Re: The Klotski Problem from last year's MOOC.

"Douglas Lewit [email protected] [ocaml_beginners]" <[email protected]> Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:57:21 -0500
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My code copied okay--I think--but it didn't paste that well!    :-(     Oh
well.  If anyone can provide some feedback, that's great.  IF not.... no
worries.  I'll figure it out.

Thanks,

Doug.


On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 9:31 PM, Douglas Lewit [email protected]
[ocaml_beginners] <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Was anyone in the group a member of that OCaml MOOC last year that was
> hosted by OCaml Pro and Universite Paris Diderot?  Anyhow, do you recall
> that Klotski Problem that was one of two final projects at the end of the
> course?  Can someone take a look at my first six functions for that
> project.  (If you were in the course and if you did the Klotski Project.
> Otherwise don't worry about it!)  Am I on the right track with this?  I'm
> not 100% sure that my functions are correct.  They DO compile.... but the=
n
> again just because a program compiles is no guarantee of correctness!!!! =
 I
> appreciate the feedback, and thanks for your time.
>
> Best,
>
> Douglas Lewit
>
>
> *(* OCaml functions written by Douglas Lewit of Oakton Community College
> and Northeastern Illinois University. *)*
>
> *exception NotFound ;;*
>
> *type 'e rel =3D 'e -> 'e list ;;*
>
> *let rec loop (p : ('a -> bool)) (f : ('a -> 'a)) (x : 'a) : 'a =3D match=
 p
> x with *
> *                                                      |true     -> x *
> *                                                      |false    -> loop =
p
> f (f x) ;;*
>
>
> *let rec exists (p : ('a -> bool)) (ls : 'a list) : bool =3D match ls wit=
h *
> *                                              |[]           -> false*
> *                                              |head :: tail -> if p head=
 *
> *                                                               then true=
 *
> *                                                               else
> exists p tail ;;*
>
> *let rec find (p : ('a -> bool)) (ls : 'a list) : 'a =3D match ls with *
> *                                            |[]            -> raise
> NotFound *
> *                                            |head :: tail  -> if p head =
*
> *                                                              then head =
*
> *                                                              else find =
p
> tail ;;*
>
> *(* near returns the function, near'. *)*
> *let near : int rel =3D   (* The default step size here is just 1. *)*
> *                       let rec sequence ?step:(s=3D1) lower upper =3D *
> *                               if lower > upper *
> *                               then [] *
> *                               else lower :: sequence ~step:s (lower + s=
)
> upper *
> *                       in *
> *                       let near' (n : int) : int list =3D *
> *                               let lower_bound =3D n - 2 in *
> *                               let upper_bound =3D n + 2 in *
> *                               sequence lower_bound upper_bound *
> *                       in near' (* Here we have an example of "partial
> function application". *) ;;*
>
> *(* flat_map returns the function, flat_map'. *)*
> *let flat_map (rel_function : 'e rel) : 'e list -> 'e list =3D *
> *              let rec flatten (lst : 'e list list) : 'e list =3D *
> *                      match lst with *
> *                     |[]           -> [] *
> *                     |head :: tail -> match head with *
> *                                     |[]         -> flatten tail *
> *                                     |hd :: tl   -> hd :: flatten (tl ::
> tail) *
> *              in *
> *              let rec flat_map' (e_list : 'e list) : 'e list list =3D *
> *                      match e_list with *
> *                     |[]           -> [] *
> *                     |head :: tail -> (rel_function head) :: flat_map'
> tail *
> *              in*
> *              (* The variable "x" in my composition function is really a
> dummy variable. *)*
> *              let composition (f : 'a -> 'b) (g : 'c -> 'a) (x : 'c) : '=
b
> =3D f (g x)  *
> *              in composition flatten flat_map' (* This is an example of
> "partial function application" *
> *                                                  and also function
> composition. *) ;;*
>
> *(* iter_rel should be used like this: (iter_rel near 5) 2 --> the
> interpretation is that (iter_rel near 5) 2      should **yield the same
> result as flat_map near (flat_map near( flat_map near( flat_map near (nea=
r
> 2)))).  *
> *   Try it for yourself!  By the way, this function was NOT easy to
> write!!! *)*
> *let iter_rel (rel_func : 'e rel) (i : int) : 'e rel =3D*
> *    let rec f x n =3D if n =3D 1*
> *    then x*
> *    else f (x |> flat_map rel_func) (n - 1)*
> *    in let g k =3D f (rel_func k) i*
> *       in g ;;*
>
>
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">Hi everyone,</font><div><font size=3D"4" face=3D"monospace, monospace"><b=
r></font></div><div><font size=3D"4" face=3D"monospace, monospace">Was anyo=
ne in the group a member of that OCaml MOOC last year that was hosted by OC=
aml Pro and Universite Paris Diderot?=C2=A0 Anyhow, do you recall that Klot=
ski Problem that was one of two final projects at the end of the course?=C2=
=A0 Can someone take a look at my first six functions for that project. =C2=
=A0(If you were in the course and if you did the Klotski Project.=C2=A0 Oth=
erwise don&#39;t worry about it!) =C2=A0Am I on the right track with this?=
=C2=A0 I&#39;m not 100% sure that my functions are correct.=C2=A0 They DO c=
ompile.... but then again just because a program compiles is no guarantee o=
f correctness!!!!=C2=A0 I appreciate the feedback, and thanks for your time=
.</font></div><div><font size=3D"4" face=3D"monospace, monospace"><br></fon=
t></div><div><font size=3D"4" face=3D"monospace, monospace">Best,</font></d=
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v><font size=3D"4" face=3D"monospace, monospace">Douglas Lewit</font></div>=
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=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0in near&#39; (* Here=
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my composition function is really a dummy variable. *)</b></font></div><div=
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g : &#39;c -&gt; &#39;a) (x : &#39;c) : &#39;b =3D f (g x) =C2=A0</b></font=
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#39; (* This is an example of &quot;partial function application&quot;=C2=
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e interpretation is that (iter_rel near 5) 2 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0should=C2=
=A0</b></font><b style=3D"color:rgb(11,83,148);font-family:monospace,monosp=
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