ai goal - reach works

src/lib/ai.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::lib::entity::{Ant, Egg, Queen};
-use crate::lib::point::Point;
+use crate::lib::point::{astar, Point};
 use crate::lib::screen::{BoardCommand, Screen};
 use crate::lib::world::World;
 use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
@@ -8,18 +8,42 @@ use rand::thread_rng;
 pub trait AI {
     fn step(&mut self, b: &Screen, w: &mut World) -> BoardCommand;
     fn get_position(&self) -> Point;
+    fn plan(&mut self, w: &World) {}
+}
+
+pub enum AIGoal {
+    Reach(Point),
+    Idle,
 }
 
 impl AI for Ant {
     fn get_position(&self) -> Point {
         self.pos.clone()
     }
+
+    fn plan(&mut self, w: &World) {
+        if self.plan.len() == 0 {
+            self.plan = match self.goal {
+                AIGoal::Reach(target) => astar(&self.pos, &target),
+                AIGoal::Idle => vec![],
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // return the next move for this ant
     fn step(&mut self, b: &Screen, w: &mut World) -> BoardCommand {
-        let valid = w.get_valid_movements(&self.pos, b);
-        let mut rng = thread_rng();
-
-        let choice = valid.choose(&mut rng).cloned();
+        let choice = match self.goal {
+            AIGoal::Idle => {
+               let valid = w.get_valid_movements(&self.pos, b);
+               let mut rng = thread_rng();
+               valid.choose(&mut rng).cloned()      
+            },
+            AIGoal::Reach(_) => {
+                let movement = self.plan.pop();
+                movement
+            }
+        };
+        
 
         if !choice.is_none() {
             let pos = choice.unwrap();
@@ -29,8 +53,16 @@ impl AI for Ant {
                 w.update_occupied(&old_pos, &pos);
             } else {
                 w.clear(pos);
+                match self.goal {
+                    AIGoal::Reach(_) => {
+                        self.plan.push(pos);
+                    }
+                    AIGoal::Idle => {}
+                }
             }
         }
+
+        // need to check if progress has been made towards the plan
         BoardCommand::Noop
     }
 }

src/lib/entity.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-use crate::lib::ai::AI;
+use crate::lib::ai::{AI, AIGoal};
 use crate::lib::point::Point;
 use crate::lib::screen::Screen;
+
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use ncurses::*;
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ impl_downcast!(Entity);
 pub struct Ant {
     pub pos: Point,
     pub id: u32,
+    pub goal: AIGoal,
+    pub plan: Vec<Point>
 }
 
 impl Ant {
@@ -20,6 +23,8 @@ impl Ant {
         Ant {
             pos: Point(x, y),
             id,
+            plan: vec![], 
+            goal: AIGoal::Idle
         }
     }
 }

src/lib/point.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fn manhattan(c1: &Point, c2: &Point) -> i32 {
     return (c2.0 - c1.0).abs() + (c2.1 - c1.1).abs();
 }
 
-fn astar(start: &Point, goal: &Point) -> Vec<Point> {
+pub fn astar(start: &Point, goal: &Point) -> Vec<Point> {
     let mut open_set : HashSet<Point> = HashSet::new();
     open_set.insert(*start);
 

src/lib/world.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ impl World {
         self.cleared.insert(pos);
     }
 
+    pub fn is_valid_movement(&self, pos: &Point, b: &Screen) -> bool {
+        b.is_in_bounds(pos) && !self.occupied.contains(pos)
+    }
+
     pub fn get_valid_movements(&self, pos: &Point, b: &Screen) -> Vec<Point> {
         let moves = b.get_valid_movements(pos);
         moves
@@ -50,7 +54,10 @@ pub fn simulate(e: &mut Entities, w: &mut World, b: &mut Screen) {
     let cmds: Vec<BoardCommand> = e
         .data
         .values_mut()
-        .map(|a| a.step(b, w))
+        .map(|a| { 
+            a.plan(w);
+            a.step(b, w) 
+        })
         .collect();
 
     for cmd in cmds {