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Solve a Rubik's cube

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Solve a Rubik's cube is a draft programming task. It is not yet considered ready to be promoted as a complete task, for reasons that should be found in its talk page.
Task

Create a program that is capable of solving a   Rubik's Cube   as efficiently as possible.


Other names are:

  •   Magic Cube
  •   Speed Cube
  •   Puzzle Cube
  •   Cube


You may use any sort of input you wish.

Go

As in the case of the Kotlin entry, this is a translation of the C++ competition code by Stefan Pochmann.

On the same machine, typical timings for the 100 line dataset are just over 200 milliseconds which is significantly slower than both the Kotlin and C++ code but still acceptable.

The relative slowness may be partly due to maps in Go not being able to accept reference types (such as slices) as a key because they don't support the '==' operator which tests for structural equality. I've therefore had to copy each slice returned by the 'id' function into a forty element array (a value type in Go) and use that as a key instead.

For the single line example, typical timings are around 240 milliseconds which is much faster than Kotlin due, no doubt, to JVM warm up time.

/**********************************************************************
 *
 * A cube 'state' is an int array with 40 entries, the first 20
 * are a permutation of {0,...,19} and describe which cubie is at
 * a certain position (regarding the input ordering). The first
 * twelve are for edges, the last eight for corners.
 *
 * The last 20 entries are for the orientations, each describing
 * how often the cubie at a certain position has been turned
 * counterclockwise away from the correct orientation. Again the
 * first twelve are edges, the last eight are corners. The values
 * are 0 or 1 for edges and 0, 1 or 2 for corners.
 *
 **********************************************************************/

package main

import (
    "bufio"
    "fmt"
    "log"
    "os"
    "strings"
    "time"
)

type ai = [40]int

var applicableMoves = [5]int{0, 262143, 259263, 74943, 74898}

var phase = 0

var affectedCubies = [6][8]int{
    {0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, 3},   // U
    {4, 7, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 7},   // D
    {0, 9, 4, 8, 0, 3, 5, 4},   // F
    {2, 10, 6, 11, 2, 1, 7, 6}, // B
    {3, 11, 7, 9, 3, 2, 6, 5},  // L
    {1, 8, 5, 10, 1, 0, 4, 7},  // R
}

func btoi(b bool) int {
    if b {
        return 1
    }
    return 0
}

func sliceToAi(s []int) ai {
    var a ai
    copy(a[:], s)
    for i := len(s); i < 40; i++ {
        a[i] = -1
    }
    return a
}

func applyMove(move int, state ai) ai {
    turns := move%3 + 1
    face := move / 3
    for turns != 0 {
        turns--
        oldState := state
        for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
            isCorner := btoi(i > 3)
            target := affectedCubies[face][i] + isCorner*12
            temp := i + 1
            if (i & 3) == 3 {
                temp = i - 3
            }
            killer := affectedCubies[face][temp] + isCorner*12
            var orientationDelta int
            switch {
            case i < 4:
                orientationDelta = btoi(face > 1 && face < 4)
            case face < 2:
                orientationDelta = 0
            default:
                orientationDelta = 2 - (i & 1)
            }
            state[target] = oldState[killer]
            state[target+20] = oldState[killer+20] + orientationDelta
            if turns == 0 {
                state[target+20] %= 2 + isCorner
            }
        }
    }
    return state
}

func inverse(move int) int {
    return move + 2 - 2*(move%3)
}

func id(state ai) ai {
    //--- Phase 1: Edge orientations.
    if phase < 2 {
        return sliceToAi(state[20:32])
    }

    //-- Phase 2: Corner orientations, E slice edges.
    if phase < 3 {
        result := state[31:40]
        for e := uint(0); e < 12; e++ {
            result[0] |= (state[e] / 8) << e
        }
        return sliceToAi(result)
    }

    //--- Phase 3: Edge slices M and S, corner tetrads, overall parity.
    if phase < 4 {
        result := []int{0, 0, 0}
        for e := uint(0); e < 12; e++ {
            temp := 2
            if state[e] <= 7 {
                temp = state[e] & 1
            }
            result[0] |= temp << (2 * e)
        }
        for c := uint(0); c < 8; c++ {
            result[1] |= ((state[c+12] - 12) & 5) << (3 * c)
        }
        for i := 12; i < 19; i++ {
            for j := i + 1; j < 20; j++ {
                result[2] ^= btoi(state[i] > state[j])
            }
        }
        return sliceToAi(result)
    }

    //--- Phase 4: The rest.
    return state
}

func main() {
    startTime := time.Now()
    aggregateMoves := 0

    //--- Define the goal.
    goal := [20]string{
        "UF", "UR", "UB", "UL", "DF", "DR", "DB", "DL", "FR", "FL", "BR", "BL",
        "UFR", "URB", "UBL", "ULF", "DRF", "DFL", "DLB", "DBR",
    }

    //--- Load dataset (file name should be passed as a command line argument).
    if len(os.Args) != 2 {
        log.Fatal("the file name should be passed as a command line argument") 
    }
    file, err := os.Open(os.Args[1])
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)       
    }
    defer file.Close()

    var lineCount = 0
    scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
    for scanner.Scan() {
        line := scanner.Text()
        inputs := strings.Fields(line)
        lineCount++
        phase = 0
        totalMoves := 0

        //--- Prepare current (start) and goal state.
        var currentState ai
        var goalState ai
        for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
            //--- Goal state.
            goalState[i] = i

            //--- Current (start) state.
            cubie := inputs[i]
            for {
                idx := -1
                for c := 0; c < len(goal); c++ {
                    if goal[c] == cubie {
                        idx = c
                        break
                    }
                }
                if idx >= 0 {
                    currentState[i] = idx
                } else {
                    currentState[i] = 20
                }
                if currentState[i] != 20 {
                    break
                }
                cubie = cubie[1:] + cubie[:1]
                currentState[i+20]++
            }
        }

        //--- Dance the funky Thistlethwaite..
    nextPhase:
        for phase++; phase < 5; phase++ {

            //--- Compute ids for current and goal state, skip phase if equal.
            currentId := id(currentState)
            goalId := id(goalState)
            if currentId == goalId {
                continue
            }

