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NonoSharp

NonoSharp is an API for C#, allowing for easy creation and playing of Nonogram (also known as Picross) puzzles. Nonograms are Japanese puzzles where you fill in a picture based on clues given to you. The clues, either on the left-side or top-side of the grid, show how many groups there are in a given row/column and show how many cells each group consists of. By filling the grid one cell at a time, eventually you reach the solution.

Currently the library is split into the following components:

  • Nonogram puzzle playing: Generate, load, save and play Nonogram puzzles, just like you would for any other Nonogram game.
  • Nonogram solving: Solve any Nonogram puzzle you might encounter, either by using the built-in solver.
  • Nonogram creation: Create your own Nonogram puzzles, either by using the Nonogram builder.

Features

  • A fully functional Nonogram game, complete with clue checking and various other features
  • An abstracted Nonogram API allowing for game logic to be reused in other projects
  • Custom Solver to solve any Nonogram puzzle you might encounter
  • Randomly generated puzzles guaranteed to be uniquely solvable as verified by the built-in solver
  • Custom file format optimised for file size to load and save puzzles
  • A Nonogram builder allowing you to create your own Nonogram puzzles quickly and easily
  • And more!

Source code

The full repository can be found on GitHub. NonoSharp is paired with an example UI consumer built on top of .NET MAUI, found on the GitHub NonoSharp-Maui repo.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file on the GitHub repo for more information.

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