JAVA-12097: renamed algorithms-module to algorithms-modules

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/RunAlgorithm.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms;
+
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+import com.baeldung.algorithms.slope_one.SlopeOne;
+
+public class RunAlgorithm {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
+		Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
+		System.out.println("1 - Slope One");
+		System.out.println("2 - Dijkstra");
+		int decision = in.nextInt();
+		switch (decision) {
+		case 1:
+			SlopeOne.slopeOne(3);
+			break;
+		case 2:
+			System.out.println("Please run the DijkstraAlgorithmLongRunningUnitTest.");
+			break;
+		default:
+			System.out.println("Unknown option");
+			break;
+		}
+		in.close();
+	}
+
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/editdistance/EditDistanceBase.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.editdistance;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class EditDistanceBase {
+
+    static int costOfSubstitution(char a, char b) {
+        return a == b ? 0 : 1;
+    }
+
+    static int min(int... numbers) {
+        return Arrays.stream(numbers)
+          .min().orElse(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/editdistance/EditDistanceDynamicProgramming.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.editdistance;
+
+public class EditDistanceDynamicProgramming extends EditDistanceBase {
+
+    static int calculate(String x, String y) {
+        int[][] dp = new int[x.length() + 1][y.length() + 1];
+
+        for (int i = 0; i <= x.length(); i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j <= y.length(); j++) {
+                if (i == 0)
+                    dp[i][j] = j;
+
+                else if (j == 0)
+                    dp[i][j] = i;
+
+                else {
+                    dp[i][j] = min(dp[i - 1][j - 1]
+                        + costOfSubstitution(x.charAt(i - 1), y.charAt(j - 1)),
+                      dp[i - 1][j] + 1, dp[i][j - 1] + 1);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return dp[x.length()][y.length()];
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/editdistance/EditDistanceRecursive.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.editdistance;
+
+public class EditDistanceRecursive extends EditDistanceBase {
+
+    static int calculate(String x, String y) {
+
+        if (x.isEmpty()) {
+            return y.length();
+        }
+
+        if (y.isEmpty()) {
+            return x.length();
+        }
+
+        int substitution = calculate(x.substring(1), y.substring(1)) + costOfSubstitution(x.charAt(0), y.charAt(0));
+        int insertion = calculate(x, y.substring(1)) + 1;
+        int deletion = calculate(x.substring(1), y) + 1;
+
+        return min(substitution, insertion, deletion);
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/ga/dijkstra/Dijkstra.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.ga.dijkstra;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class Dijkstra {
+
+    public static Graph calculateShortestPathFromSource(Graph graph, Node source) {
+
+        source.setDistance(0);
+
+        Set<Node> settledNodes = new HashSet<>();
+        Set<Node> unsettledNodes = new HashSet<>();
+        unsettledNodes.add(source);
+
+        while (unsettledNodes.size() != 0) {
+            Node currentNode = getLowestDistanceNode(unsettledNodes);
+            unsettledNodes.remove(currentNode);
+            for (Entry<Node, Integer> adjacencyPair : currentNode.getAdjacentNodes().entrySet()) {
+                Node adjacentNode = adjacencyPair.getKey();
+                Integer edgeWeigh = adjacencyPair.getValue();
+
+                if (!settledNodes.contains(adjacentNode)) {
+                    CalculateMinimumDistance(adjacentNode, edgeWeigh, currentNode);
+                    unsettledNodes.add(adjacentNode);
+                }
+            }
+            settledNodes.add(currentNode);
+        }
+        return graph;
+    }
+
+    private static void CalculateMinimumDistance(Node evaluationNode, Integer edgeWeigh, Node sourceNode) {
+        Integer sourceDistance = sourceNode.getDistance();
+        if (sourceDistance + edgeWeigh < evaluationNode.getDistance()) {
+            evaluationNode.setDistance(sourceDistance + edgeWeigh);
+            LinkedList<Node> shortestPath = new LinkedList<>(sourceNode.getShortestPath());
+            shortestPath.add(sourceNode);
+            evaluationNode.setShortestPath(shortestPath);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Node getLowestDistanceNode(Set<Node> unsettledNodes) {
+        Node lowestDistanceNode = null;
+        int lowestDistance = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        for (Node node : unsettledNodes) {
+            int nodeDistance = node.getDistance();
+            if (nodeDistance < lowestDistance) {
+                lowestDistance = nodeDistance;
+                lowestDistanceNode = node;
+            }
+        }
+        return lowestDistanceNode;
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/ga/dijkstra/Graph.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.ga.dijkstra;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class Graph {
+
+    private Set<Node> nodes = new HashSet<>();
+
+    public void addNode(Node nodeA) {
+        nodes.add(nodeA);
+    }
+
+    public Set<Node> getNodes() {
+        return nodes;
+    }
+
+    public void setNodes(Set<Node> nodes) {
+        this.nodes = nodes;
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/ga/dijkstra/Node.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.ga.dijkstra;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class Node {
+
+    private String name;
+
+    private LinkedList<Node> shortestPath = new LinkedList<>();
+
+    private Integer distance = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+    private Map<Node, Integer> adjacentNodes = new HashMap<>();
+
+    public Node(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public void addDestination(Node destination, int distance) {
+        adjacentNodes.put(destination, distance);
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public Map<Node, Integer> getAdjacentNodes() {