            //--- Initialize the BFS queue.
            q := []ai{currentState, goalState}

            //--- Initialize the BFS tables.
            predecessor := make(map[ai]ai)
            direction := make(map[ai]int)
            lastMove := make(map[ai]int)
            direction[currentId] = 1
            direction[goalId] = 2

            //--- Dance the funky bidirectional BFS...
            for {
                //--- Get state from queue, compute its ID and get its direction.
                oldState := q[0]
                q = q[1:]
                oldId := id(oldState)
                oldDir := direction[oldId]

                //--- Apply all applicable moves to it and handle the new state.
                for move := 0; move < 18; move++ {
                    if (applicableMoves[phase] & (1 << uint(move))) != 0 {
                        //--- Apply the move.
                        newState := applyMove(move, oldState)
                        newId := id(newState)
                        newDir := direction[newId]

                        //--- Have we seen this state (id) from the other direction already?
                        //--- I.e. have we found a connection?
                        if (newDir != 0) && (newDir != oldDir) {
                            //--- Make oldId represent the forwards
                            //--- and newId the backwards search state.
                            if oldDir > 1 {
                                newId, oldId = oldId, newId
                                move = inverse(move)
                            }

                            //--- Reconstruct the connecting algorithm.
                            algorithm := []int{move}
                            for oldId != currentId {
                                algorithm = append(algorithm, 0)
                                copy(algorithm[1:], algorithm[0:])
                                algorithm[0] = lastMove[oldId]
                                oldId = predecessor[oldId]
                            }
                            for newId != goalId {
                                algorithm = append(algorithm, inverse(lastMove[newId]))
                                newId = predecessor[newId]
                            }

                            //--- Print and apply the algorithm.
                            for i := 0; i < len(algorithm); i++ {
                                fmt.Printf("%c", "UDFBLR"[algorithm[i]/3])
                                fmt.Print(algorithm[i]%3 + 1)
                                fmt.Print(" ")
                                totalMoves++
                                currentState = applyMove(algorithm[i], currentState)
                            }

                            //--- Jump to the next phase.
                            continue nextPhase
                        }

                        //--- If we've never seen this state (id) before, visit it.
                        if newDir == 0 {
                            q = append(q, newState)
                            direction[newId] = oldDir
                            lastMove[newId] = move
                            predecessor[newId] = oldId
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        fmt.Printf(" (moves %d)\n", totalMoves)
        aggregateMoves += totalMoves
    }
    if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    endTime := time.Now()
    elapsedTime := endTime.Sub(startTime).Nanoseconds() / 1000000
    fmt.Println("\nAverage number of moves =", float64(aggregateMoves)/float64(lineCount))
    fmt.Println("\nAverage time =", elapsedTime/int64(lineCount), "milliseconds")
}
Output:
Same as Kotlin entry apart, of course, from the timings.


JavaScript

Translation of: Kotlin
#!/usr/bin/env node

/**********************************************************************
 *
 * A cube 'state' is an array <number> with 40 entries, the first 20
 * are a permutation of {0,...,19} and describe which cubie is at
 * a certain position (regarding the input ordering). The first
 * twelve are for edges, the last eight for corners.
 *
 * The last 20 entries are for the orientations, each describing
 * how often the cubie at a certain position has been turned
 * counterclockwise away from the correct orientation. Again the
 * first twelve are edges, the last eight are corners. The values
 * are 0 or 1 for edges and 0, 1 or 2 for corners.
 *
 **********************************************************************/

const fs = require('fs');

// Helper to serialize array keys for Map usage
const serialize = (arr) => arr.join(',');
// Helper for boolean to int conversion (less verbose)
const boolToInt = (b) => b ? 1 : 0;

// Note: AI (ArrayList<Int>) is just Array<number> in JS

const applicableMoves = [0, 262143, 259263, 74943, 74898];

const affectedCubies = [
    [0,  1, 2,  3, 0, 1, 2, 3],  // U
    [4,  7, 6,  5, 4, 5, 6, 7],  // D
    [0,  9, 4,  8, 0, 3, 5, 4],  // F
    [2, 10, 6, 11, 2, 1, 7, 6],  // B
    [3, 11, 7,  9, 3, 2, 6, 5],  // L
    [1,  8, 5, 10, 1, 0, 4, 7]   // R
];

function applyMove(move, state) {
    const state2 = [...state]; // Create a copy to avoid mutating original 'state'.
    let turns = move % 3 + 1;
    const face = Math.floor(move / 3);

    while (turns-- !== 0) {
        const oldState2 = [...state2]; // Copy state for this turn application
        for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
            const isCorner = boolToInt(i > 3);
            const target = affectedCubies[face][i] + isCorner * 12;
            const temp = (i & 3) === 3 ? i - 3 : i + 1; // Equivalent to Kotlin's logic
            const killer = affectedCubies[face][temp] + isCorner * 12;

            let orientationDelta = 0;
            if (i < 4) { // Edge
                orientationDelta = boolToInt(face >= 2 && face <= 3); // F or B face affects edge orientation
            } else if (face >= 2) { // Corner on F, B, L, R face
                 orientationDelta = 2 - (i & 1); // Corners on F/B/L/R need orientation change based on position
            } // else: Corner on U/D face -> orientationDelta = 0

            state2[target] = oldState2[killer];
            state2[target + 20] = oldState2[killer + 20] + orientationDelta;

            if (turns === 0) { // Apply modulo only on the final state of the move
                state2[target + 20] %= (2 + isCorner); // Mod 2 for edges, Mod 3 for corners
            }
        }
    }
    return state2;
}

function inverse(move) {
    return move + 2 - 2 * (move % 3);
}

let phase = 0; // Global phase variable

function id(state) {
    //--- Phase 1: Edge orientations.
    if (phase < 2) {
        // Slice creates a new array [20, 32) -> indices 20 to 31
        return state.slice(20, 32);
    }

    //-- Phase 2: Corner orientations, E slice edges.
    if (phase < 3) {
        // Get corner orientations (indices 32 to 39)
        const result = state.slice(32, 40); // Corner orientations [0..7]
        // Add space for the E slice edge info
        result.unshift(0); // result now has 9 elements, result[0] holds E slice info

        for (let e = 0; e < 12; e++) {
             // Check if edge 'e' is in the E slice (pieces 8, 9, 10, 11)
             // state[e] contains the *piece number* at position 'e'
             // Math.floor(state[e] / 8) is 1 if piece is 8,9,10,11, otherwise 0
            result[0] |= Math.floor(state[e] / 8) << e;
        }
        return result; // Array of 9 numbers
    }

