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Prolog: Missionaries and Cannibals
% Run missionaries(((3,3),(0,0),1),[],Path).
validMove(Position, Visited):-
notMember(Position,Visited),
positiveCount(Position),
noEatingAnyone(Position).
positiveCount(((LeftCannibals,LeftMissionaries), (RightCannibals,RightMissionaries),_)):-
LeftCannibals >=0,
LeftMissionaries >=0,
RightCannibals >=0,
RightMissionaries >=0.
noEatingAnyone(((_,0),(RightCannibals,RightMissionaries),_)):- RightMissionaries >= RightCannibals, !.
noEatingAnyone(((LeftCannibals,LeftMissionaries), (_,0),_)):- LeftMissionaries >= LeftCannibals, !.
noEatingAnyone(((LeftCannibals,LeftMissionaries), (RightCannibals,RightMissionaries),_)):-
LeftMissionaries >= LeftCannibals,
RightMissionaries >= RightCannibals.
notMember(X,L) :- member(X,L), !, fail ; true.
move2missionaries(((LeftCannibals,LeftMissionaries),(RightCannibals,RightMissionaries), BoatPosition), ((LeftCannibals,
NewLeftMissionaries),(RightCannibals,NewRightMissionaries), NewBoatPosition)):-
NewRightMissionaries is RightMissionaries + BoatPosition * 2,
NewLeftMissionaries is LeftMissionaries - BoatPosition * 2,
NewBoatPosition is BoatPosition * -1.
move1missionary(((LeftCannibals,LeftMissionaries),(RightCannibals,RightMissionaries),BoatPosition), ((LeftCannibals,
NewLeftMissionaries),(RightCannibals,NewRightMissionaries),NewBoatPosition)):-
NewRightMissionaries is RightMissionaries + BoatPosition * 1,
NewLeftMissionaries is LeftMissionaries - BoatPosition * 1,
NewBoatPosition is BoatPosition * -1.
move2cannibals(((LeftCannibals,LeftMissionaries),(RightCannibals,RightMissionaries), BoatPosition), ((NewLeftCannibals,
LeftMissionaries),(NewRightCannibals,RightMissionaries),NewBoatPosition)):-
NewRightCannibals is RightCannibals + BoatPosition * 2,
NewLeftCannibals is LeftCannibals - BoatPosition * 2,
NewBoatPosition is BoatPosition * -1.
move1cannibal(((LeftCannibals,LeftMissionaries),(RightCannibals,RightMissionaries), BoatPosition),
((NewLeftCannibals, LeftMissionaries),(NewRightCannibals,RightMissionaries), NewBoatPosition)):-
NewRightCannibals is RightCannibals + BoatPosition * 1,
NewLeftCannibals is LeftCannibals - BoatPosition * 1,
NewBoatPosition is BoatPosition * -1.
move1each(((LeftCannibals,LeftMissionaries),(RightCannibals,RightMissionaries),BoatPosition), ((NewLeftCannibals,
NewLeftMissionaries),(NewRightCannibals,NewRightMissionaries),NewBoatPosition)):-
NewRightMissionaries is RightMissionaries + BoatPosition * 1,
NewLeftMissionaries is LeftMissionaries - BoatPosition * 1,
NewRightCannibals is RightCannibals + BoatPosition * 1,
NewLeftCannibals is LeftCannibals - BoatPosition * 1,
NewBoatPosition is BoatPosition * -1.
missionaries(((0,0),(3,3), -1),_,[]):- !.
missionaries(CurrentPosition, Visited, ['2M'|RestOfPath]):-
move2missionaries(CurrentPosition, NextPosition),
validMove(NextPosition, Visited),
missionaries(NextPosition, [CurrentPosition|Visited], RestOfPath).
missionaries(CurrentPosition, Visited, ['1M'|RestOfPath]):-
move1missionary(CurrentPosition, NextPosition),
validMove(NextPosition, Visited),
missionaries(NextPosition, [CurrentPosition|Visited], RestOfPath).
missionaries(CurrentPosition, Visited, ['2C'|RestOfPath]):-
move2cannibals(CurrentPosition, NextPosition),
validMove(NextPosition, Visited),
missionaries(NextPosition, [CurrentPosition|Visited], RestOfPath).
missionaries(CurrentPosition, Visited, ['1C'|RestOfPath]):-
move1cannibal(CurrentPosition, NextPosition),
validMove(NextPosition, Visited),
missionaries(NextPosition, [CurrentPosition|Visited], RestOfPath).
missionaries(CurrentPosition, Visited, ['1C1M'|RestOfPath]):-
move1each(CurrentPosition, NextPosition),
validMove(NextPosition, Visited),
missionaries(NextPosition, [CurrentPosition|Visited], RestOfPath).
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