generator.tpl new file mode 100644 index 00000000..881ebba1 --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/generator.tpl @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +(ns killer-sudoku-helper-test + (:require [clojure.test :refer [deftest testing is]] + killer-sudoku-helper)) + +{{#test_cases.combinations}} +(deftest combinations_test_{{idx}} + (testing {{description}} + (is (= {{expected}} (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum {{input.cage.sum}} :size {{input.cage.size}} :exclude {{input.cage.exclude~}} }))))) +{{/test_cases.combinations}} diff --git a/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/tests.toml b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/tests.toml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..19c23e8a --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/.meta/tests.toml @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +# This is an auto-generated file. +# +# Regenerating this file via `configlet sync` will: +# - Recreate every `description` key/value pair +# - Recreate every `reimplements` key/value pair, where they exist in problem-specifications +# - Remove any `include = true` key/value pair (an omitted `include` key implies inclusion) +# - Preserve any other key/value pair +# +# As user-added comments (using the # character) will be removed when this file +# is regenerated, comments can be added via a `comment` key. + +[2aaa8f13-11b5-4054-b95c-a906e4d79fb6] +description = "Trivial 1-digit cages -> 1" + +[4645da19-9fdd-4087-a910-a6ed66823563] +description = "Trivial 1-digit cages -> 2" + +[07cfc704-f8aa-41b2-8f9a-cbefb674cb48] +description = "Trivial 1-digit cages -> 3" + +[22b8b2ba-c4fd-40b3-b1bf-40aa5e7b5f24] +description = "Trivial 1-digit cages -> 4" + +[b75d16e2-ff9b-464d-8578-71f73094cea7] +description = "Trivial 1-digit cages -> 5" + +[bcbf5afc-4c89-4ff6-9357-07ab4d42788f] +description = "Trivial 1-digit cages -> 6" + +[511b3bf8-186f-4e35-844f-c804d86f4a7a] +description = "Trivial 1-digit cages -> 7" + +[bd09a60d-3aca-43bd-b6aa-6ccad01bedda] +description = "Trivial 1-digit cages -> 8" + +[9b539f27-44ea-4ff8-bd3d-c7e136bee677] +description = "Trivial 1-digit cages -> 9" + +[0a8b2078-b3a4-4dbd-be0d-b180f503d5c3] +description = "Cage with sum 45 contains all digits 1:9" + +[2635d7c9-c716-4da1-84f1-c96e03900142] +description = "Cage with only 1 possible combination" + +[a5bde743-e3a2-4a0c-8aac-e64fceea4228] +description = "Cage with several combinations" + +[dfbf411c-737d-465a-a873-ca556360c274] +description = "Cage with several combinations that is restricted" diff --git a/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/deps.edn b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/deps.edn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..561c3e2d --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/deps.edn @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +{:aliases {:test {:extra-paths ["test"] + :extra-deps {io.github.cognitect-labs/test-runner + {:git/url "https://github.com/cognitect-labs/test-runner.git" + :sha "705ad25bbf0228b1c38d0244a36001c2987d7337"}} + :main-opts ["-m" "cognitect.test-runner"] + :exec-fn cognitect.test-runner.api/test}}} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/project.clj b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/project.clj new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4bc73470 --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/project.clj @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +(defproject killer-sudoku-helper "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT" + :description "killer-sudoku-helper exercise." + :url "https://github.com/exercism/clojure/tree/main/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper" + :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.11.1"]]) diff --git a/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/src/killer_sudoku_helper.clj b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/src/killer_sudoku_helper.clj new file mode 100644 index 00000000..737dc449 --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/src/killer_sudoku_helper.clj @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +(ns killer-sudoku-helper) + +(defn combinations + "Returns the valid combinations for a given cage." + [cage] + ;; function body + ) diff --git a/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/test/killer_sudoku_helper_test.clj b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/test/killer_sudoku_helper_test.clj new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2be09f03 --- /dev/null +++ b/exercises/practice/killer-sudoku-helper/test/killer_sudoku_helper_test.clj @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +(ns killer-sudoku-helper-test + (:require [clojure.test :refer [deftest testing is]] + killer-sudoku-helper)) + +(deftest combinations_test_1 + (testing "Trivial 1-digit cages ▶ 1" + (is (= [[1]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 1 :size 1 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_2 + (testing "Trivial 1-digit cages ▶ 2" + (is (= [[2]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 2 :size 1 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_3 + (testing "Trivial 1-digit cages ▶ 3" + (is (= [[3]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 3 :size 1 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_4 + (testing "Trivial 1-digit cages ▶ 4" + (is (= [[4]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 4 :size 1 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_5 + (testing "Trivial 1-digit cages ▶ 5" + (is (= [[5]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 5 :size 1 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_6 + (testing "Trivial 1-digit cages ▶ 6" + (is (= [[6]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 6 :size 1 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_7 + (testing "Trivial 1-digit cages ▶ 7" + (is (= [[7]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 7 :size 1 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_8 + (testing "Trivial 1-digit cages ▶ 8" + (is (= [[8]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 8 :size 1 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_9 + (testing "Trivial 1-digit cages ▶ 9" + (is (= [[9]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 9 :size 1 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_10 + (testing "Cage with sum 45 contains all digits 1:9" + (is (= [[1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 45 :size 9 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_11 + (testing "Cage with only 1 possible combination" + (is (= [[1 2 4]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 7 :size 3 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_12 + (testing "Cage with several combinations" + (is (= [[1 9] [2 8] [3 7] [4 6]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 10 :size 2 :exclude []}))))) + +(deftest combinations_test_13 + (testing "Cage with several combinations that is restricted" + (is (= [[2 8] [3 7]] (killer-sudoku-helper/combinations {:sum 10 :size 2 :exclude [1 4]})))))