notes.txt

THIS FILE IS FOR TAKING NOTES ABOUT THE WHOLE PROGRAM!!!!

Functions to be done:

put_value       //to add a block with a certain height at position (x,y) 
Ideas:
is_valid_value  //to check if a given value can be put at this position.
determine_next_pos //to determine where will be the next digit to iterate


Doing :
(isma) determine_next_cell // to see which cell is the next to test
(isma) test_main       //to have a fixed board where we know the outcome

Done :
(isma) view_count      //to calculate the current_view matrix.
(isma) print_board     //to actually output the board we have
(isma) is_solution     //to see if current_view == target_view, should return 1 if it is.
(isma) update_possible_values //to remove a given value from the peers' possible values
(Jon) arg_check        //to see if the command line input is valid
    valid_character_and_argc_check
(Jon) find_board_size  //to find the board size based on the command line input
(Jon) put_matrix       //to put the command line input into target_view and set base conditions for board and current_view
(Jon)  


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THIS SECTION IS FOR WRITING VARIABLE AND ARRAY NAMES AND CONVENTIONS SO WE CAN ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE

Our 3 matrices are called:
board
target_view
current_view

When accessing any of our matrices the convention is as follows:

matrix[y][x]

y is always vertical (which row you are looking at), x is always horizontal (which column you are looking at)


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THINGS THAT NEED TO BE TESTED:

- Check if spaces in command line argument 

- Verify if we need to check row/column validity once it's completed

- number of arguments should be N * 4




RECURSIVE FUNCTION SHOULD RETURN 1 IF IT FINDS A SOLUTION, OR O IF NOT SO WE CAN TRACK AND UPDATE WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY TRIED

WE COULD BE PASSED VIEW VALUES OF 0 (NOT KNOWN) MAYBE CHANGE CODE TO ACCEPT THESE PUZZLES?