+        return adjacentNodes;
+    }
+
+    public void setAdjacentNodes(Map<Node, Integer> adjacentNodes) {
+        this.adjacentNodes = adjacentNodes;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getDistance() {
+        return distance;
+    }
+
+    public void setDistance(Integer distance) {
+        this.distance = distance;
+    }
+
+    public List<Node> getShortestPath() {
+        return shortestPath;
+    }
+
+    public void setShortestPath(LinkedList<Node> shortestPath) {
+        this.shortestPath = shortestPath;
+    }
+
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/linkedlist/CycleDetectionBruteForce.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.linkedlist;
+
+public class CycleDetectionBruteForce {
+
+    public static <T> CycleDetectionResult<T> detectCycle(Node<T> head) {
+        if (head == null) {
+            return new CycleDetectionResult<>(false, null);
+        }
+
+        Node<T> it1 = head;
+        int nodesTraversedByOuter = 0;
+        while (it1 != null && it1.next != null) {
+            it1 = it1.next;
+            nodesTraversedByOuter++;
+
+            int x = nodesTraversedByOuter;
+            Node<T> it2 = head;
+            int noOfTimesCurrentNodeVisited = 0;
+
+            while (x > 0) {
+                it2 = it2.next;
+
+                if (it2 == it1) {
+                    noOfTimesCurrentNodeVisited++;
+                }
+
+                if (noOfTimesCurrentNodeVisited == 2) {
+                    return new CycleDetectionResult<>(true, it1);
+                }
+
+                x--;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new CycleDetectionResult<>(false, null);
+    }
+
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/linkedlist/CycleDetectionByFastAndSlowIterators.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.linkedlist;
+
+public class CycleDetectionByFastAndSlowIterators {
+
+    public static <T> CycleDetectionResult<T> detectCycle(Node<T> head) {
+        if (head == null) {
+            return new CycleDetectionResult<>(false, null);
+        }
+
+        Node<T> slow = head;
+        Node<T> fast = head;
+
+        while (fast != null && fast.next != null) {
+            slow = slow.next;
+            fast = fast.next.next;
+
+            if (slow == fast) {
+                return new CycleDetectionResult<>(true, fast);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new CycleDetectionResult<>(false, null);
+    }
+
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/linkedlist/CycleDetectionByHashing.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.linkedlist;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class CycleDetectionByHashing {
+
+    public static <T> CycleDetectionResult<T> detectCycle(Node<T> head) {
+        if (head == null) {
+            return new CycleDetectionResult<>(false, null);
+        }
+
+        Set<Node<T>> set = new HashSet<>();
+        Node<T> node = head;
+
+        while (node != null) {
+            if (set.contains(node)) {
+                return new CycleDetectionResult<>(true, node);
+            }
+            set.add(node);
+            node = node.next;
+        }
+
+        return new CycleDetectionResult<>(false, null);
+    }
+
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/linkedlist/CycleDetectionResult.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.linkedlist;
+
+public class CycleDetectionResult<T> {
+    boolean cycleExists;
+    Node<T> node;
+
+    public CycleDetectionResult(boolean cycleExists, Node<T> node) {
+        super();
+        this.cycleExists = cycleExists;
+        this.node = node;
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/linkedlist/CycleRemovalBruteForce.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.linkedlist;
+
+public class CycleRemovalBruteForce {
+
+    public static <T> boolean detectAndRemoveCycle(Node<T> head) {
+        CycleDetectionResult<T> result = CycleDetectionByFastAndSlowIterators.detectCycle(head);
+
+        if (result.cycleExists) {
+            removeCycle(result.node, head);
+        }
+
+        return result.cycleExists;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param loopNodeParam - reference to the node where Flyods cycle 
+     * finding algorithm ends, i.e. the fast and the slow iterators
+     * meet.
+     * @param head - reference to the head of the list
+     */
+    private static <T> void removeCycle(Node<T> loopNodeParam, Node<T> head) {
+        Node<T> it = head;
+
+        while (it != null) {
+            if (isNodeReachableFromLoopNode(it, loopNodeParam)) {
+                Node<T> loopStart = it;
+                findEndNodeAndBreakCycle(loopStart);
+                break;
+            }
+            it = it.next;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static <T> boolean isNodeReachableFromLoopNode(Node<T> it, Node<T> loopNodeParam) {
+        Node<T> loopNode = loopNodeParam;
+
+        do {
+            if (it == loopNode) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            loopNode = loopNode.next;
+        } while (loopNode.next != loopNodeParam);
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static <T> void findEndNodeAndBreakCycle(Node<T> loopStartParam) {
+        Node<T> loopStart = loopStartParam;
+
+        while (loopStart.next != loopStartParam) {
+            loopStart = loopStart.next;
+        }
+
+        loopStart.next = null;
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/linkedlist/CycleRemovalByCountingLoopNodes.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.linkedlist;
+
+public class CycleRemovalByCountingLoopNodes {
+
+    public static <T> boolean detectAndRemoveCycle(Node<T> head) {
+        CycleDetectionResult<T> result = CycleDetectionByFastAndSlowIterators.detectCycle(head);
+
+        if (result.cycleExists) {
+            removeCycle(result.node, head);
+        }
+
+        return result.cycleExists;
+    }
+
+    private static <T> void removeCycle(Node<T> loopNodeParam, Node<T> head) {
+        int cycleLength = calculateCycleLength(loopNodeParam);
+        Node<T> cycleLengthAdvancedIterator = head;
+        Node<T> it = head;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < cycleLength; i++) {
