uniquename 2013aug18This nice maze generator deserves to have an image to let all who stumble across this page know what the code below creates.I added a 'tk_setPalette' statement to my copy of this code, to give the GUI a blue background rather than the default gray palette of the code below. This helps make the solution stand out when you click the 'show solution' button.
##+########################################################################## # # DoMaze.tcl # # Draws a maze with a guaranteed unique solution. # by Keith Vetter # # The program works by picking a spot randomly in the maze, then # random walking until it can't proceed on untravelled cells. It then # backs up until it can branch onto a untravelled cells and proceeds # on a new random walk. When all cells have been visited we're done # except for selecting a spot on the east and west wall for the # entrances. # # Revisions: # KPV August 31, 1994 - initial revision # KPV Sep 24, 2002 - ported to tk8+ # package require Tk set sz(x) 15 ;# Maze width set sz(y) 15 ;# Maze height set sz(z) 1 ;# Maze levels -- you can have 3-d mazes ##+########################################################################## # # Init # # Sets up some global variables. # proc Init {} { global sz DIR WALL DOOR MOTION set sz(w) 550 ;# Canvas width set sz(h) 550 ;# Canvas height set sz(box) 30 ;# Cell box size set sz(tm) 50 ;# Top margin set sz(lm) 50 ;# Left margin set sz(lw) 3 ;# Line width # These directions also act as bit shift amounts array set DIR {NORTH 0 EAST 1 UP 2 SOUTH 3 WEST 4 DOWN 5 } array set WALL { NORTH 0x01 EAST 0x02 UP 0x04 SOUTH 0x08 WEST 0x10 DOWN 0x20 ANY 0x3F } array set DOOR { NORTH 0x0100 EAST 0x0200 UP 0x0400 SOUTH 0x0800 WEST 0x1000 DOWN 0x2000 ANY 0x3F00 } array set MOTION { 0,x 0 0,y -1 0,z 0 1,x 1 1,y 0 1,z 0 2,x 0 2,y 0 2,z -1 3,x 0 3,y 1 3,z 0 4,x -1 4,y 0 4,z 0 5,x 0 5,y 0 5,z 1 } } proc WALLDIR {dir} {return [expr {$::WALL(NORTH) << $dir}] } proc DOORDIR {dir} {return [expr {$::DOOR(NORTH) << $dir}] } proc WALLDOORDIR {dir} {return [expr {($::WALL(NORTH) | $::DOOR(NORTH))<<$dir}]} proc OPPOSITE {dir} {return [expr {($dir + 3) % 6}] } proc BACKINFO {dir} {return [expr {($dir + 1) << 16}]} proc BACKUNINFO {val} {return [expr {($val >> 16) - 1}]} proc INFO {msg} {.c itemconfig INFO -text $msg ; update idletasks } proc MOVETO {x y z dir} { list [incr x $::MOTION($dir,x)] \ [incr y $::MOTION($dir,y)] \ [incr z $::MOTION($dir,z)] } ##+########################################################################## # # NewMaze # # Creates a new maze of a given size. # proc NewMaze {{x -1} {y -1} {z 1}} { if {$x != -1} { set ::sz(x) $x ; set ::sz(y) $y ; set ::sz(z) $z } set w [winfo width .c] ; set h [winfo height .c] .c delete all .c create text [expr $w/2] [expr $h/2] -anchor c -font bold -tag INFO INFO "thinking" set w [expr {($w - 2.0*$::sz(lm)) / $::sz(x)}] set h [expr {($h - 2.0*$::sz(tm)) / $::sz(y)}] set x [expr {$w < $h ? $w : $h}] set ::sz(box) [expr {$x > 100 ? 100 : $x < 5 ? 5 : $x}] FillMaze ShowMaze } ##+########################################################################## # # InitMaze # # Set up matrix and pick start and ending points # proc InitMaze {} { global maze sz catch {unset maze} for {set x 0} {$x < $sz(x)} {incr x} { ;# Set all cells to 0 for {set y 0} {$y < $sz(y)} {incr y} { for {set z 0} {$z < $sz(z)} {incr z} { set maze($x,$y,$z) 0 } } } for {set z 0} {$z < $sz(z)} {incr z} { ;# North, south walls for {set x 0} {$x < $sz(x)} {incr x} { OrMaze $x 0 $z $::WALL(NORTH) OrMaze $x [expr {$sz(y) - 1}] $z $::WALL(SOUTH) } } for {set z 0} {$z < $sz(z)} {incr z} { ;# East, west walls for {set y 0} {$y < $sz(y)} {incr y} { OrMaze 0 $y $z $::WALL(WEST) OrMaze [expr {$sz(x) - 1}] $y $z $::WALL(EAST) } } for {set x 0} {$x < $sz(x)} {incr x} { ;# Up, down walls for {set y 0} {$y < $sz(y)} {incr y} { OrMaze $x $y 0 $::WALL(UP) OrMaze $x $y [expr {$sz(z) - 1}] $::WALL(DOWN) } } } ##+########################################################################## # # FillMaze # # Does the actual maze creation by randomly walking around the maze. # proc FillMaze {} { global sz maze InitMaze set ::mstack {} eval PushPos [PickEntrance] set cnt [expr {$sz(x) * $sz(y) * $sz(z)}] while {1} { foreach {px py pz} [PopPos] break if {$px == -1} break ;# We're done set newDir [PickDir $px $py $pz] ;# Get a new direction if {$newDir == -1} continue ;# Can't move, try new position set whence [OPPOSITE $newDir] PushPos $px $py $pz OrMaze $px $py $pz [DOORDIR $newDir] ;# Add door in the new direction # Cell we move into foreach {px py pz} [MOVETO $px $py $pz $newDir] break # It too has a door PushPos $px $py $pz OrMaze $px $py $pz [DOORDIR $whence] # Stuff solution info into high bits OrMaze $px $py $pz [BACKINFO $whence] if {([incr cnt -1] % 100) == 0} { INFO "Thinking $cnt" } } INFO "drawing" # Now open the outer wall up for our entrance and exit set maze($sz(start)) [expr {$maze($sz(start)) & ~$::WALL(WEST)}] set maze($sz(end)) [expr {$maze($sz(end)) & ~$::WALL(EAST)}] } ##+########################################################################## # # PickEntrance # # Pick where the entrance and exit should be. # proc PickEntrance {} { set y1 [expr {int(rand() * $::sz(y))}] set y2 [expr {int(rand() * $::sz(y))}] set ::sz(start) "0,$y1,0" set ::sz(end) "[expr {$::sz(x) - 1}],$y2,[expr {$::sz(z) - 1}]" return [list 0 $y1 0] } ##+########################################################################## # # PickDir # # Picks a random legal direction to move from (px,py,pz), -1 if no move. # proc PickDir {px py pz} { set dirs {} foreach dir {0 1 2 3 4 5} { eval lappend dirs [OKDir? $px $py $pz $dir] } set len [llength $dirs] if {$len == 0} {return -1} return [lindex $dirs [expr {int(rand() * $len)}]] } ##+########################################################################## # # OKDir? # # Sees if it's legal to move in direction dir. If that cell is # already visited then we put up a wall. # proc OKDir? {px py pz dir} { if {$::maze($px,$py,$pz) & [WALLDOORDIR $dir]} {return ""} foreach {px2 py2 pz2} [MOVETO $px $py $pz $dir] break if {$::maze($px2,$py2,$pz2) & $::DOOR(ANY)} { ;# Destination already done? OrMaze $px $py $pz [WALLDIR $dir] OrMaze $px2 $py2 $pz2 [WALLDIR [OPPOSITE $dir]] return "" } return $dir } ##+########################################################################## # # DoDisplay # # Initializes our (simple) display # proc DoDisplay {} { pack [frame .bottom] -side bottom -fill x canvas .c -relief raised -bd 2 -width $::sz(w) -height $::sz(h) scale .x -orient h -var sz(x) -fr 2 -to 100 -label "Maze Width" -relie ridge scale .y -orient h -var sz(y) -fr 2 -to 100 -label "Maze Height" -reli ridge button .new -text "New Maze" -command NewMaze button .solve -text "Show Solution" -command ShowSolution pack .c -side top -fill both -expand 1 pack .x .y -side left -in .bottom pack .new .solve -side left -in .bottom -expand 1 update } ##+########################################################################## # # ShowMaze # # Shows level 0 of the current maze # proc ShowMaze {} { .c delete all set x [expr {$::sz(lm) + ($::sz(x) * $::sz(box) / 