From: David Tran <email55555@...>
Date: 2006-03-16T09:00:45+09:00
Subject: [SOLUTION] Constraint Processing (#70)

Just finish my solution, I run out of time to provide an example ...
define the domain as instance variable.
define the rule by using block & instance variable.
define the solution block by using instance variable.
( all block will exec on "Engine"'s instance_eval )


class Engine

  def go(&solution)
    solve(instance_variables, &solution)
  end

  private
  def method_missing(name, *args, &block)
    if name.to_s =~ /=$/ && block.nil?
        vars(name, *args)
    elsif args.size == 0 && !block.nil?
        rules(name, &block)
    else
      super
    end
  end

  def rules(name, &block)
    self.class.send(:define_method, name, &block)
    self.class.send(:protected, name)
  end

  def vars(name, *args)
    name = name.to_s.sub(/=$/, '')
    self.class.class_eval("attr_accessor :#{name}")
    args = args[0] if args.size == 1 && args[0].respond_to?(:each)
    instance_variable_set("@#{name}", args)
  end

  def solve(vars, &solution)
    if (vars.size != 0)
      name = vars.shift
      value = instance_variable_get(name)
      value.each { |e|
        instance_variable_set(name, e)
        solve(vars.dup, &solution)
      }
      instance_variable_set(name, value)
    else
      protected_methods.each { |method|
        return if !send(method)
      }
      instance_eval(&solution)
    end
  end

end

if __FILE__ == $0
e = Engine.new
e.a = 0..4
e.b = 0..4
e.c = 0..4
e.rule1 { @a < @b }
e.rule2 { @a + @b == @c }
e.go { puts "a => #@a, b => #@b, c => #@c" }
end


__END__

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