+            cycleLengthAdvancedIterator = cycleLengthAdvancedIterator.next;
+        }
+
+        while (it.next != cycleLengthAdvancedIterator.next) {
+            it = it.next;
+            cycleLengthAdvancedIterator = cycleLengthAdvancedIterator.next;
+        }
+
+        cycleLengthAdvancedIterator.next = null;
+    }
+
+    private static <T> int calculateCycleLength(Node<T> loopNodeParam) {
+        Node<T> loopNode = loopNodeParam;
+        int length = 1;
+
+        while (loopNode.next != loopNodeParam) {
+            length++;
+            loopNode = loopNode.next;
+        }
+
+        return length;
+    }
+
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/linkedlist/CycleRemovalWithoutCountingLoopNodes.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.linkedlist;
+
+public class CycleRemovalWithoutCountingLoopNodes {
+
+    public static <T> boolean detectAndRemoveCycle(Node<T> head) {
+        CycleDetectionResult<T> result = CycleDetectionByFastAndSlowIterators.detectCycle(head);
+
+        if (result.cycleExists) {
+            removeCycle(result.node, head);
+        }
+
+        return result.cycleExists;
+    }
+
+    private static <T> void removeCycle(Node<T> meetingPointParam, Node<T> head) {
+        Node<T> loopNode = meetingPointParam;
+        Node<T> it = head;
+
+        while (loopNode.next != it.next) {
+            it = it.next;
+            loopNode = loopNode.next;
+        }
+
+        loopNode.next = null;
+    }
+
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/linkedlist/Node.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.linkedlist;
+
+public class Node<T> {
+    T data;
+    Node<T> next;
+
+    public static <T> Node<T> createNewNode(T data, Node<T> next) {
+        Node<T> node = new Node<T>();
+        node.data = data;
+        node.next = next;
+        return node;
+    }
+
+    public static <T> void traverseList(Node<T> root) {
+        if (root == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Node<T> node = root;
+        while (node != null) {
+            System.out.println(node.data);
+            node = node.next;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static <T> Node<T> getTail(Node<T> root) {
+        if (root == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        Node<T> node = root;
+        while (node.next != null) {
+            node = node.next;
+        }
+        return node;
+    }
+
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/maze/solver/BFSMazeSolver.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.maze.solver;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class BFSMazeSolver {
+    private static final int[][] DIRECTIONS = { { 0, 1 }, { 1, 0 }, { 0, -1 }, { -1, 0 } };
+
+    public List<Coordinate> solve(Maze maze) {
+        LinkedList<Coordinate> nextToVisit = new LinkedList<>();
+        Coordinate start = maze.getEntry();
+        nextToVisit.add(start);
+
+        while (!nextToVisit.isEmpty()) {
+            Coordinate cur = nextToVisit.remove();
+
+            if (!maze.isValidLocation(cur.getX(), cur.getY()) || maze.isExplored(cur.getX(), cur.getY())) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (maze.isWall(cur.getX(), cur.getY())) {
+                maze.setVisited(cur.getX(), cur.getY(), true);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (maze.isExit(cur.getX(), cur.getY())) {
+                return backtrackPath(cur);
+            }
+
+            for (int[] direction : DIRECTIONS) {
+                Coordinate coordinate = new Coordinate(cur.getX() + direction[0], cur.getY() + direction[1], cur);
+                nextToVisit.add(coordinate);
+                maze.setVisited(cur.getX(), cur.getY(), true);
+            }
+        }
+        return Collections.emptyList();
+    }
+
+    private List<Coordinate> backtrackPath(Coordinate cur) {
+        List<Coordinate> path = new ArrayList<>();
+        Coordinate iter = cur;
+
+        while (iter != null) {
+            path.add(iter);
+            iter = iter.parent;
+        }
+
+        return path;
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/maze/solver/Coordinate.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.maze.solver;
+
+public class Coordinate {
+    int x;
+    int y;
+    Coordinate parent;
+
+    public Coordinate(int x, int y) {
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+        this.parent = null;
+    }
+
+    public Coordinate(int x, int y, Coordinate parent) {
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+        this.parent = parent;
+    }
+
+    int getX() {
+        return x;
+    }
+
+    int getY() {
+        return y;
+    }
+
+    Coordinate getParent() {
+        return parent;
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/maze/solver/DFSMazeSolver.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.maze.solver;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class DFSMazeSolver {
+    private static final int[][] DIRECTIONS = { { 0, 1 }, { 1, 0 }, { 0, -1 }, { -1, 0 } };
+
+    public List<Coordinate> solve(Maze maze) {
+        List<Coordinate> path = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (explore(maze, maze.getEntry()
+            .getX(),
+            maze.getEntry()
+                .getY(),
+            path)) {
+            return path;
+        }
+        return Collections.emptyList();
+    }
+
+    private boolean explore(Maze maze, int row, int col, List<Coordinate> path) {
+        if (!maze.isValidLocation(row, col) || maze.isWall(row, col) || maze.isExplored(row, col)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        path.add(new Coordinate(row, col));
+        maze.setVisited(row, col, true);
+
+        if (maze.isExit(row, col)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        for (int[] direction : DIRECTIONS) {
+            Coordinate coordinate = getNextCoordinate(row, col, direction[0], direction[1]);
+            if (explore(maze, coordinate.getX(), coordinate.getY(), path)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        path.remove(path.size() - 1);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private Coordinate getNextCoordinate(int row, int col, int i, int j) {
