NAME
Algorithm::MasterMind::Consistent_Set - Class for handling the set of consistent combinations
SYNOPSIS
use Algorithm::MasterMind::Consistent_Set;DESCRIPTION
The consistent set in Mastermind contains the set of strings that could possibly be a solution, that is, those that meet all partitions made so far.
INTERFACE
new( @string_array )
Creates set and associated data structures
compute_partitions ( \@secrets )
Computes partitions for an array of secrets, returns a hashref to the partition set.
is_in ( $string )
Checks whether the combination is in the consistent set already
add_combination ( $string )
Adds another combination checking it against previous combinations
result_to_string ( $result )
Converts result hash into string in a more or less standard way, to avoid conversion errors
partitions_for ( $string )
Returns the partition hash for combination $string
cull_inconsistent_with ( $string, $result )
After a move, eliminates inconsistent elements, recomputing the partitions.
compute_entropy_score
Computes the entropy score of existent partitions
compute_most_score
Computes the Most Parts score of existent partitions, that is, the number of non-zero parts
consistent_strings
Returns the consistent set
create_consistent_with( $combinations, $rules )
Creates a consistent eliminating from the set of combinations those not consistent with the rules
result_as_string
Returns the response as a fixed format string, for comparisons
score_entropy ($string)
Returns the Entropy score of the $string, if it's in the consistent set.
score_most ($string)
Returns the Most Parts score of the $string, if it's in the consistent set.
top_scorers ( $mode )
Returns the set of top scorers for a particular mode. Now $mode can be "most" or "entropy"
AUTHOR
JJ Merelo <jj@merelo.net>
LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2009-2012 JJ Merelo <jj@merelo.net>. All rights reserved.
This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.
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