polyvox/library/PolyVoxCore/include/AStarPathfinder.h

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#ifndef __PolyVox_AStarPathfinder_H__
#define __PolyVox_AStarPathfinder_H__
#include "Array.h"
#include "PolyVoxImpl/AStarPathfinderImpl.h"
#include "PolyVoxForwardDeclarations.h"
#include "Volume.h"
#include "VolumeSampler.h"
#include "PolyVoxImpl/TypeDef.h"
namespace PolyVox
{
const float sqrt_1 = 1.0f;
const float sqrt_2 = 1.4143f;
const float sqrt_3 = 1.7321f;
extern const POLYVOXCORE_API Vector3DInt32 arrayPathfinderFaces[6];
extern const POLYVOXCORE_API Vector3DInt32 arrayPathfinderEdges[12];
extern const POLYVOXCORE_API Vector3DInt32 arrayPathfinderCorners[8];
/// This function provides the default method for checking whether a given voxel
/// is vaid for the path computed by the AStarPathfinder.
template <typename VoxelType>
bool aStarDefaultVoxelValidator(const Volume<VoxelType>* volData, const Vector3DInt32& v3dPos);
/// Provides a configuration for the AStarPathfinder.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// This structure stores the AStarPathfinder%s configuration options, because this
/// is simpler than providing a large number of get/set properties within the
/// AStarPathfinder itself. In order to create an instance of this structure you
/// must provide at least a volume, a start and end point, and a list to store
/// the result. All the other option have sensible default values which can
/// optionally be changed for more precise control over the pathfinder's behaviour.
///
/// \sa AStarPathfinder
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
template <typename VoxelType>
struct AStarPathfinderParams
{
public:
AStarPathfinderParams
(
Volume<VoxelType>* volData,
const Vector3DInt32& v3dStart,
const Vector3DInt32& v3dEnd,
std::list<Vector3DInt32>* listResult,
float fHBias = 1.0,
uint32_t uMaxNoOfNodes = 10000,
Connectivity connectivity = TwentySixConnected,
polyvox_function<bool (const Volume<VoxelType>*, const Vector3DInt32&)> funcIsVoxelValidForPath = &aStarDefaultVoxelValidator<VoxelType>,
polyvox_function<void (float)> funcProgressCallback = 0
)
:volume(volData)
,start(v3dStart)
,end(v3dEnd)
,result(listResult)
,hBias(fHBias)
,connectivity(connectivity)
,isVoxelValidForPath(funcIsVoxelValidForPath)
,maxNumberOfNodes(uMaxNoOfNodes)
,progressCallback(funcProgressCallback)
{
}
/// This is the volume through which the AStarPathfinder must find a path.
Volume<VoxelType>* volume;
/// The start point for the pathfinding algorithm.
Vector3DInt32 start;
/// The end point for the pathfinding algorithm.
Vector3DInt32 end;
/// The resulting path will be stored as a series of points in
/// this list. Any existing contents will be cleared.
std::list<Vector3DInt32>* result;
/// The AStarPathfinder performs its search by examining the neighbours
/// of each voxel it encounters. This property controls the meaning of
/// neighbour - e.g. whether two voxels must share a face, edge, or corner.
Connectivity connectivity;
/// For each voxel the pathfinder tracks its distance to the start (known as g())
/// and estimates its distance to the end (known as h()). Increasing or decreasing
/// h() has an effect on the way the pathfinder behaves. If h() is an underestimate
/// of the true distance then the pathfinder will act more like a greedy search -
/// always finding the shortest path but taking longer to do so. If h() is an over
/// estimate then the pathfinder will behave more like a best-first search - returning
/// a potentially suboptimal path but finding it more quickly. The hBias is multiplied
/// by the estimated h() value to control this behaviour.
float hBias;
/// Volumes can be pretty huge (millions of voxels) and processing each one of these
/// can take a long time. In A* terminology each voxel is a node, and this property
/// controls the maximum number of nodes that will be considered when finding the path,
/// before giving up and throwing an exception because a path can't be found.
uint32_t maxNumberOfNodes;
/// This function is called to determine whether the path can pass though a given voxel. The
/// default behaviour is specified by aStarDefaultVoxelValidator(), but users can specify thier
/// own criteria if desired. For example, if you always want a path to follow a surface then
/// you could check to ensure that the voxel above is empty and the voxel below is solid.
///
/// \sa aStarDefaultVoxelValidator
polyvox_function<bool (const Volume<VoxelType>*, const Vector3DInt32&)> isVoxelValidForPath;
/// This function is called by the AStarPathfinder to report on its progress in getting to
/// the goal. The progress is reported by computing the distance from the closest node found
/// so far to the end node, and comparing this with the distance from the start node to the
/// end node. This progress value is guarenteed to never decrease, but it may stop increasing
///for short periods of time. It may even stop increasing altogether if a path cannot be found.
polyvox_function<void (float)> progressCallback;
};
/// The AStarPathfinder compute a path from one point in the volume to another.
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// A* is a well known pathfinding algorithm commonly used in computer games. It
/// takes as input a pair of points in the world, and works out a path between
/// them which avoids obstacles and adheres to other user defined criteria. The
/// resulting path is usually the shortest possible, but a less optimal path can
/// be exchanged for reduced computation time.
///
/// For an excellent overview of the A* algorithm please see Amit Patel's Game
/// Programming page here: http://theory.stanford.edu/~amitp/GameProgramming/
/// Much of this class is based on the principles described in those pages.
///
/// Usage of this class if very strightforward. You create an instance of it
/// by passing an instance of the AStarPathfinderParams structure to the constructor.
/// The details of the AStarPathfinderParams and the options it provides are described
/// in the documentation for that class.
///
/// Next you call the execute() function and wait for it to return. If a path is
/// found then this is stored in the list which was set as the 'result' field of
/// the AStarPathfinderParams. If a path cannot be found then an exception of type
/// std::runtime_error is thrown.
///
/// \sa AStarPathfinderParams
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
template <typename VoxelType>
class AStarPathfinder
{
public:
AStarPathfinder(const AStarPathfinderParams<VoxelType>& params);
void execute();
private:
void processNeighbour(const Vector3DInt32& neighbourPos, float neighbourGVal);
float SixConnectedCost(const Vector3DInt32& a, const Vector3DInt32& b);
float EighteenConnectedCost(const Vector3DInt32& a, const Vector3DInt32& b);
float TwentySixConnectedCost(const Vector3DInt32& a, const Vector3DInt32& b);
float computeH(const Vector3DInt32& a, const Vector3DInt32& b);
//Node containers
AllNodesContainer allNodes;
OpenNodesContainer openNodes;
ClosedNodesContainer closedNodes;
//The current node
AllNodesContainer::iterator current;
float m_fProgress;
AStarPathfinderParams<VoxelType> m_params;
};
}
#include "AStarPathfinder.inl"
#endif //__PolyVox_AStarPathfinder_H__