Feature Request - notify user immediately if deal is solvable

[clemente213]

Hello ShootMe

MinimalKlondike is amazing on GreenFelt. As I told you previously, I have used it hundreds of times to only attempt to solve deals that are actually solvable.

My understanding is that the your code will often require a lengthy time to find the minimal solution. It would be a great timesaver if, prior to searching for the minimal solution, the code outputs a message informing the user that the deal is solvable.

Thanks for your assistance.

[ShootMe]

Unfortunately, the way it solves the deals means that it usually doesn't know if the deal is solvable or not any quicker than when it finds the best solution. And in general knowing if a deal is solvable or not is a tough question without actually solving it in some fashion. There are some other methods of solving that can just 'solve' the deal and not be optimal move wise, which would be quicker, but they may not always return a deal is solvable.