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/* vim: set expandtab tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 : */

public class Solver {

    // find a solution to the initial board (using the A* algorithm)
    public Solver(Board initial)
    {
        // use MinPQ
    }

    // is the initial board solvable?
    public boolean isSolvable()
    {
        return false;
    }

    // min number of moves to solve initial board; -1 if no solution
    public int moves()
    {
        return 0;
    }

    // sequence of boards in a shortest solution; null if no solution
    public Iterable<Board> solution()
    {
        return null;
    }

    // solve a slider puzzle (given below)
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        // create initial board from file
        In in = new In(args[0]);
        int N = in.readInt();
        int[][] blocks = new int[N][N];
        for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
            for (int j = 0; j < N; j++)
                blocks[i][j] = in.readInt();
        Board initial = new Board(blocks);

        // solve the puzzle
        Solver solver = new Solver(initial);

        // print solution to standard output
        if (!solver.isSolvable())
            StdOut.println("No solution possible");
        else {
            StdOut.println("Minimum number of moves = " + solver.moves());
            for (Board board : solver.solution())
                StdOut.println(board);
        }
    }
}