added benchmark

src/main.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ struct Args {
     #[arg(long)]
     limit: Option<usize>, // Optional value
 
+	/// Solve n times and averages the results
+    #[arg(long)]
+    benchmark: Option<usize>, // Optional value
+
     /// Disable randomization of the collapse
     #[arg(long)]
     norand: bool,
@@ -44,7 +48,11 @@ fn main() {
     solver.debug_mode(args.debug);
     solver.random_mode(!args.norand);
     solver.grid_display_mode(args.grid);
-    
+
+    if let Some(number) = args.benchmark {
+    	solver.benchmark(number);
+    	return
+    }
     if let Err(reason) = solver.solve(args.limit) {
         println!("{}", reason);
         if args.debug {

src/solver/cell.rs

@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ impl Cell {
 		}
 	}
 
-	pub fn get_state(&self) -> Option<usize> {
-		self.state
-	}
-
 	pub fn get_allowed(&self) -> Vec<usize> {
 		self.blocking_states
 	        .iter()

src/solver/mod.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::time::Instant;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use std::ops::MulAssign;
 use std::fmt;
 
 pub mod sudoku;
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ pub enum WaveError {
 impl fmt::Display for WaveError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
-        	WaveError::Contradiction => write!(f, "Error: The puzzle contradicts itself."),
+        	WaveError::Contradiction => write!(f, "Error: There is a contradiction in the puzzle."),
             WaveError::NoHistory => write!(f, "Error: The puzzle is impossible (backtracked to start)."),
         }
     }
@@ -33,6 +35,77 @@ impl fmt::Display for Step {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct SolveResult {
+	total_time: Duration,
+	propagation: (usize, Duration),
+	collapse: (usize, Duration),
+	backtrack: (usize, Duration),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for SolveResult {
+	fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+		let propagation_percentage = (self.propagation.1.as_secs_f64() / self.total_time.as_secs_f64()) * 100.0;
+        let collapse_percentage = (self.collapse.1.as_secs_f64() / self.total_time.as_secs_f64()) * 100.0;
+        let backtrack_percentage = (self.backtrack.1.as_secs_f64() / self.total_time.as_secs_f64()) * 100.0;
+	    
+		write!(f, "# total time : {:.2?} ({:.2?}% propagation, {:.2?}% forced collapse, {:.2?}% backtrack)\n- {} propagations ({:.2?}), {} forced collapse ({:.2?}), {} backtrack ({:.2?})", 
+			self.total_time, propagation_percentage, collapse_percentage, backtrack_percentage,
+			self.propagation.0, (self.propagation.1.checked_div(self.propagation.0 as u32)).unwrap_or(std::time::Duration::ZERO), 
+			self.collapse.0, (self.collapse.1.checked_div(self.collapse.0 as u32)).unwrap_or(std::time::Duration::ZERO), 
+			self.backtrack.0, (self.backtrack.1.checked_div(self.backtrack.0 as u32)).unwrap_or(std::time::Duration::ZERO)
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+impl std::ops::AddAssign for SolveResult {
+    fn add_assign(&mut self, other: Self) {
+        self.total_time += other.total_time;
+        self.propagation.0 += other.propagation.0;
+        self.propagation.1 += other.propagation.1;
+        self.collapse.0 += other.collapse.0;
+        self.collapse.1 += other.collapse.1;
+        self.backtrack.0 += other.backtrack.0;
+        self.backtrack.1 += other.backtrack.1;
+    }
+}
+
+impl MulAssign<f32> for SolveResult {
+    fn mul_assign(&mut self, factor: f32) {
+        // Scale the durations
+        self.total_time = scale_duration(self.total_time, factor);
+        self.propagation.1 = scale_duration(self.propagation.1, factor);
+        self.collapse.1 = scale_duration(self.collapse.1, factor);
+        self.backtrack.1 = scale_duration(self.backtrack.1, factor);
+
+        // Scale the usize counts (rounded to nearest integer)
+        self.propagation.0 = scale_usize(self.propagation.0, factor);
+        self.collapse.0 = scale_usize(self.collapse.0, factor);
+        self.backtrack.0 = scale_usize(self.backtrack.0, factor);
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for SolveResult {
+	fn default() -> Self {
+		Self {
+			total_time: Duration::ZERO,
+			propagation: (0, Duration::ZERO),
+			collapse: (0, Duration::ZERO),
+			backtrack: (0, Duration::ZERO),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Helper to scale `Duration` by `f32`
+fn scale_duration(duration: Duration, factor: f32) -> Duration {
+    let nanos = duration.as_secs_f64() * (factor as f64);
+    Duration::from_secs_f64(nanos)
+}
+
+// Helper to scale `usize` by `f32`
+fn scale_usize(value: usize, factor: f32) -> usize {
+    ((value as f64) * (factor as f64)).round() as usize
+}
+
 pub struct Solver {
 	grid: Vec<Vec<cell::Cell>>,
 	history: Vec<Step>,
@@ -41,6 +114,7 @@ pub struct Solver {
 	square_size: usize,
 	debug_display: bool,
 	grid_display: bool,
+	benchmarking: bool,
 	collapse_option: cell::CollapseOption,
 }
 
