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TicTacToe in typescript types
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| // Game setup | |
| type BoardPosition = [number, number]; | |
| type Space<Location extends BoardPosition, X extends BoardPosition[], Y extends BoardPosition[]> = Location extends X[number] ? 1 : Location extends Y[number] ? 2 : 0; | |
| type Board<X extends BoardPosition[], Y extends BoardPosition[]> = [ | |
| [Space<[0,0], X, Y>,Space<[0,1], X, Y>,Space<[0,2], X, Y>], | |
| [Space<[1,0], X, Y>,Space<[1,1], X, Y>,Space<[1,2], X, Y>], | |
| [Space<[2,0], X, Y>,Space<[2,1], X, Y>,Space<[2,2], X, Y>] | |
| ]; | |
| // Validation | |
| type HasValidRow<M extends BoardPosition[], R extends number> = [R, 0] extends M[number] | |
| ? [R, 1] extends M[number] | |
| ? [R, 2] extends M[number] | |
| ? true | |
| : false | |
| : false | |
| : false; | |
| type HasValidCol<M extends BoardPosition[], R extends number> = [0, R] extends M[number] | |
| ? [1, R] extends M[number] | |
| ? [2, R] extends M[number] | |
| ? true | |
| : false | |
| : false | |
| : false; | |
| type HasValidForwardSlash<M extends BoardPosition[]> = [0,0] extends M[number] | |
| ? [1, 1] extends M[number] | |
| ? [2, 2] extends M[number] | |
| ? true | |
| : false | |
| : false | |
| : false; | |
| type HasValidBackwardSlash<M extends BoardPosition[]> = [0,2] extends M[number] | |
| ? [1, 1] extends M[number] | |
| ? [2, 0] extends M[number] | |
| ? true | |
| : false | |
| : false | |
| : false; | |
| type ValidateBoardForUsersMoves<M extends BoardPosition[]> = HasValidRow<M, 0> extends false | |
| ? HasValidRow<M, 1> extends false | |
| ? HasValidRow<M, 2> extends false | |
| ? HasValidCol<M, 0> extends false | |
| ? HasValidCol<M, 1> extends false | |
| ? HasValidCol<M, 2> extends false | |
| ? HasValidForwardSlash<M> extends false | |
| ? HasValidBackwardSlash<M> extends false | |
| ? false | |
| : true | |
| : true | |
| : true | |
| : true | |
| : true | |
| : true | |
| : true | |
| : true; | |
| type ValidateBoard<X extends BoardPosition[] = [], Y extends BoardPosition[] = []> = | |
| ValidateBoardForUsersMoves<X> extends true | |
| ? 'X' | |
| : ValidateBoardForUsersMoves<Y> extends true | |
| ? 'Y' | |
| : null; | |
| // Convert string of moves to a board position array | |
| type ToNumber<S extends string> = S extends `${infer N extends number}` ? N : never | |
| type GreaterThan< | |
| N1 extends number, | |
| N2 extends number, | |
| A extends unknown[] = [], | |
| > = A['length'] extends N1 | |
| ? false | |
| : A['length'] extends N2 | |
| ? true | |
| : GreaterThan<N1, N2, [0, ...A]>; | |
| type HasValue<T extends string, C extends String> = T extends C ? true : false; | |
| type RemoveUndefined<T extends unknown[]> = T extends [infer A, ...infer rest] ? [...(A extends undefined ? [] : [A]), ...RemoveUndefined<rest>] : []; | |
| type StringToGrid<T extends string[], C extends string> = RemoveUndefined<{ | |
| [index in keyof T]: GreaterThan<ToNumber<`${index}`>, 5> extends true | |
| ? GreaterThan<ToNumber<`${index}`>, 7> extends true | |
| ? HasValue<T[index], C> extends true ? [2,2] : undefined | |
| : GreaterThan<ToNumber<`${index}`>, 6> extends true | |
| ? HasValue<T[index], C> extends true ? [2,1] : undefined | |
| : HasValue<T[index], C> extends true ? [2,0] : undefined | |
| : GreaterThan<ToNumber<`${index}`>, 2> extends true | |
| ? GreaterThan<ToNumber<`${index}`>, 4> extends true | |
| ? HasValue<T[index], C> extends true ? [1,2] : undefined | |
| : GreaterThan<ToNumber<`${index}`>, 3> extends true | |
| ? HasValue<T[index], C> extends true ? [1,1] : undefined | |
| : HasValue<T[index], C> extends true ? [1,0] : undefined | |
| : GreaterThan<ToNumber<`${index}`>, 1> extends true | |
| ? HasValue<T[index], C> extends true ? [0,2] : undefined | |
| : GreaterThan<ToNumber<`${index}`>, 0> extends true | |
| ? HasValue<T[index], C> extends true ? [0,1] : undefined | |
| : HasValue<T[index], C> extends true ? [0,0] : undefined | |
| }> | |
| type ToBoardPosition<T extends unknown> = T extends BoardPosition[] ? T : never; | |
| // Game helpers | |
| type TicTacToe<Game extends string[]> = ValidateBoard<ToBoardPosition<StringToGrid<Game, 'x'>>, ToBoardPosition<StringToGrid<Game, 'y'>>> extends 'X' ? 'X has won!' : ValidateBoard<ToBoardPosition<StringToGrid<Game, 'x'>>, ToBoardPosition<StringToGrid<Game, 'y'>>> extends 'Y' ? 'Y has won!' : 'No winner'; | |
| type Result = TicTacToe<[ | |
| 'x','','y', | |
| 'y','y','', | |
| '','x','x' | |
| ]> |
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