Sudoku AI Solver - Vercel Deployment Guide

This application has been restructured to be deployed on Vercel. It uses Next.js with integrated API routes that replace the Python backend functionality.

Project Structure

• lib/ - Core algorithms converted from Python to JavaScript

  • dlx.js - Dancing Links algorithm implementation
  • sudokuSolver.js - Sudoku solving/generation functions

• pages/ - Next.js pages and API routes

  • index.js - Main application page
  • _app.js - Custom App component
  • api/ - Serverless API routes
    • solve.js - Endpoint for solving Sudoku puzzles
    • visualize.js - Endpoint for step-by-step solution visualization
    • validate.js - Endpoint for validating Sudoku grids
    • generate.js - Endpoint for generating puzzles

Local Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run development server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

The development server will be available at http://localhost:3000.