2)}] set txt "Maze: $::sz(x)x$::sz(y)" if {$::sz(z) > 1} {append txt "x$::sz(z) Level 0"} .c create text $x 10 -text $txt -anchor n -font bold ShowLevel 0 .solve config -text "Show Solution" } ##+########################################################################## # # ShowLevel # # Draws this level of the maze (for mazes with sz(z) > 1) # proc ShowLevel {z} { .c delete maze for {set x 0} {$x < $::sz(x)} {incr x} { for {set y 0} {$y < $::sz(y)} {incr y} { ShowCell $x $y $z } } } ##+########################################################################## # # ShowCell # # Shows walls for this cell # proc ShowCell {x y z} { set m $::maze($x,$y,$z) set w $::sz(lw) foreach {cx cy x0 y0 x1 y1 x2 y2 x3 y3} [CellXY $x $y] break if {$m & $::WALL(NORTH)} {.c create line $x0 $y0 $x1 $y1 -wid $w -tag maze} if {$m & $::WALL(EAST)} {.c create line $x1 $y1 $x2 $y2 -wid $w -tag maze} if {$m & $::WALL(SOUTH)} {.c create line $x2 $y2 $x3 $y3 -wid $w -tag maze} if {$m & $::WALL(WEST)} {.c create line $x3 $y3 $x0 $y0 -wid $w -tag maze} if {$m & $::DOOR(UP)} {.c create text $x0 $y0 -text " u" \ -anchor nw -tag maze} if {$m & $::DOOR(DOWN)} {.c create text $x1 $y1 -text "d " \ -anchor ne -tag maze} } ##+########################################################################## # # ShowSolution # # Uses the BACKINFO in each cell to get the solution. # proc ShowSolution {} { if {[.c find withtag s] != ""} { ;# Already showing solution??? .c delete s .solve config -text "Show Solution" return } foreach {px py pz} [split $::sz(end) ,] break foreach {cx cy x0 y0 x1 y1 x2 y2 x3 y3} [CellXY $px $py] break set xy [list $x1 $cy] ;# The exit door while {1} { foreach {x y} [CellXY $px $py] break lappend xy $x $y set back [BACKUNINFO $::maze($px,$py,$pz)] if {$back == -1} break foreach {px py pz} [MOVETO $px $py $pz $back] break } foreach {cx cy x0 y0 x1 y1 x2 y2 x3 y3} [CellXY $px $py] break lappend xy $x0 $cy ;# Then entrance door .c create line $xy -tag s -fill cyan -width 5 -arrow first .solve config -text "Hide Solution" } ##+########################################################################## # # CellXY # # Returns the coordinates of cell at (px,py) starting nw and going clockwise. # proc CellXY {px py} { set x [expr {$::sz(lm) + $px * $::sz(box)}] set y [expr {$::sz(tm) + $py * $::sz(box)}] set cx [expr {$::sz(lm) + ($px+.5) * $::sz(box)}] set cy [expr {$::sz(tm) + ($py+.5) * $::sz(box)}] set xy [list $cx $cy $x $y] set x [expr {$x + $::sz(box)}] lappend xy $x $y set y [expr {$y + $::sz(box)}] lappend xy $x $y set x [expr {$x - $::sz(box)}] lappend xy $x $y return $xy } ##+########################################################################## # # OrMaze # # Helper function to logically OR value to maze(x,y,z) # proc OrMaze {x y z value} { set ::maze($x,$y,$z) [expr {$::maze($x,$y,$z) | $value}] } ##+########################################################################## # # PushPos # # Pushes a position onto stack stack # proc PushPos {x y z} { lappend ::mstack [list $x $y $z] return "" } ##+########################################################################## # # PopPos # # Pops top position off the stack. If we always take the top, then the # maze will have one main corridor from the initial random walk. So we # occassionally pick a position at random. # proc PopPos {} { set len [llength $::mstack] if {$len == 0} { return [list -1 -1 -1]} set where end if {rand() > .8} { set where [expr {int(rand() * $len)}] } set pos [lindex $::mstack end] set ::mstack [lrange $::mstack 0 end-1] return $pos } Init DoDisplay NewMaze