/minimax4j

A generic JAVA implementation of the Minimax algorithm (and derivated...)

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Minimax4j

Minimax4j is a JAVA implementation of the minimax algorithm.
It is a simple but complete abstract API that let you concentrate on the evaluation function.

<dependency>
    <groupId>fr.avianey</groupId>
    <artifactId>minimax4j</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.0</version>
</dependency>

Samples

Samples are available in the minimax-sample project and provide basic implementations for the following IA :

  • Tic-Tac-Toe

Documentation

The Minimax4j javadoc is available on the github project page.

Licence

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2015 Antoine Vianey

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Contribute

Feel free to contribute by sending pull requests.
Abstract mechanism that would likely fit into the API are :

  • Transposition table (to optimize & test)
  • Quiescence search
  • Opening table
  • Best-First Search

Contributors

Who's using it ?

List of projects using minimax4j :

Fork the project and send a pull request to add your application in this list.