    //--- Phase 3: Edge slices M and S, corner tetrads, overall parity.
    if (phase < 4) {
        const result = [0, 0, 0]; // Initialize with 3 zeros

        // M and S slices edge info
        for (let e = 0; e < 12; e++) {
             // state[e] > 7 means edge piece is 8,9,10,11 (E slice) -> value 2
             // else check if piece is odd (1,3,5,7) -> value 1
             // else piece is even (0,2,4,6) -> value 0
             // Map {0,2,4,6} -> 0, {1,3,5,7} -> 1, {8,9,10,11} -> 2
            const sliceMembership = (state[e] > 7) ? 2 : (state[e] & 1);
            result[0] |= sliceMembership << (2 * e); // Store 2 bits per edge
        }

        // Corner tetrads info
        for (let c = 0; c < 8; c++) {
            // (state[c + 12] - 12) gives the corner piece number (0-7) relative to goal state
            // & 5 (binary 101) extracts bits 0 and 2. This likely encodes tetrad membership.
            const cornerInfo = (state[c + 12] - 12) & 5;
            result[1] |= cornerInfo << (3 * c); // Store 3 bits per corner
        }

        // Overall parity (permutation parity of corners + edges)
        for (let i = 12; i < 20; i++) { // Check corners first (12-19)
            for (let j = i + 1; j < 20; j++) {
                result[2] ^= boolToInt(state[i] > state[j]);
            }
        }
         for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) { // Then check edges (0-11) - Note: Kotlin code only checked corners 12-19? Let's stick to Kotlin version.
             // The Kotlin code only iterates i=12..18 and j=i+1..19. This calculates corner permutation parity.
             // Let's match Kotlin exactly:
             // result[2] = 0; // Re-initialize if we were adding edge parity
             // for (let i = 12; i < 20; i++) { // Corrected loop bounds based on Kotlin code
             //    for (let j = i + 1; j < 20; j++) {
             //        result[2] ^= boolToInt(state[i] > state[j]);
             //    }
             // }
             // Wait, the Kotlin code *did* iterate 12..19. i <= 18 means i goes up to 18. j <= 19 means j goes up to 19.
             // The original nested loop `for (i in 12..18) { for (j in (i + 1)..19) {` is correct for checking pairs (12,13)..(12,19), (13,14)..(13,19) ... (18,19)
             // So the JS translation above `for (let i = 12; i < 20; i++)` was correct. Let's keep it.
        }
        // Thistlethwaite doesn't usually calculate full parity until phase 4, maybe this `result[2]` captures something else or just corner parity.
        // Based on common Thistlethwaite implementations, this often represents combined M/S slice + corner parity.

        return result; // Array of 3 numbers
    }

    //--- Phase 4: The rest. (ID is the full state)
    return state; // Return the full state array (40 numbers)
}

function main() {
    const startTime = Date.now();
    let aggregateMoves = 0;
    let lineCount = 0;

    //--- Define the goal cubie names.
    const goal = [
        "UF", "UR", "UB", "UL", "DF", "DR", "DB", "DL", "FR", "FL", "BR", "BL",
        "UFR", "URB", "UBL", "ULF", "DRF", "DFL", "DLB", "DBR"
    ];

    //--- Load dataset (file name should be passed as a command line argument).
    const filename = process.argv[2];
    if (!filename) {
        console.error("Usage: node script.js <filename>");
        process.exit(1);
    }

    let fileContent;
    try {
        fileContent = fs.readFileSync(filename, 'utf8');
    } catch (err) {
        console.error(`Error reading file: ${filename}`, err);
        process.exit(1);
    }

    const lines = fileContent.split('\n').filter(line => line.trim() !== ''); // Split lines and remove empty ones

    lines.forEach(line => {
        const inputs = line.trim().split(/\s+/); // Split by whitespace
        if (inputs.length < 20) {
            console.warn(`Skipping malformed line: ${line}`);
            return; // Skip lines that don't have enough cubies
        }
        lineCount++;
        phase = 0; // Reset phase for each puzzle
        let totalMoves = 0;

        //--- Prepare current (start) and goal state.
        let currentState = Array(40).fill(0);
        const goalState = Array(40).fill(0);

        for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
            //--- Goal state.
            goalState[i] = i; // Piece 'i' is at position 'i', orientation 0

            //--- Current (start) state.
            let cubie = inputs[i];
            let orientation = 0;
            let positionIndex = -1;

            // Find the piece and its orientation by rotating the input string
            for (let tries = 0; tries < 3; tries++) { // Max 3 rotations needed
                 positionIndex = goal.indexOf(cubie);
                 if (positionIndex !== -1) {
                     break; // Found the piece
                 }
                 // Rotate cubie string (e.g., "ULF" -> "LFU" -> "FUL")
                 cubie = cubie.substring(1) + cubie[0];
                 orientation++;
            }

            if (positionIndex === -1) {
                 console.error(`Error: Could not find cubie '${inputs[i]}' in goal definition.`);
                 // Handle error appropriately, maybe skip this line or exit
                 currentState[i] = 20; // Mark as invalid/unknown?
            } else {
                currentState[i] = positionIndex; // Set permutation
                currentState[i + 20] = orientation; // Set orientation
            }
        }

        //--- Dance the funky Thistlethwaite...
        nextPhase: // Label for continuing outer loop
        while (++phase < 5) {
            //--- Compute ids for current and goal state, skip phase if equal.
            const currentIdArr = id(currentState);
            const goalIdArr = id(goalState);

            // Serialize IDs for comparison and map keys
            const currentId = serialize(currentIdArr);
            const goalId = serialize(goalIdArr);

            if (currentId === goalId) {
                 // console.log(`Phase ${phase}: Already solved.`); // Optional debug log
                continue nextPhase;
            }

            //--- Initialize the BFS queue.
            // Queue stores full states [stateArray]
            const q = [currentState, goalState];