+        return new Coordinate(row + i, col + j);
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/maze/solver/Maze.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.maze.solver;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+public class Maze {
+    private static final int ROAD = 0;
+    private static final int WALL = 1;
+    private static final int START = 2;
+    private static final int EXIT = 3;
+    private static final int PATH = 4;
+
+    private int[][] maze;
+    private boolean[][] visited;
+    private Coordinate start;
+    private Coordinate end;
+
+    public Maze(File maze) throws FileNotFoundException {
+        String fileText = "";
+        try (Scanner input = new Scanner(maze)) {
+            while (input.hasNextLine()) {
+                fileText += input.nextLine() + "\n";
+            }
+        }
+        initializeMaze(fileText);
+    }
+
+    private void initializeMaze(String text) {
+        if (text == null || (text = text.trim()).length() == 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("empty lines data");
+        }
+
+        String[] lines = text.split("[\r]?\n");
+        maze = new int[lines.length][lines[0].length()];
+        visited = new boolean[lines.length][lines[0].length()];
+
+        for (int row = 0; row < getHeight(); row++) {
+            if (lines[row].length() != getWidth()) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("line " + (row + 1) + " wrong length (was " + lines[row].length() + " but should be " + getWidth() + ")");
+            }
+
+            for (int col = 0; col < getWidth(); col++) {
+                if (lines[row].charAt(col) == '#')
+                    maze[row][col] = WALL;
+                else if (lines[row].charAt(col) == 'S') {
+                    maze[row][col] = START;
+                    start = new Coordinate(row, col);
+                } else if (lines[row].charAt(col) == 'E') {
+                    maze[row][col] = EXIT;
+                    end = new Coordinate(row, col);
+                } else
+                    maze[row][col] = ROAD;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int getHeight() {
+        return maze.length;
+    }
+
+    public int getWidth() {
+        return maze[0].length;
+    }
+
+    public Coordinate getEntry() {
+        return start;
+    }
+
+    public Coordinate getExit() {
+        return end;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isExit(int x, int y) {
+        return x == end.getX() && y == end.getY();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isStart(int x, int y) {
+        return x == start.getX() && y == start.getY();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isExplored(int row, int col) {
+        return visited[row][col];
+    }
+
+    public boolean isWall(int row, int col) {
+        return maze[row][col] == WALL;
+    }
+
+    public void setVisited(int row, int col, boolean value) {
+        visited[row][col] = value;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isValidLocation(int row, int col) {
+        if (row < 0 || row >= getHeight() || col < 0 || col >= getWidth()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public void printPath(List<Coordinate> path) {
+        int[][] tempMaze = Arrays.stream(maze)
+            .map(int[]::clone)
+            .toArray(int[][]::new);
+        for (Coordinate coordinate : path) {
+            if (isStart(coordinate.getX(), coordinate.getY()) || isExit(coordinate.getX(), coordinate.getY())) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            tempMaze[coordinate.getX()][coordinate.getY()] = PATH;
+        }
+        System.out.println(toString(tempMaze));
+    }
+
+    public String toString(int[][] maze) {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(getWidth() * (getHeight() + 1));
+        for (int row = 0; row < getHeight(); row++) {
+            for (int col = 0; col < getWidth(); col++) {
+                if (maze[row][col] == ROAD) {
+                    result.append(' ');
+                } else if (maze[row][col] == WALL) {
+                    result.append('#');
+                } else if (maze[row][col] == START) {
+                    result.append('S');
+                } else if (maze[row][col] == EXIT) {
+                    result.append('E');
+                } else {
+                    result.append('.');
+                }
+            }
+            result.append('\n');
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    public void reset() {
+        for (int i = 0; i < visited.length; i++)
+            Arrays.fill(visited[i], false);
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/maze/solver/MazeDriver.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.maze.solver;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class MazeDriver {
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        File maze1 = new File("src/main/resources/maze/maze1.txt");
+        File maze2 = new File("src/main/resources/maze/maze2.txt");
+
+        execute(maze1);
+        execute(maze2);
+    }
+
+    private static void execute(File file) throws Exception {
+        Maze maze = new Maze(file);
+        dfs(maze);
+        bfs(maze);
+    }
+
+    private static void bfs(Maze maze) {
+        BFSMazeSolver bfs = new BFSMazeSolver();
+        List<Coordinate> path = bfs.solve(maze);
+        maze.printPath(path);
+        maze.reset();
+    }
+
+    private static void dfs(Maze maze) {
+        DFSMazeSolver dfs = new DFSMazeSolver();
+        List<Coordinate> path = dfs.solve(maze);
+        maze.printPath(path);
+        maze.reset();
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/numberwordconverter/NumberWordConverter.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.numberwordconverter;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+
+import pl.allegro.finance.tradukisto.MoneyConverters;
+
+public class NumberWordConverter {
+
+    public static final String INVALID_INPUT_GIVEN = "Invalid input given";
+
+    public static final String[] ones = { "", "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine", "ten", "eleven", "twelve", "thirteen", "fourteen", "fifteen", "sixteen", "seventeen", "eighteen", "nineteen" };
+
+    public static final String[] tens = {
