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Libgdx A* A Star path finding example
package org.jrenner.tac.ai;
import com.badlogic.gdx.math.Vector3;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.BinaryHeap;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.DelayedRemovalArray;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxRuntimeException;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.ObjectFloatMap;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.ObjectMap;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.ObjectSet;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Pools;
import org.jrenner.tac.Main;
import org.jrenner.tac.Unit;
import org.jrenner.tac.ai.NavGraph.Node;
import org.jrenner.tac.ai.NavGraph.Link;
import org.jrenner.tac.utils.Time;
import java.util.Comparator;
public class AStar {
ObjectSet<Node> closed = new ObjectSet<>();
ObjectFloatMap<Node> gScores = new ObjectFloatMap<>();
ObjectFloatMap<Node> fScores = new ObjectFloatMap<>();
ObjectMap<Node, Node> cameFrom = new ObjectMap<>();
Array<Node> path = new Array<>();
BinaryHeap<NodeWrapper> open = new BinaryHeap<>();
ObjectSet<Node> contentsOfOpen = new ObjectSet<>();
Node goal;
public Time time = new Time();
public void findPathForUnit(Unit unit, Node start, Node goal) {
// don't let any unit queue up more than once
pathingQueue.begin();
for (int i = 0; i < pathingQueue.size; i++) {
PathingRequest req = pathingQueue.get(i);
if (req.unit == unit) {
pathingQueue.removeIndex(i);
}
}
pathingQueue.end();
PathingRequest req = Pools.get(PathingRequest.class).obtain();
req.unit = unit;
req.start = start;
req.goal = goal;
pathingQueue.add(req);
}
public void update() {
int consumeRate = 1;
for (int i = 0; i < consumeRate && pathingQueue.size > 0; i++) {
PathingRequest req = pathingQueue.removeIndex(0);
Array<Node> path = findPath(req.start, req.goal);
if (path != null) {
req.unit.setPathByNodes(path);
}
}
if (pathingQueue.size > 0) {
System.out.println(pathingQueue.size + " units left in pathing queue");
}
}
public Array<Node> findPath(Node start, Node goal) {
//time.start("findPath");
reset(start, goal);
while (open.size != 0) {
Node current = getLowestFScoreFromOpen();
//System.out.println("working with node: " + current);
if (current == goal) {
//time.stop();
return reconstructPath();
}
closed.add(current);
Link[] links = current.getLinks();
for (int i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
Link link = links[i];
//System.out.println("link: " + i);
if (link == null) continue;
Node neighbor = link.dest;
if (neighbor.blocked)
closed.add(neighbor);
if (closed.contains(neighbor))
continue;
float tentativeGScore = getGScore(current) + calcDistance(link);
boolean neighborInOpen = contentsOfOpen.contains(neighbor);
boolean tentativeIsLower = false;
if (neighborInOpen) {
tentativeIsLower = tentativeGScore < getGScore(neighbor);
}
if (!neighborInOpen || tentativeIsLower) {
cameFrom.put(neighbor, current);
//System.out.println("tentativeGScore: " + tentativeGScore);
gScores.put(neighbor, tentativeGScore);
float fScore = getGScore(neighbor) + calcHScore(neighbor);
fScores.put(neighbor, fScore);
if (!neighborInOpen) {
addToOpen(neighbor);
}
}
}
}
System.out.println("AStar: Failed to find path from " + start + " to " + goal);
//time.stop();
return null;
}
private Array<Node> reconstructPath() {
path.clear();
Node current = goal;
while (current != null) {
path.add(current);
current = cameFrom.get(current, null);
}
path.reverse();
return path;
}
private float calcDistance(Link link) {
float weightFactor = 2f;
float result = (link.weight * weightFactor) * Main.heightMapModel.heightMap.getWidthScale();
return result;
}
private float getGScore(Node node) {
if (!gScores.containsKey(node)) {
throw new GdxRuntimeException("no GScore found for node");
}
float gScore = gScores.get(node, 0f);
return gScore;
}
private float calcHScore(Node neighbor) {
float h = Vector3.dst(neighbor.x, neighbor.y, neighbor.z, goal.x, goal.y, goal.z);
return h;
}
private void reset(Node start, Node goal) {
closed.clear();
open.clear();
contentsOfOpen.clear();
gScores.clear();
fScores.clear();
cameFrom.clear();
path.clear();
this.goal = goal;
addToOpen(start);
gScores.put(start, 0f);
}
private void addToOpen(Node node) {
NodeWrapper wrapper = new NodeWrapper(getFScore(node), node);
open.add(wrapper);
contentsOfOpen.add(node);
}
private Node getLowestFScoreFromOpen() {
// TODO optimize with binary heap
Node lowest = open.pop().navNode;
contentsOfOpen.remove(lowest);
return lowest;
}
private float getFScore(Node n) {
float score = gScores.get(n, 0f) + calcHScore(n);
return score;
}
// misc stuff
Comparator<Node> rankByFScore = new Comparator<Node>() {
@Override
public int compare(Node o1, Node o2) {
float diff = getFScore(o1) - getFScore(o2);
if (diff > 0) return 1;
if (diff < 0) return -1;
return 0;
}
};
private class NodeWrapper extends BinaryHeap.Node {
public NavGraph.Node navNode;
public NodeWrapper(float value, NavGraph.Node navNode) {
super(value);
setNavNode(navNode);
}
public void setNavNode(NavGraph.Node navNode) {
this.navNode = navNode;
}
}
private DelayedRemovalArray<PathingRequest> pathingQueue = new DelayedRemovalArray<>();
public static class PathingRequest {
Unit unit;
NavGraph.Node start;
NavGraph.Node goal;
public PathingRequest() {}
}
}
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