            //--- Initialize the BFS tables. Keys are *serialized* IDs (strings).
            // Map<string, string> : serializedId -> serializedPredecessorId
            const predecessor = new Map();
            // Map<string, number> : serializedId -> direction (1=forward, 2=backward)
            const direction = new Map();
             // Map<string, number> : serializedId -> move leading to this state
            const lastMove = new Map();

            direction.set(currentId, 1);
            direction.set(goalId, 2);
            // Predecessor and lastMove for starting points are not needed

            //--- Dance the funky bidirectional BFS...
            searchLoop: // Label for breaking inner search loop
            while (q.length > 0) {
                //--- Get state from queue, compute its ID and get its direction.
                const oldState = q.shift(); // Dequeue
                if (!oldState) break; // Should not happen if q.length > 0, but safety check

                const oldIdArr = id(oldState);
                const oldId = serialize(oldIdArr);
                // We know the direction exists because we only add states with directions set
                const oldDir = direction.get(oldId);

                //--- Apply all applicable moves to it and handle the new state.
                for (let move = 0; move < 18; move++) {
                    // Check if the move is allowed in this phase
                    if ((applicableMoves[phase] & (1 << move)) !== 0) {

                        //--- Apply the move.
                        const newState = applyMove(move, oldState);
                        const newIdArr = id(newState);
                        const newId = serialize(newIdArr);
                        const newDir = direction.get(newId); // Check if seen before

                        //--- Have we seen this state (id) from the other direction already?
                        //--- I.e. have we found a connection?
                        if (newDir !== undefined && newDir !== oldDir) {
                            let meetingMove = move;
                            let forwardId = oldId;
                            let backwardId = newId;

                            //--- Make oldId represent the forwards (dir=1)
                            //--- and newId the backwards (dir=2) search state.
                            if (oldDir === 2) { // oldState came from the goal search
                                forwardId = newId;
                                backwardId = oldId;
                                meetingMove = inverse(move); // The move needs to be inverted
                            }

                            //--- Reconstruct the connecting algorithm.
                            const algorithm = [];

                            // Trace back from the meeting point on the forward path
                            let currentTraceId = forwardId;
                            while (currentTraceId !== currentId) {
                                const moveApplied = lastMove.get(currentTraceId);
                                if (moveApplied === undefined) {
                                    console.error("Error reconstructing forward path! Missing move.");
                                    break searchLoop; // Abort search for this puzzle
                                }
                                algorithm.unshift(moveApplied); // Add to beginning
                                const predId = predecessor.get(currentTraceId);
                                 if (predId === undefined) {
                                    console.error("Error reconstructing forward path! Missing predecessor.");
                                    break searchLoop; // Abort search for this puzzle
                                }
                                currentTraceId = predId;
                            }

                            // Add the meeting move
                            algorithm.push(meetingMove);

                            // Trace back from the meeting point on the backward path (inverting moves)
                            currentTraceId = backwardId;
                             while (currentTraceId !== goalId) {
                                const moveApplied = lastMove.get(currentTraceId);
                                if (moveApplied === undefined) {
                                    console.error("Error reconstructing backward path! Missing move.");
                                    break searchLoop; // Abort search for this puzzle
                                }
                                algorithm.push(inverse(moveApplied)); // Add inverted move to end
                                const predId = predecessor.get(currentTraceId);
                                 if (predId === undefined) {
                                    console.error("Error reconstructing backward path! Missing predecessor.");
                                    break searchLoop; // Abort search for this puzzle
                                }
                                currentTraceId = predId;
                            }


                            //--- Print and apply the algorithm.
                            for (let i = 0; i < algorithm.length; i++) {
                                const currentMove = algorithm[i];
                                process.stdout.write("UDFBLR"[Math.floor(currentMove / 3)]);
                                process.stdout.write((currentMove % 3 + 1).toString());
                                process.stdout.write(" ");
                                totalMoves++;
                                currentState = applyMove(currentMove, currentState);
                            }

                            //--- Jump to the next phase.
                            continue nextPhase; // Continue the outer 'phase' loop
                        }

                        //--- If we've never seen this state (id) before, visit it.
                        if (newDir === undefined) {
                            q.push(newState); // Enqueue the full state
                            direction.set(newId, oldDir);
                            lastMove.set(newId, move);
                            predecessor.set(newId, oldId); // Store the *serialized* predecessor ID
                        }
                    } // end if applicable move
                } // end for move
            } // end while q.length > 0 (BFS loop)
            // If the queue becomes empty and we haven't found a solution, something is wrong.
             console.error(`Phase ${phase} BFS failed to find a connection for line: ${line}`);
             break; // Break out of phase loop for this puzzle

        } // end while phase < 5

        console.log(` (moves ${totalMoves})`);
        aggregateMoves += totalMoves;
    }); // end forEach line

    const elapsedTime = Date.now() - startTime;
    if (lineCount > 0) {
        console.log(`\nAverage number of moves = ${aggregateMoves / lineCount}`);
        console.log(`Average time = ${elapsedTime / lineCount} milliseconds`);
    } else {
        console.log("\nNo valid lines processed.");
    }
}

// Run the main function
main();


Julia

Translation of: Kotlin
#=**********************************************************************
 *
 * A cube 'state' is a vector<int> with 40 entries, the first 20
 * are a permutation of {0,...,19} and describe which cubie is at
 * a certain position (regarding the input ordering). The first
 * twelve are for edges, the last eight for corners.
 *
 * The last 20 entries are for the orientations, each describing
 * how often the cubie at a certain position has been turned
 * counterclockwise away from the correct orientation. Again the
 * first twelve are edges, the last eight are corners. The values
 * are 0 or 1 for edges and 0, 1 or 2 for corners.
 *
 *********************************************************************=#

const applicablemoves = [0, 262143, 259263, 74943, 74898]

const affectedcubies = [
0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3;   # U
4 7 6 5 4 5 6 7;   # D
0 9 4 8 0 3 5 4;   # F
2 10 6 11 2 1 7 6; # B
3 11 7 9 3 2 6 5;  # L
1 8 5 10 1 0 4 7]  # R