+      "", // 0
+      "", // 1
+      "twenty", // 2
+      "thirty", // 3
+      "forty", // 4
+      "fifty", // 5
+      "sixty", // 6
+      "seventy", // 7
+      "eighty", // 8
+      "ninety" // 9
+    };
+
+    public static String getMoneyIntoWords(String input) {
+        MoneyConverters converter = MoneyConverters.ENGLISH_BANKING_MONEY_VALUE;
+        return converter.asWords(new BigDecimal(input));
+    }
+
+    public static String getMoneyIntoWords(final double money) {
+        long dollar = (long) money;
+        long cents = Math.round((money - dollar) * 100);
+        if (money == 0D) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        if (money < 0) {
+            return INVALID_INPUT_GIVEN;
+        }
+        String dollarPart = "";
+        if (dollar > 0) {
+            dollarPart = convert(dollar) + " dollar" + (dollar == 1 ? "" : "s");
+        }
+        String centsPart = "";
+        if (cents > 0) {
+            if (dollarPart.length() > 0) {
+                centsPart = " and ";
+            }
+            centsPart += convert(cents) + " cent" + (cents == 1 ? "" : "s");
+        }
+        return dollarPart + centsPart;
+    }
+
+    private static String convert(final long n) {
+        if (n < 0) {
+            return INVALID_INPUT_GIVEN;
+        }
+        if (n < 20) {
+            return ones[(int) n];
+        }
+        if (n < 100) {
+            return tens[(int) n / 10] + ((n % 10 != 0) ? " " : "") + ones[(int) n % 10];
+        }
+        if (n < 1000) {
+            return ones[(int) n / 100] + " hundred" + ((n % 100 != 0) ? " " : "") + convert(n % 100);
+        }
+        if (n < 1_000_000) {
+            return convert(n / 1000) + " thousand" + ((n % 1000 != 0) ? " " : "") + convert(n % 1000);
+        }
+        if (n < 1_000_000_000) {
+            return convert(n / 1_000_000) + " million" + ((n % 1_000_000 != 0) ? " " : "") + convert(n % 1_000_000);
+        }
+        return convert(n / 1_000_000_000) + " billion" + ((n % 1_000_000_000 != 0) ? " " : "") + convert(n % 1_000_000_000);
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/slope_one/InputData.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.slope_one;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import lombok.Data;
+
+@Data
+public class InputData {
+
+    protected static List<Item> items = Arrays.asList(new Item("Candy"), new Item("Drink"), new Item("Soda"), new Item("Popcorn"), new Item("Snacks"));
+
+    public static Map<User, HashMap<Item, Double>> initializeData(int numberOfUsers) {
+        Map<User, HashMap<Item, Double>> data = new HashMap<>();
+        HashMap<Item, Double> newUser;
+        Set<Item> newRecommendationSet;
+        for (int i = 0; i < numberOfUsers; i++) {
+            newUser = new HashMap<Item, Double>();
+            newRecommendationSet = new HashSet<>();
+            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
+                newRecommendationSet.add(items.get((int) (Math.random() * 5)));
+            }
+            for (Item item : newRecommendationSet) {
+                newUser.put(item, Math.random());
+            }
+            data.put(new User("User " + i), newUser);
+        }
+        return data;
+    }
+
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/slope_one/Item.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.slope_one;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class Item {
+
+    private String itemName;
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/slope_one/SlopeOne.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.slope_one;
+
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+/**
+ * Slope One algorithm implementation
+ */
+public class SlopeOne {
+
+    private static Map<Item, Map<Item, Double>> diff = new HashMap<>();
+    private static Map<Item, Map<Item, Integer>> freq = new HashMap<>();
+    private static Map<User, HashMap<Item, Double>> inputData;
+    private static Map<User, HashMap<Item, Double>> outputData = new HashMap<>();
+
+    public static void slopeOne(int numberOfUsers) {
+        inputData = InputData.initializeData(numberOfUsers);
+        System.out.println("Slope One - Before the Prediction\n");
+        buildDifferencesMatrix(inputData);
+        System.out.println("\nSlope One - With Predictions\n");
+        predict(inputData);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Based on the available data, calculate the relationships between the
+     * items and number of occurences
+     * 
+     * @param data
+     *            existing user data and their items' ratings
+     */
+    private static void buildDifferencesMatrix(Map<User, HashMap<Item, Double>> data) {
+        for (HashMap<Item, Double> user : data.values()) {
+            for (Entry<Item, Double> e : user.entrySet()) {
+                if (!diff.containsKey(e.getKey())) {
+                    diff.put(e.getKey(), new HashMap<Item, Double>());
+                    freq.put(e.getKey(), new HashMap<Item, Integer>());
+                }
+                for (Entry<Item, Double> e2 : user.entrySet()) {
+                    int oldCount = 0;
+                    if (freq.get(e.getKey()).containsKey(e2.getKey())) {
+                        oldCount = freq.get(e.getKey()).get(e2.getKey()).intValue();
+                    }
+                    double oldDiff = 0.0;
+                    if (diff.get(e.getKey()).containsKey(e2.getKey())) {
+                        oldDiff = diff.get(e.getKey()).get(e2.getKey()).doubleValue();
+                    }
+                    double observedDiff = e.getValue() - e2.getValue();
+                    freq.get(e.getKey()).put(e2.getKey(), oldCount + 1);
+                    diff.get(e.getKey()).put(e2.getKey(), oldDiff + observedDiff);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        for (Item j : diff.keySet()) {
+            for (Item i : diff.get(j).keySet()) {
+                double oldValue = diff.get(j).get(i).doubleValue();
+                int count = freq.get(j).get(i).intValue();
+                diff.get(j).put(i, oldValue / count);
+            }
+        }
+        printData(data);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Based on existing data predict all missing ratings. If prediction is not
