Added option to skip showing all the steps

fixed bugs and such

Program.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 using IdaStar;
 
-string[] labyrinthIN = System.IO.File.ReadAllLines(@"./labyrinth.txt");
+string[] labyrinthIN = File.ReadAllLines(@"./labyrinth.txt");
 
+Console.OutputEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8;
 
-System.Console.WriteLine("The input labyrinth: ");
+Console.WriteLine("The input labyrinth: ");
 foreach (string line in labyrinthIN)
 {
     FormattedLabRow(line);
@@ -12,60 +13,23 @@ foreach (string line in labyrinthIN)
 
 var algoBoard = new IdaStar.WorkingBoard(labyrinthIN.Select((row) => row.ToList()).ToList());
 int step = 0;
-bool done = false;
 ConsoleColor border = ConsoleColor.Magenta;
-algoBoard.AlgorithmStep += (_, threshold) => {
+bool printSteps = false;
-    Console.Clear();
-    step++;
-    if(done){
-        System.Console.WriteLine("The solved labyrinth is:");
-    }else if(step%2 == 0) {
-        System.Console.WriteLine($"Computing (threshold: {threshold}) [• ]");
-    }else {
-        System.Console.WriteLine($"Computing (threshold: {threshold}) [ •]");
-    }
-
-    //top border
-    Console.BackgroundColor = border;
-    for (var i=0; i< algoBoard.Board[0].Count + 2; i++){
-        Console.Write("   "); 
-    }
-    Console.ResetColor();
-    Console.WriteLine();
-
-    foreach (var line in algoBoard.Board)
-    {
-        var charlist = line.Select((state) => CellStateUtil.ToInput(state));
-        var str = string.Join("", charlist);
-
-        //left border
-        Console.BackgroundColor = border;
-        Console.Write("   "); 
-        Console.ResetColor();
-
-        //labyrinth line
-        FormattedLabRow(str);
-
-        //right border
-        Console.BackgroundColor = border;
-        Console.Write("   "); 
-        Console.ResetColor();
 
 Console.WriteLine();
+Console.WriteLine("Show each step? (Y/N) ");
+if(Console.ReadLine()?.Trim() == "Y") {
+    printSteps = true;
 }
 
-    //bottom border
+if(printSteps) {
-    Console.BackgroundColor = border;
+    algoBoard.AlgorithmStep += (_, threshold) => {
-    for (var i=0; i< algoBoard.Board[0].Count + 2; i++){
+        PrintBoard(threshold, false);
-        Console.Write("   "); 
-    }
-    Console.ResetColor();
-    Console.WriteLine();
-	Thread.Sleep(200);
-	// Console.ReadLine();
     };
+}
 
 algoBoard.RunIdaStar();
+PrintBoard(0, true);
 
 static void FormattedLabRow(string line) {
     char[] characters = line.ToCharArray();
@@ -106,3 +70,55 @@ static void FormattedLabRow(string line) {
     }
     Console.ResetColor();
 }
+
+
+void PrintBoard(int threshold, bool done){
+    Console.Clear();
+    step++;
+    if(done){
+        Console.WriteLine("The solved labyrinth is:");
+    }else if(step%2 == 0) {
+        Console.WriteLine($"Computing (threshold: {threshold}) [• ]");
+    }else {
+        Console.WriteLine($"Computing (threshold: {threshold}) [ •]");
+    }
+
+    //top border
+    Console.BackgroundColor = border;
+    for (var i=0; i< algoBoard.Board[0].Count + 2; i++){
+        Console.Write("   "); 
+    }
+    Console.ResetColor();
+    Console.WriteLine();
+
+    foreach (var line in algoBoard.Board)
+    {
+        var charlist = line.Select((state) => CellStateUtil.ToInput(state));
+        var str = string.Join("", charlist);
+
+        //left border
+        Console.BackgroundColor = border;
+        Console.Write("   "); 
+        Console.ResetColor();
+
+        //labyrinth line
+        FormattedLabRow(str);
+
+        //right border
+        Console.BackgroundColor = border;
+        Console.Write("   "); 
+        Console.ResetColor();
+
+        Console.WriteLine();
+    }
+
+    //bottom border
+    Console.BackgroundColor = border;
+    for (var i=0; i< algoBoard.Board[0].Count + 2; i++){
+        Console.Write("   "); 
+    }
+    Console.ResetColor();
+    Console.WriteLine();
+	Thread.Sleep(200);
+	// Console.ReadLine();
+}

labyrinth.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 ##########
-#S  # #  F
+#S  # #  #
 ### # ## #
 #   #    #
 ##    #  #
 #  # ### #
+####  ####
+##### ####
+#     #  F
+### #### #
+#   #    #
+##    #  #
+#  # ### #
 ##########