README.md

CppND-Route-Planning-Project

This project is part of udacity C++ Nano degree. I implemented a route planner using A* search algorithm to find and visualize the best route between two points in a given map. The user will be asked to enter the (x,y) coordinates of the start and end points then the program will output the route visualized on the given map using the io2d liberary. My contribution to this project is presented in the route-planner.cpp.

Cloning

When cloning this project, be sure to use the --recurse-submodules flag. Using HTTPS:

git clone https://github.com/AbdelrahmanAbdeldaim/CppND-Route-Planning-Project.git --recurse-submodules

or with SSH:

git clone [email protected]:AbdelrahmanAbdeldaim/CppND-Route-Planning-Project.git --recurse-submodules

Dependencies for Running Locally

• cmake >= 3.11.3
  • All OSes: click here for installation instructions
• make >= 4.1 (Linux, Mac), 3.81 (Windows)
  • Linux: make is installed by default on most Linux distros
  • Mac: install Xcode command line tools to get make
  • Windows: Click here for installation instructions
• gcc/g++ >= 7.4.0
  • Linux: gcc / g++ is installed by default on most Linux distros
  • Mac: same instructions as make - install Xcode command line tools
  • Windows: recommend using MinGW
• IO2D
  • Installation instructions for all operating systems can be found here
  • This library must be built in a place where CMake find_package will be able to find it

Compiling and Running

Compiling

To compile the project, first, create a build directory and change to that directory:

mkdir build && cd build

From within the build directory, then run cmake and make as follows:

cmake ..
make

Running

The executable will be placed in the build directory. From within build, you can run the project as follows:

./OSM_A_star_search

Or to specify a map file:

./OSM_A_star_search -f ../<your_osm_file.osm>