+     * possible, the value will be equal to -1
+     * 
+     * @param data
+     *            existing user data and their items' ratings
+     */
+    private static void predict(Map<User, HashMap<Item, Double>> data) {
+        HashMap<Item, Double> uPred = new HashMap<Item, Double>();
+        HashMap<Item, Integer> uFreq = new HashMap<Item, Integer>();
+        for (Item j : diff.keySet()) {
+            uFreq.put(j, 0);
+            uPred.put(j, 0.0);
+        }
+        for (Entry<User, HashMap<Item, Double>> e : data.entrySet()) {
+            for (Item j : e.getValue().keySet()) {
+                for (Item k : diff.keySet()) {
+                    try {
+                        double predictedValue = diff.get(k).get(j).doubleValue() + e.getValue().get(j).doubleValue();
+                        double finalValue = predictedValue * freq.get(k).get(j).intValue();
+                        uPred.put(k, uPred.get(k) + finalValue);
+                        uFreq.put(k, uFreq.get(k) + freq.get(k).get(j).intValue());
+                    } catch (NullPointerException e1) {
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            HashMap<Item, Double> clean = new HashMap<Item, Double>();
+            for (Item j : uPred.keySet()) {
+                if (uFreq.get(j) > 0) {
+                    clean.put(j, uPred.get(j).doubleValue() / uFreq.get(j).intValue());
+                }
+            }
+            for (Item j : InputData.items) {
+                if (e.getValue().containsKey(j)) {
+                    clean.put(j, e.getValue().get(j));
+                } else if (!clean.containsKey(j)) {
+                    clean.put(j, -1.0);
+                }
+            }
+            outputData.put(e.getKey(), clean);
+        }
+        printData(outputData);
+    }
+
+    private static void printData(Map<User, HashMap<Item, Double>> data) {
+        for (User user : data.keySet()) {
+            System.out.println(user.getUsername() + ":");
+            print(data.get(user));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void print(HashMap<Item, Double> hashMap) {
+        NumberFormat formatter = new DecimalFormat("#0.000");
+        for (Item j : hashMap.keySet()) {
+            System.out.println(" " + j.getItemName() + " --> " + formatter.format(hashMap.get(j).doubleValue()));
+        }
+    }
+
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/slope_one/User.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.slope_one;
+
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+@Data
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class User {
+
+    private String username;
+
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/sudoku/BacktrackingAlgorithm.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.sudoku;
+
+import java.util.stream.IntStream;
+
+public class BacktrackingAlgorithm {
+
+    private static final int BOARD_SIZE = 9;
+    private static final int SUBSECTION_SIZE = 3;
+    private static final int BOARD_START_INDEX = 0;
+
+    private static final int NO_VALUE = 0;
+    private static final int MIN_VALUE = 1;
+    private static final int MAX_VALUE = 9;
+
+    private static int[][] board = {
+      {8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+      {0, 0, 3, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+      {0, 7, 0, 0, 9, 0, 2, 0, 0},
+      {0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0},
+      {0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 5, 7, 0, 0},
+      {0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0},
+      {0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 8},
+      {0, 0, 8, 5, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0},
+      {0, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0}
+    };
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        BacktrackingAlgorithm solver = new BacktrackingAlgorithm();
+        solver.solve(board);
+        solver.printBoard();
+    }
+
+    private void printBoard() {
+        for (int row = BOARD_START_INDEX; row < BOARD_SIZE; row++) {
+            for (int column = BOARD_START_INDEX; column < BOARD_SIZE; column++) {
+                System.out.print(board[row][column] + " ");
+            }
+            System.out.println();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean solve(int[][] board) {
+        for (int row = BOARD_START_INDEX; row < BOARD_SIZE; row++) {
+            for (int column = BOARD_START_INDEX; column < BOARD_SIZE; column++) {
+                if (board[row][column] == NO_VALUE) {
+                    for (int k = MIN_VALUE; k <= MAX_VALUE; k++) {
+                        board[row][column] = k;
+                        if (isValid(board, row, column) && solve(board)) {
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                        board[row][column] = NO_VALUE;
+                    }
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private boolean isValid(int[][] board, int row, int column) {
+        return rowConstraint(board, row) &&
+          columnConstraint(board, column) &&
+          subsectionConstraint(board, row, column);
+    }
+
+    private boolean subsectionConstraint(int[][] board, int row, int column) {
+        boolean[] constraint = new boolean[BOARD_SIZE];
+        int subsectionRowStart = (row / SUBSECTION_SIZE) * SUBSECTION_SIZE;
+        int subsectionRowEnd = subsectionRowStart + SUBSECTION_SIZE;
+
+        int subsectionColumnStart = (column / SUBSECTION_SIZE) * SUBSECTION_SIZE;
+        int subsectionColumnEnd = subsectionColumnStart + SUBSECTION_SIZE;
+
+        for (int r = subsectionRowStart; r < subsectionRowEnd; r++) {
+            for (int c = subsectionColumnStart; c < subsectionColumnEnd; c++) {
+                if (!checkConstraint(board, r, constraint, c)) return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private boolean columnConstraint(int[][] board, int column) {
+        boolean[] constraint = new boolean[BOARD_SIZE];
+        return IntStream.range(BOARD_START_INDEX, BOARD_SIZE)
+          .allMatch(row -> checkConstraint(board, row, constraint, column));
+    }
+
+    private boolean rowConstraint(int[][] board, int row) {
