feat(backtracking): add complete implementations, metadata, and enforce solution comment formatting rules #48
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- Add explicit "No blank line" rule in A.7.2 Solution Block Comments - Add arrow annotations in examples showing no gap - Add "No blank line" as required component in format table - Update A.7.3 JUDGE_FUNC section with same convention - Update Quick Reference template accordingly
- Fix solution comments to follow SOLUTION_CONTRACT.md A.7.2 format - Add JUDGE_FUNC for generator support to all 12 backtracking problems - Create test cases (.in/.out) for problems 0039, 0040, 0046, 0047, 0052, 0077, 0078, 0079, 0090, 0093, 0131, 0216 - Add generators following GENERATOR_CONTRACT.md - Update ontology with backtracking patterns and families
… in test files - Create check_test_files.py with list and fix functionality - Update tools/README.md with new tool documentation - Support --fix flag for automatic repair - Support --verbose flag for detailed output
- Add TOML metadata files for combination sum variants (39, 40, 216) - Add TOML metadata files for permutation variants (46, 47) - Add TOML metadata files for subset variants (78, 90) - Add TOML metadata files for combinations (77) - Add TOML metadata files for N-Queens II (52) - Add TOML metadata files for word search (79) - Add TOML metadata files for string segmentation problems (93, 131) - All files follow ONTOLOGY_DESIGN.md specification - Include solution-level metadata with relationships and variants
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Summary
This PR delivers a comprehensive upgrade to the Backtracking portion of the codebase, combining full problem implementations, ontology-aligned metadata, tooling improvements, and stricter documentation/formatting conventions into a single, coherent update.
Key Changes
1. Documentation & Formatting Rules
class/functionJUDGE_FUNCcomment blocks and implementations2. Complete Backtracking Problem Implementations
0039,0040,0046,0047,0052,0077,0078,0079,0090,0093,0131,0216JUDGE_FUNCimplementations to support generator-based testing.in/.outtest cases3. Ontology & Metadata Expansion
39,40,216)46,47)78,90)77)52)79)93,131)4. Tooling Improvements
check_test_files.pyutility to detect and fix double newline endings in test files--fixfor automatic repair--verbosefor detailed outputtools/README.mdwith full documentation for the new toolImpact
Checklist
SOLUTION_CONTRACT.mdGENERATOR_CONTRACT.mdONTOLOGY_DESIGN.md