Wordler v0.1.1

Wordler.Puzzle (Wordler v0.1.1) View Source

Functions for solving Wordler puzzles.

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t()

Functions

handle_guess(puzzle, guess, letter_results)

Handle the results of a guess.

new(options \\ [])

Creates a new blank puzzle.

next_guess(puzzle)

Generate the next guess for a given puzzle.

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t()

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Specs

t() :: %Wordler.Puzzle{
  guessed_letters: MapSet.t(integer()),
  guesses: [binary()],
  rejected_letters: MapSet.t(integer()),
  solution: binary(),
  solution_antipositions: [MapSet.t(integer())],
  solution_list: [binary()],
  solution_members: MapSet.t(integer()),
  solution_positions: [nil | integer()],
  word_list: [binary()]
}

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handle_guess(puzzle, guess, letter_results)

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handle_guess(t(), binary(), [true | false | binary()]) :: t()

Handle the results of a guess.

Returns a new Puzzle with updated constraints and reduced word counts.

Examples 

iex> puzzle = Wordler.Puzzle.new()
%Wordler.Puzzle{word_list: [], ...}
iex> length(puzzle.solution_list)
4594
iex> guess = Wordler.Puzzle.new_guess(puzzle)
"irate"
iex> results = [true, "r", false, false, false]
[true, "r", false, false, false]
iex> puzzle = Wordler.Puzzle.handle_guess(puzzle, guess, results)
%Wordler.Puzzle{word_list: [], ...}
iex> length(puzzle.solution_list)
95
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new(options \\ [])

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Creates a new blank puzzle.

Examples 

iex> Wordler.Puzzle.new()
%Wordler.Puzzle{word_list: [], ...}
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next_guess(puzzle)

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next_guess(t()) :: binary()

Generate the next guess for a given puzzle.

Returns a binary string guess. Will return an "exploratory guess" if possible, covering new unguessed letters, or fall back to a "solving guess" if no exploratory guesses are possible.

Examples 

iex> Wordler.Puzzle.new()
|> Wordler.Puzzle.new_guess()
"irate"