function applymove(move, state)
    state2, oldstate2 = deepcopy(state), zeros(Int, length(state))
    face, turns = divrem(move, 3) .+ 1
    while turns != 0
        turns -= 1
        oldstate2 .= state2
        for i in 1:8
            iscorner = i > 4
            target = affectedcubies[face, i] + iscorner * 12 + 1
            temp = ((i-1) & 3) == 3 ? i - 3 : i + 1
            killer = affectedcubies[face, temp] + iscorner * 12 + 1
            orientationdelta = i < 5 ? Int(face in [3, 4]) : face < 3 ? 0 : 2 - ((i-1) & 1)
            state2[target] = oldstate2[killer]
            state2[target + 20] = oldstate2[killer + 20] + orientationdelta
            (turns == 0) && (state2[target + 20] %= 2 + iscorner)
        end
    end
    return state2
end

inverse(move) = move + 2 - 2 * (move % 3)

function id(state::Vector{Int}, phase::Int)
    #--- Phase 1: Edge orientations.
    if phase < 2
        return state[21:32]
    elseif phase < 3
    #-- Phase 2: Corner orientations, E slice edges.
        result =  state[32:40]
        for e in 0:11
            result[1] |= ((state[e + 1] ÷ 8) << e)
        end
        return result
    elseif phase < 4
    #--- Phase 3: Edge slices M and S, corner tetrads, overall parity.
        result = zeros(Int, 3)
        for e in 0:11
            result[1] |= state[e + 1] > 7 ? 2 : (state[e + 1] & 1) << (2 * e)
        end
        for c in 0:7
            result[2] |= ((state[c + 12 + 1] - 12) & 5) << (3 * c)
        end
        for i in 13:19, j in i+1:20
            result[3] ⊻= Int(state[i] > state[j])
        end
        return result
    end
    #--- Phase 4: The rest.
    return state
end

function pochmann(fname)
    starttime = time_ns() ÷ 1000000
    aggregatemoves = 0
    #--- Define the goal.
    goal = ["UF", "UR", "UB", "UL", "DF", "DR", "DB", "DL", "FR", "FL", "BR", "BL",
        "UFR", "URB", "UBL", "ULF", "DRF", "DFL", "DLB", "DBR"]

    #--- Load dataset (file name should be passed as a command line argument).
    file = read(fname, String)
    linecount = 0
    for line in split(strip(file), "\n")
        inputs = split(line)
        linecount += 1
        totalmoves = 0
        #--- Prepare current (start) and goal state.
        state, goalstate, phase = zeros(Int, 40), zeros(Int, 40), 0
        for i in 1:20
            #--- Goal state.
            goalstate[i] = i - 1

            #--- Current (start) state.
            cubie = inputs[i]
            while true
                state[i] = something(findfirst(x -> x .== cubie, goal), 21) - 1
                (state[i] != 20) && break
                cubie = cubie[2:end] * cubie[1]
                state[i + 20] += 1
            end
        end
        #--- Dance the funky Thistlethwaite...
    @label nextphase    # preserves phase value, but restarts while loop
        while (phase += 1) < 5
            #--- Compute ids for current and goal state, skip phase if equal.
            currentid = id(state, phase)
            goalid = id(goalstate, phase)
            currentid == goalid && continue

            #--- Initialize the BFS queue.
            q = [state, goalstate]
            #--- Initialize the BFS tables.
            predecessor = Dict{Vector{Int}, Vector{Int}}()
            direction = Dict{Vector{Int}, Int}()
            lastmove = Dict{Vector{Int}, Int}()
            direction[currentid] = 1
            direction[goalid] = 2

            #--- Dance the funky bidirectional BFS...
            while true
                #--- Get state from queue, compute its ID and get its direction.
                oldstate = popfirst!(q)
                oldid = id(oldstate, phase)
                olddir = get!(direction, oldid, 0)

                #--- Apply all applicable moves to it and handle the new state.
                for move in 0:17
                    if applicablemoves[phase + 1] & (1 << UInt(move)) != 0
                        #--- Apply the move.
                        newstate = applymove(move, oldstate)
                        newid = id(newstate, phase)
                        newdir = get!(direction, newid, 0)

                        #--- Have we seen this state (id) from the other direction already?
                        #--- I.e. have we found a connection?
                        if (newdir != 0) && (newdir != olddir)
                            #--- Make oldid represent the forwards
                            #--- and newid the backwards search state.
                            if olddir > 1
                                newid, oldid = oldid, newid
                                move = inverse(move)
                            end

                            #--- Reconstruct the connecting algorithm.
                            algorithm = [move]
                            while oldid != currentid
                                pushfirst!(algorithm, get(lastmove, oldid, 0))
                                oldid = get!(predecessor, oldid, Int[])
                            end
                            while newid != goalid
                                push!(algorithm, inverse(get!(lastmove, newid, 0)))
                                newid = get!(predecessor, newid, Int[])
                            end

                            #--- Print and apply the algorithm.
                            for i in 1:length(algorithm)
                                print("UDFBLR"[algorithm[i] ÷ 3 + 1])
                                print(algorithm[i] % 3 + 1)
                                print(" ")
                                totalmoves += 1
                                state = applymove(algorithm[i], state)
                            end

                            #--- Jump to the next phase.
                            @goto nextphase
                        end
                        #--- If we've never seen this state (id) before, visit it.
                        if newdir == 0
                            push!(q, newstate)
                            direction[newid] = olddir
                            lastmove[newid] = move
                            predecessor[newid] = oldid
                        end
                    end
                    move += 1
                end
            end
        end
        println(" (moves $totalmoves)")
        aggregatemoves += totalmoves
    end
    elapsedtime = time_ns() ÷ 1000000 - starttime
    println("\nAverage number of moves = $(aggregatemoves / linecount)")
    println("\nAverage time = $(elapsedtime / linecount) milliseconds")
end

pochmann("rubikdata.txt")
Output:

Using the 100-line database:

 (moves 0)
U1 U2  (moves 2)
U2  (moves 1)
U1  (moves 1)
F1 F2  (moves 2)
F2  (moves 1)
F1  (moves 1)
R1 R2  (moves 2)
R2  (moves 1)
R1  (moves 1)
D1 D2  (moves 2)
D2  (moves 1)
D1  (moves 1)
B1 B2  (moves 2)
B2  (moves 1)
B1  (moves 1)
L1 L2  (moves 2)
L2  (moves 1)
L1  (moves 1)
U2 B3 B2  (moves 3)
L2 U3  (moves 2)
R1 U1  (moves 2)
D3 L3  (moves 2)
D3 L2  (moves 2)
D2 F3 F2  (moves 3)
R2 F3  (moves 2)
R1 F2 F2 R2 F2  (moves 5)
D1 D2 U2  (moves 3)
L1 B2 F2 L2 R2 B2 F2  (moves 7)
L1 L2 D3  (moves 3)
D1 F2  (moves 2)
U2 R3  (moves 2)
L1 L2 U3  (moves 3)
U1 R2  (moves 2)
U1 R3  (moves 2)
F1 U2  (moves 2)
U2 R3 R2  (moves 3)
F2 D1 F3  (moves 3)
F2 D3 D2 U2  (moves 4)
L3 D2 R3  (moves 3)
D2 R3 R2 D3  (moves 4)
F1 R1 B2 B2 R2 B2  (moves 6)
L1 B2 F2  (moves 3)
U1 R2 B3 B2  (moves 4)
R2 F3 R2  (moves 3)
L2 D3 R3 R2  (moves 4)
L2 F3 L2 L2 F2 L2  (moves 6)
F1 R1 B3 D3 B2 D3 L3 U2 L3 U2 L2 U2 L2 U3 R2 U1 F2 L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 U2 L2 U2 F2 D2 F2 U2  (moves 29)
L1 L2 U3 R2  (moves 4)
L3 B3 B2 R3 R2  (moves 5)
B2 U1 R3 R2  (moves 4)
L3 B3 L2  (moves 3)
D1 B2 L3 L2  (moves 4)
B1 B2 R3 F2 F2 R2 F2  (moves 7)
D1 F3 D1 D2  (moves 4)
R1 B3 D1 R2 F3 L1 U2 F2 D3 B2 D1 L3 U1 F2 R2 U1 L2 U1 F2 U2 R2 U3 F2 U3 F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 F2 D2 L2  (moves 35)
F1 R1 U3 D1 B3 U3 D2 L3 B2 R1 F2 D3 L3 U2 R2 D1 R2 B2 U2 L2 U3 U2 F2 U2 L2 B2 R2 D2 R2 D2 B2 L2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
U1 R1 F3 L1 R2 U3 L1 D2 F2 U3 L3 L2 U1 F2 D3 F2 F2 U2 D2 L2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D2 R2 U2  (moves 27)
R1 D3 R3 F3 R1 D3 F2 U1 R3 D2 U1 R3 F2 U1 L2 U3 F2 U1 B2 D2 L2 D3 F2 F2 U2 F2 D2 L2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U2 R2  (moves 34)
D2 R1 B1 L1 F3 U2 D3 L2 R1 D3 B2 U1 F2 L3 F2 U3 B2 U3 B2 L2 U3 B2 U3 F2 U2 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 B2 D2 L2 D2 F2  (moves 35)
B3 U2 L1 F3 F2 U1 R3 D1 F2 R3 D3 B2 R3 B2 U1 F2 U3 R2 U1 R2 U3 R2 L2 F2 U2 R2 F2 D2 R2 B2 U2 R2 B2  (moves 33)
L1 F3 L2 D3 U1 F3 L1 B2 R1 U1 D1 B2 R3 U1 L2 U1 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 D1 F2 U3 F2 U2 D2 R2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U2 F2 R2  (moves 35)
F1 R3 U2 F3 B2 U1 L1 U1 R3 B2 U1 R3 R2 U3 L2 U1 B2 U2 R2 U3 L2 U3 F2 L2 U2 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
U2 D3 B3 U1 L2 D1 R1 U3 L3 D2 U1 R3 U3 B2 D3 R2 F2 U3 F2 U3 U2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F2 R2 D2 R2  (moves 29)
D2 L3 U3 F3 B2 U3 L1 U2 R3 D2 L3 U2 L2 U3 R2 B2 D3 F2 R2 U3 U2 L2 U2 F2 U2 D2 R2 F2 U2 B2 D2  (moves 31)
F1 L1 U1 L1 B3 U3 L1 F2 L1 B2 F2 U3 L3 F2 D3 B2 D3 R2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U3 U2 F2 D2 B2 U2 F2 R2 F2 L2  (moves 32)
B1 L1 U3 F3 B2 U1 L3 B2 R3 L3 U3 L3 D2 B2 D3 F2 L2 U2 R2 U3 F2 U3 F2 L2 U2 B2 L2 U2 B2 F2 R2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
F2 L3 F1 D3 B3 B2 U3 R1 D3 U3 L3 L2 R2 U3 B2 D1 B2 U3 R2 U3 F2 L2 F2 L2 U2 F2 B2 R2 B2 L2  (moves 30)
D3 F3 U1 B2 U3 L1 D1 R3 U3 F2 L3 U1 F2 U2 L2 U3 L2 B2 R2 L2 D1 F2 F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 U2 R2 D2 B2 R2 L2  (moves 33)
F2 R3 U2 F3 U2 L2 B2 D1 F2 R3 B2 D1 L3 D2 R2 B2 D1 R2 B2 U1 L2 B2 R2 B2 R2 D2 L2 D2 F2 L2 B2 L2 F2  (moves 33)
U1 R3 F3 D3 R3 B2 L3 D1 F2 U1 R3 L2 U1 B2 D1 L2 U3 R2 U1 L2 U3 F2 U3 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 U2 R2 F2  (moves 32)
F1 R1 F1 D3 B3 F3 U1 R2 F2 U1 L3 U1 F2 U2 R2 U1 R2 U3 L2 U3 D2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 L2 F2  (moves 30)
F3 R3 L2 B3 U1 B2 U1 F2 U2 B2 R3 D2 L3 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U1 B2 D3 L2 U1 L2 U2 L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U2 R2 U2  (moves 34)