+        boolean[] constraint = new boolean[BOARD_SIZE];
+        return IntStream.range(BOARD_START_INDEX, BOARD_SIZE)
+          .allMatch(column -> checkConstraint(board, row, constraint, column));
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkConstraint(int[][] board, int row, boolean[] constraint, int column) {
+        if (board[row][column] != NO_VALUE) {
+            if (!constraint[board[row][column] - 1]) {
+                constraint[board[row][column] - 1] = true;
+            } else {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/sudoku/ColumnNode.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.sudoku;
+
+class ColumnNode extends DancingNode {
+    int size;
+    String name;
+
+    ColumnNode(String n) {
+        super();
+        size = 0;
+        name = n;
+        C = this;
+    }
+
+    void cover() {
+        unlinkLR();
+        for (DancingNode i = this.D; i != this; i = i.D) {
+            for (DancingNode j = i.R; j != i; j = j.R) {
+                j.unlinkUD();
+                j.C.size--;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    void uncover() {
+        for (DancingNode i = this.U; i != this; i = i.U) {
+            for (DancingNode j = i.L; j != i; j = j.L) {
+                j.C.size++;
+                j.relinkUD();
+            }
+        }
+        relinkLR();
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/sudoku/DancingLinks.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.sudoku;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class DancingLinks {
+
+    private ColumnNode header;
+    private List<DancingNode> answer;
+
+    private void search(int k) {
+        if (header.R == header) {
+            handleSolution(answer);
+        } else {
+            ColumnNode c = selectColumnNodeHeuristic();
+            c.cover();
+
+            for (DancingNode r = c.D; r != c; r = r.D) {
+                answer.add(r);
+
+                for (DancingNode j = r.R; j != r; j = j.R) {
+                    j.C.cover();
+                }
+
+                search(k + 1);
+
+                r = answer.remove(answer.size() - 1);
+                c = r.C;
+
+                for (DancingNode j = r.L; j != r; j = j.L) {
+                    j.C.uncover();
+                }
+            }
+            c.uncover();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private ColumnNode selectColumnNodeHeuristic() {
+        int min = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        ColumnNode ret = null;
+        for (ColumnNode c = (ColumnNode) header.R; c != header; c = (ColumnNode) c.R) {
+            if (c.size < min) {
+                min = c.size;
+                ret = c;
+            }
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    private ColumnNode makeDLXBoard(boolean[][] grid) {
+        final int COLS = grid[0].length;
+
+        ColumnNode headerNode = new ColumnNode("header");
+        List<ColumnNode> columnNodes = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < COLS; i++) {
+            ColumnNode n = new ColumnNode(Integer.toString(i));
+            columnNodes.add(n);
+            headerNode = (ColumnNode) headerNode.hookRight(n);
+        }
+        headerNode = headerNode.R.C;
+
+        for (boolean[] aGrid : grid) {
+            DancingNode prev = null;
+            for (int j = 0; j < COLS; j++) {
+                if (aGrid[j]) {
+                    ColumnNode col = columnNodes.get(j);
+                    DancingNode newNode = new DancingNode(col);
+                    if (prev == null)
+                        prev = newNode;
+                    col.U.hookDown(newNode);
+                    prev = prev.hookRight(newNode);
+                    col.size++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        headerNode.size = COLS;
+
+        return headerNode;
+    }
+
+    DancingLinks(boolean[][] cover) {
+        header = makeDLXBoard(cover);
+    }
+
+    public void runSolver() {
+        answer = new LinkedList<>();
+        search(0);
+    }
+
+    private void handleSolution(List<DancingNode> answer) {
+        int[][] result = parseBoard(answer);
+        printSolution(result);
+    }
+
+    private int size = 9;
+
+    private int[][] parseBoard(List<DancingNode> answer) {
+        int[][] result = new int[size][size];
+        for (DancingNode n : answer) {
+            DancingNode rcNode = n;
+            int min = Integer.parseInt(rcNode.C.name);
+            for (DancingNode tmp = n.R; tmp != n; tmp = tmp.R) {
+                int val = Integer.parseInt(tmp.C.name);
+                if (val < min) {
+                    min = val;
+                    rcNode = tmp;
+                }
+            }
+            int ans1 = Integer.parseInt(rcNode.C.name);
+            int ans2 = Integer.parseInt(rcNode.R.C.name);
+            int r = ans1 / size;
+            int c = ans1 % size;
+            int num = (ans2 % size) + 1;
+            result[r][c] = num;
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private static void printSolution(int[][] result) {
+        int size = result.length;
+        for (int[] aResult : result) {
+            StringBuilder ret = new StringBuilder();
+            for (int j = 0; j < size; j++) {
+                ret.append(aResult[j]).append(" ");
+            }
+            System.out.println(ret);
+        }
+        System.out.println();
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/sudoku/DancingLinksAlgorithm.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.sudoku;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class DancingLinksAlgorithm {
+    private static final int BOARD_SIZE = 9;
+    private static final int SUBSECTION_SIZE = 3;
+    private static final int NO_VALUE = 0;
+    private static final int CONSTRAINTS = 4;
+    private static final int MIN_VALUE = 1;
+    private static final int MAX_VALUE = 9;
+    private static final int COVER_START_INDEX = 1;
+
+    private static int[][] board = {
+      {8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+      {0, 0, 3, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+      {0, 7, 0, 0, 9, 0, 2, 0, 0},
+      {0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 0},
+      {0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 5, 7, 0, 0},
