/** * Colors a graph using up to m colors such that no two adjacent vertices share the same color. * @param {number[][]} graph - Adjacency matrix of the graph, using 0 for no edge. * @param {number} m - The number of colors to use. * @returns {?Array.<number>} A valid M-coloring of the graph using colors 1 to m, or null if none exists. * @see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_coloring */ function mColoring(graph, m) { const colors = new Array(graph.length).fill(0) // Check if it's safe to color a vertex with a given color. function isSafe(vertex, color) { for (let i = 0; i < graph.length; i++) { if (graph[vertex][i] && colors[i] === color) { return false } } return true } // Use backtracking to try and color the graph. function solveColoring(vertex = 0) { if (vertex === graph.length) { return true } for (let color = 1; color <= m; color++) { if (isSafe(vertex, color)) { colors[vertex] = color if (solveColoring(vertex + 1)) { return true } // If no solution, backtrack. colors[vertex] = 0 } } return false } // If coloring is possible, return the colors. if (solveColoring()) { return colors } return null } export { mColoring }