D1 B3 D2 L1 F3 U3 F2 D2 L3 F2 L3 D3 L3 D1 L2 B2 U3 R2 U1 R2 U3 L2 U3 L2 D2 R2 D2 F2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
U1 B1 D1 R3 F3 U1 B2 R1 U3 L1 D3 B2 U1 R3 U2 F2 L2 U3 R2 U1 B2 D3 B2 U1 L2 F2 U2 D2 L2 U2 B2 R2 B2 L2 D2 L2  (moves 36)
U3 F1 L1 F3 B2 U1 B2 R2 D1 R1 U2 L3 U1 F2 R2 U3 L2 U3 B2 F2 R2 F2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 U2 L2  (moves 29)
U1 B2 L1 B3 F3 U1 F2 B2 R2 D3 R3 U3 L3 B2 U1 F2 U3 F2 U3 L2 U2 F2 R2 B2 R2 U2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F2  (moves 31)
U1 B1 U3 D1 F3 U2 D3 R3 D1 U1 L1 F2 L3 D2 L2 U1 F2 B2 R2 U3 F2 U1 L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 B2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
D1 F3 U2 R1 B3 L1 B2 R1 U3 L2 D3 F2 R3 L2 D2 L2 D3 L2 F2 U3 F2 B2 D2 L2 B2 L2 B2 D2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 33)
R1 B1 D3 F3 D1 R3 D3 B2 L2 B2 U2 L3 L2 U2 B2 L2 U2 F2 U3 U2 F2 L2 D2 L2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 B2  (moves 30)
U1 D2 F1 L1 B3 D1 B2 D3 L2 R1 D3 L2 U2 R3 D2 F2 U3 F2 R2 U1 B2 U1 F2 U3 B2 R2 U2 L2 U2 B2 D2 F2 L2 B2 F2 U2  (moves 36)
U1 L1 D1 L1 F3 L1 U1 L3 U3 L1 D1 R3 F2 U2 R2 U1 F2 U2 F2 L2 D1 F2 U3 F2 U2 R2 D2 F2 R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 B2  (moves 34)
L3 D3 U1 F3 U2 F2 D3 R3 B2 D3 U3 L3 R2 U2 L2 D3 R2 U1 L2 U2 F2 U3 F2 U3 U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
L1 B1 U2 D1 F3 B2 U3 R3 D2 U3 L2 U3 L3 F2 U3 R2 U1 F2 R2 L2 D3 F2 F2 B2 L2 D2 F2 R2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L2  (moves 33)
L1 B1 U3 F3 U1 L2 D3 L1 B2 R1 L3 U3 L3 U3 L2 D3 L2 U1 L2 B2 F2 U3 L2 D2 L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 B2 U2 R2 U2  (moves 33)
F1 U1 B3 F3 B2 U2 D3 L3 U3 L3 U3 R2 D3 B2 D2 L2 U3 R2 U2 F2 U3 F2 L2 D2 L2 R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
D1 L3 R1 F2 U2 F3 U3 F2 D3 L3 D2 L3 U2 L3 D1 L2 U3 R2 D1 B2 U1 L2 R2 U2 L2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
L2 R3 D1 F3 D3 L1 U3 L3 D2 L3 B2 L2 U1 R2 U2 F2 U3 F2 L2 F2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 B2 U2 B2  (moves 29)
L2 U2 R1 B3 F3 U1 L1 D3 F2 U2 R3 U2 L3 L2 U2 L2 D2 L2 F2 U3 F2 U2 L2 U2 B2 U2 R2 D2 R2 B2  (moves 30)
L2 F1 U2 F3 D3 R3 U1 D3 L3 D1 U1 L3 R2 D3 R2 F2 D2 B2 U3 F2 U1 F2 D2 L2 B2 U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 F2 U2  (moves 32)
F3 D2 F3 L2 B2 D3 L2 U3 B2 L3 L2 F2 L2 D3 L2 B2 U3 L2 L2 U2 F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 B2 L2 F2 L2 U2  (moves 30)
F3 R2 U3 F3 U3 R3 D2 R2 D1 F2 U2 L3 D3 L2 D3 R2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U1 F2 L2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F2 U2 L2 F2 D2  (moves 32)
B1 R1 U1 D3 F3 R2 U1 L2 R2 D2 B2 U3 L3 R2 F2 U1 L2 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U3 R2 U2 F2 D2 F2 L2 B2 L2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
L3 D3 U1 B3 L2 F2 D3 L3 R1 U1 R3 L2 D3 F2 R2 U3 F2 R2 U3 L2 D2 R2 U2 B2 U2 B2 L2 U2 R2 F2 U2  (moves 31)
L1 F3 L2 R1 B3 L1 U3 L1 R1 D3 F2 D1 R3 B2 R2 U1 F2 L2 D1 R2 F2 D2 L2 R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 L2 U2  (moves 30)
U1 F1 U3 L1 B3 D1 L2 B2 R1 D3 R3 F2 L3 U3 F2 B2 L2 U3 B2 D3 L2 U3 L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 L2 F2 D2 F2  (moves 31)
D2 L3 U1 F3 U1 D3 L1 F2 D3 R3 F2 U3 R3 L2 U1 L2 U3 L2 U1 F2 L2 U1 R2 U3 F2 U2 L2 D2 B2 U2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
F3 L2 F3 U1 L1 U1 D2 L3 U3 L3 B2 U1 F2 U1 F2 D2 R2 U3 L2 U2 F2 U3 R2 F2 D2 L2 D2 R2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
U2 L3 B3 U2 R3 U3 L2 B2 U1 R3 R2 D3 R2 U1 R2 U3 F2 U1 F2 U3 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 B2  (moves 31)
F1 B1 R3 F3 U3 F3 B2 D1 B2 R1 U3 L1 U2 L3 F2 U3 F2 R2 U1 R2 U2 B2 D3 F2 U3 F2 B2 L2 U2 F2 L2 D2 B2 F2 L2 B2  (moves 36)