+      {0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0},
+      {0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 8},
+      {0, 0, 8, 5, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0},
+      {0, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0, 0}
+    };
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        DancingLinksAlgorithm solver = new DancingLinksAlgorithm();
+        solver.solve(board);
+    }
+
+    private void solve(int[][] board) {
+        boolean[][] cover = initializeExactCoverBoard(board);
+        DancingLinks dlx = new DancingLinks(cover);
+        dlx.runSolver();
+    }
+
+    private int getIndex(int row, int column, int num) {
+        return (row - 1) * BOARD_SIZE * BOARD_SIZE + (column - 1) * BOARD_SIZE + (num - 1);
+    }
+
+    private boolean[][] createExactCoverBoard() {
+        boolean[][] coverBoard = new boolean[BOARD_SIZE * BOARD_SIZE * MAX_VALUE][BOARD_SIZE * BOARD_SIZE * CONSTRAINTS];
+
+        int hBase = 0;
+        hBase = checkCellConstraint(coverBoard, hBase);
+        hBase = checkRowConstraint(coverBoard, hBase);
+        hBase = checkColumnConstraint(coverBoard, hBase);
+        checkSubsectionConstraint(coverBoard, hBase);
+        
+        return coverBoard;
+    }
+
+    private int checkSubsectionConstraint(boolean[][] coverBoard, int hBase) {
+        for (int row = COVER_START_INDEX; row <= BOARD_SIZE; row += SUBSECTION_SIZE) {
+            for (int column = COVER_START_INDEX; column <= BOARD_SIZE; column += SUBSECTION_SIZE) {
+                for (int n = COVER_START_INDEX; n <= BOARD_SIZE; n++, hBase++) {
+                    for (int rowDelta = 0; rowDelta < SUBSECTION_SIZE; rowDelta++) {
+                        for (int columnDelta = 0; columnDelta < SUBSECTION_SIZE; columnDelta++) {
+                            int index = getIndex(row + rowDelta, column + columnDelta, n);
+                            coverBoard[index][hBase] = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return hBase;
+    }
+
+    private int checkColumnConstraint(boolean[][] coverBoard, int hBase) {
+        for (int column = COVER_START_INDEX; column <= BOARD_SIZE; column++) {
+            for (int n = COVER_START_INDEX; n <= BOARD_SIZE; n++, hBase++) {
+                for (int row = COVER_START_INDEX; row <= BOARD_SIZE; row++) {
+                    int index = getIndex(row, column, n);
+                    coverBoard[index][hBase] = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return hBase;
+    }
+
+    private int checkRowConstraint(boolean[][] coverBoard, int hBase) {
+        for (int row = COVER_START_INDEX; row <= BOARD_SIZE; row++) {
+            for (int n = COVER_START_INDEX; n <= BOARD_SIZE; n++, hBase++) {
+                for (int column = COVER_START_INDEX; column <= BOARD_SIZE; column++) {
+                    int index = getIndex(row, column, n);
+                    coverBoard[index][hBase] = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return hBase;
+    }
+
+    private int checkCellConstraint(boolean[][] coverBoard, int hBase) {
+        for (int row = COVER_START_INDEX; row <= BOARD_SIZE; row++) {
+            for (int column = COVER_START_INDEX; column <= BOARD_SIZE; column++, hBase++) {
+                for (int n = COVER_START_INDEX; n <= BOARD_SIZE; n++) {
+                    int index = getIndex(row, column, n);
+                    coverBoard[index][hBase] = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return hBase;
+    }
+
+    private boolean[][] initializeExactCoverBoard(int[][] board) {
+        boolean[][] coverBoard = createExactCoverBoard();
+        for (int row = COVER_START_INDEX; row <= BOARD_SIZE; row++) {
+            for (int column = COVER_START_INDEX; column <= BOARD_SIZE; column++) {
+                int n = board[row - 1][column - 1];
+                if (n != NO_VALUE) {
+                    for (int num = MIN_VALUE; num <= MAX_VALUE; num++) {
+                        if (num != n) {
+                            Arrays.fill(coverBoard[getIndex(row, column, num)], false);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return coverBoard;
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/algorithms/sudoku/DancingNode.java

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+package com.baeldung.algorithms.sudoku;
+
+class DancingNode {
+    DancingNode L, R, U, D;
+    ColumnNode C;
+
+    DancingNode hookDown(DancingNode node) {
+        assert (this.C == node.C);
+        node.D = this.D;
+        node.D.U = node;
+        node.U = this;
+        this.D = node;
+        return node;
+    }
+
+    DancingNode hookRight(DancingNode node) {
+        node.R = this.R;
+        node.R.L = node;
+        node.L = this;
+        this.R = node;
+        return node;
+    }
+
+    void unlinkLR() {
+        this.L.R = this.R;
+        this.R.L = this.L;
+    }
+
+    void relinkLR() {
+        this.L.R = this.R.L = this;
+    }
+
+    void unlinkUD() {
+        this.U.D = this.D;
+        this.D.U = this.U;
+    }
+
+    void relinkUD() {
+        this.U.D = this.D.U = this;
+    }
+
+    DancingNode() {
+        L = R = U = D = this;
+    }
+
+    DancingNode(ColumnNode c) {
+        this();
+        C = c;
+    }
+}

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/resources/logback.xml

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<configuration>
+    <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+        <encoder>
+            <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n
+            </pattern>
+        </encoder>
+    </appender>
+
+    <root level="INFO">
+        <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+    </root>
+</configuration>

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/resources/maze/maze1.txt

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+S ########
+#        #
+# ### ## #
+# #    # #
+# #  # # #
+# ## #####
+# #      #
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+# #    # #
+##########

algorithms-modules/algorithms-miscellaneous-2/src/main/resources/maze/maze2.txt

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+# ####### ###### ##   #    E
+#         #         #   ## #
+############################