@@ -57,10 +131,19 @@ impl Solver {
 			square_size: order,
 			debug_display: false,
 			grid_display: false,
+			benchmarking: false,
 			collapse_option: cell::CollapseOption::Random,
 		}
 	}
 
+	fn reset_grid(&mut self) {
+		let states = (1..=self.size).collect();
+		let empty_grid = vec![vec![cell::Cell::new(states); self.size]; self.size];
+		self.grid = empty_grid.clone();
+		self.history = vec![];
+		self.last_move_index = 0;
+	}
+
 	pub fn random_mode(&mut self, collapse_random: bool) {
 		if collapse_random {
 			self.collapse_option = cell::CollapseOption::Random;
@@ -69,14 +152,35 @@ impl Solver {
 		}
 	} 
 
-	pub fn solve(&mut self, solver_limit: Option<usize>) -> Result<(), WaveError> {
+	pub fn benchmark(&mut self, solve_number: usize) {
+		self.benchmarking = true;
+		
+		let mut results_sum: SolveResult = SolveResult::default();
+		let mut error_number: usize = 0;
+		for _ in 0..solve_number {
+			println!();
+			self.reset_grid();
+			match self.solve(None) {
+				Ok(result) => {
+					results_sum += result;
+				}
+				Err(reason) => {
+					println!("{}", reason);
+					error_number += 1;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		results_sum *= 1.0 / ((solve_number - error_number) as f32);
+		println!("\n---------\n{}\n\n{} errors", results_sum, error_number);
+	}
+
+	pub fn solve(&mut self, solver_limit: Option<usize>) -> Result<SolveResult, WaveError> {
 		let start_time = Instant::now();
 		self.display(ui::DisplayMode::Full);
 	    		
 	    let mut propagation_counter: (usize, std::time::Duration) = (0, std::time::Duration::ZERO);
 	    let mut collapse_counter: (usize, std::time::Duration) = (0, std::time::Duration::ZERO);
 	    let mut backtrack_counter: (usize, std::time::Duration) = (0, std::time::Duration::ZERO);
-		println!("# started");
 		self.debug("--------");
 
 		while self.history.len() < self.size * self.size {
@@ -129,23 +233,18 @@ impl Solver {
 		    }
 		}
 		self.debug("--------");
-	    let total_elapsed = start_time.elapsed();
-	    let propagation_percentage = (propagation_counter.1.as_secs_f64() / total_elapsed.as_secs_f64()) * 100.0;
-        let collapse_percentage = (collapse_counter.1.as_secs_f64() / total_elapsed.as_secs_f64()) * 100.0;
-        let backtrack_percentage = (backtrack_counter.1.as_secs_f64() / total_elapsed.as_secs_f64()) * 100.0;
-	    
-	    println!("\n# finished in {:.2?} ({:.2?}% propagation, {:.2?}% forced collapse, {:.2?}% backtrack)", 
-	    	total_elapsed, propagation_percentage, collapse_percentage, backtrack_percentage
-	    );
-		println!("- {} propagations ({:.2?}), {} forced collapse ({:.2?}), {} backtrack ({:.2?})", 
-			propagation_counter.0, (propagation_counter.1.checked_div(propagation_counter.0 as u32)).unwrap_or(std::time::Duration::ZERO), 
-			collapse_counter.0, (collapse_counter.1.checked_div(collapse_counter.0 as u32)).unwrap_or(std::time::Duration::ZERO), 
-			backtrack_counter.0, (backtrack_counter.1.checked_div(backtrack_counter.0 as u32)).unwrap_or(std::time::Duration::ZERO)
-		);
 		if !self.grid_display || self.debug_display {
 			self.display(ui::DisplayMode::Full);
 		}
-		Ok(())
+	    let total_time = start_time.elapsed();
+	    let result = SolveResult {
+	    	total_time,
+	    	propagation : propagation_counter,
+	    	collapse : collapse_counter,
+	    	backtrack : backtrack_counter,	
+	    };
+	    println!("\n{}", result);
+		Ok(result)
 	}
 
     fn collapse(&mut self) -> Result<(), WaveError> {

src/solver/ui.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ pub enum DisplayMode {
 
 impl Solver {
 	pub fn display(&self, display_mode: DisplayMode) {
+		if self.benchmarking {
+			return
+		}
 		if let DisplayMode::Erase = display_mode {
 			let height = self.size + self.square_size + 2;
 			print!("\x1b[{}A", height);

todo

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+benchmark 3 (n = 3000)
+# total time : 10.05ms (62.03% propagation, 37.31% forced collapse, 0.12% backtrack)
+- 78 propagations (79.96µs), 48 forced collapse (78.16µs), 0 backtrack (0.00ns)
+
+benchmark 4 (n = 300)
+# total time : 116.36ms (43.53% propagation, 56.03% forced collapse, 0.23% backtrack)
+- 265 propagations (191.13µs), 183 forced collapse (356.23µs), 4 backtrack (66.91µs)
+
+benchmark 5 (n = 100)
+# total time : 886.94ms (31.81% propagation, 67.66% forced collapse, 0.43% backtrack)
+- 743 propagations (379.77µs), 506 forced collapse (1.19ms), 27 backtrack (140.68µs)