rust-api

simple api server implemented in Rust...

dependencies:

usage:

cargo run

• localhost:8080
• localhost:8080/api/puzzle

output:

{
  "metrics": {
    "counts": {
      "blanks": 56,
      "clues": 25
    },
    "nanos": {
      "generate": 278502,
      "solve": 5358
    }
  },
  "puzzle": "51..6...28.2......6..3.8.9.4..9..8.........5.1564............192...9...8...54....",
  "ref": "NTE5NzY0MzgyODMyMTU5NjQ3Njc0MzI4MTk1NDI3OTM1ODYxOTgzMjE2NzU0MTU2NDg3OTIzMzY1ODcyNDE5MjQxNjkzNTc4Nzk4NTQxMjM2"
}

Property	Description
metrics	insight into the puzzle counts & times
puzzle	a string representing the puzzle board (dots are blank cells)
ref	the base64 encoded solution to the puzzle

developer notes:

to check for updates:

cargo outdated

to update packages:

cargo update

references:

• cargo-outdated - new cargo subcommand
• cargo-update - update dependencies

status:

This code has been "deprecated" since Heroku is removing it's free tier in November 2022.

This repo is now primarily for local development.

The new API is now serverless and running on Vercel...

• puzzle -- serverless