Average number of moves = 16.38

Average time = 65.71 milliseconds


Kotlin

This is a translation of Stefan Pochmann's C++ entry in the 2004 competition which was linked to by the author of the Phix entry. This program won the Judge's prize, finished second overall and (as in the case of the winner) is based on Thistlethwaite's algorithm.

I've adjusted the code to accept input from a file whose name is supplied via a command line argument and, as in the case of the original competition, to calculate the average number of moves for each line in the file and the average time to process each one.

To aid readability I've also inserted spaces between each move in the results and added the total moves needed for each line.

// version 1.2.21

/**********************************************************************
 * 
 * A cube 'state' is a vector<int> with 40 entries, the first 20
 * are a permutation of {0,...,19} and describe which cubie is at
 * a certain position (regarding the input ordering). The first
 * twelve are for edges, the last eight for corners.
 * 
 * The last 20 entries are for the orientations, each describing
 * how often the cubie at a certain position has been turned
 * counterclockwise away from the correct orientation. Again the
 * first twelve are edges, the last eight are corners. The values
 * are 0 or 1 for edges and 0, 1 or 2 for corners.
 * 
 **********************************************************************/

import java.util.ArrayDeque
import java.io.File

fun Boolean.toInt() = if (this) 1 else 0

typealias AI = ArrayList<Int>

val applicableMoves = intArrayOf(0, 262143, 259263, 74943, 74898)

val affectedCubies = listOf(
    intArrayOf(0,  1, 2,  3, 0, 1, 2, 3),  // U
    intArrayOf(4,  7, 6,  5, 4, 5, 6, 7),  // D
    intArrayOf(0,  9, 4,  8, 0, 3, 5, 4),  // F
    intArrayOf(2, 10, 6, 11, 2, 1, 7, 6),  // B
    intArrayOf(3, 11, 7,  9, 3, 2, 6, 5),  // L
    intArrayOf(1,  8, 5, 10, 1, 0, 4, 7)   // R
)

fun applyMove(move: Int, state: AI): AI {
    val state2 = AI(state)  // avoids mutating original 'state'.
    var turns = move % 3 + 1
    val face = move / 3
    while (turns-- != 0) {
        val oldState2 = AI(state2)
        for (i in 0..7) {
            val isCorner = (i > 3).toInt()
            val target = affectedCubies[face][i] + isCorner * 12
            val temp = if ((i and 3) == 3) i - 3 else i + 1
            val killer = affectedCubies[face][temp] + isCorner * 12
            val orientationDelta =
                if (i < 4) (face in 2..3).toInt()
                else if (face < 2) 0
                else 2 - (i and 1)
            state2[target] = oldState2[killer]
            state2[target + 20] = oldState2[killer + 20] + orientationDelta
            if (turns == 0) state2[target + 20] %= 2 + isCorner
        }
    }
    return state2
}

fun inverse(move: Int) = move + 2 - 2 * (move % 3)

var phase = 0

fun id(state: AI): AI {
    //--- Phase 1: Edge orientations.
    if (phase < 2) return AI(state.subList(20, 32))

    //-- Phase 2: Corner orientations, E slice edges.
    if (phase < 3) {
        val result =  AI(state.subList(31, 40))
        for (e in 0..11) result[0] = result[0] or ((state[e] / 8) shl e)
        return result
    }

    //--- Phase 3: Edge slices M and S, corner tetrads, overall parity.
    if (phase < 4) {
        val result = AI(3)
        repeat(3) { result.add(0) }
        for (e in 0..11) {
            val temp  = (if (state[e] > 7) 2 else (state[e] and 1)) shl (2 * e)
            result[0] = result[0] or temp
        }
        for (c in 0..7) {
            val temp =  ((state[c + 12] - 12) and 5) shl (3 * c)
            result[1] = result[1] or temp
        }
        for (i in 12..18) {
            for (j in (i + 1)..19) {
                result[2] = result[2] xor (state[i] > state[j]).toInt()
            }
        }
        return result
    }

    //--- Phase 4: The rest.
    return state
}

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
    val startTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
    var aggregateMoves = 0

    //--- Define the goal.
    val goal = listOf(
        "UF", "UR", "UB", "UL", "DF", "DR", "DB", "DL", "FR", "FL", "BR", "BL",
        "UFR", "URB", "UBL", "ULF", "DRF", "DFL", "DLB", "DBR"
    )

    //--- Load dataset (file name should be passed as a command line argument).
    val file = File(args[0])
    var lineCount = 0
    file.forEachLine { line ->
        val inputs = line.split(' ')
        lineCount++
        phase = 0
        var totalMoves = 0

        //--- Prepare current (start) and goal state.
        var currentState = AI(40)
        repeat(40) { currentState.add(0) }
        val goalState = AI(40)
        repeat(40) { goalState.add(0) }
        for (i in 0..19) {
            //--- Goal state.
            goalState[i] = i

            //--- Current (start) state.
            var cubie = inputs[i]
            while (true) {
                val idx = goal.indexOf(cubie)
                currentState[i] = if (idx >= 0) idx else 20
                if (currentState[i] != 20) break
                cubie = cubie.substring(1) + cubie[0]
                currentState[i + 20]++
            }
        }

        //--- Dance the funky Thistlethwaite...
        nextPhase@ while (++phase < 5) {
            //--- Compute ids for current and goal state, skip phase if equal.
            val currentId = id(currentState)
            val goalId = id(goalState)
            if (currentId == goalId) continue

            //--- Initialize the BFS queue.
            val q = ArrayDeque<AI>()
            q.addLast(currentState)
            q.addLast(goalState)

            //--- Initialize the BFS tables.
            val predecessor = mutableMapOf<AI, AI>()
            val direction = mutableMapOf<AI, Int>()
            val lastMove = mutableMapOf<AI, Int>()
            direction[currentId] = 1
            direction[goalId] = 2

            //--- Dance the funky bidirectional BFS...
            while (true) {
                //--- Get state from queue, compute its ID and get its direction. 
                val oldState = q.peek()
                q.pop()
                var oldId = id(oldState)
                val oldDir = direction.getOrPut(oldId) { 0 }

                //--- Apply all applicable moves to it and handle the new state.
                var move = 0
                while (move < 18) {
                    if ((applicableMoves[phase] and (1 shl move)) != 0) {
                        //--- Apply the move.
                        val newState = applyMove(move, oldState)
                        var newId = id(newState)
                        var newDir = direction.getOrPut(newId) { 0 }

                        //--- Have we seen this state (id) from the other direction already?
                        //--- I.e. have we found a connection?
                        if ((newDir != 0) && (newDir != oldDir)) {
                            //--- Make oldId represent the forwards
                            //--- and newId the backwards search state.
                            if (oldDir > 1) {
                                val temp = newId
                                newId = oldId
                                oldId = temp
                                move = inverse(move)
                            }

                            //--- Reconstruct the connecting algorithm.
                            val algorithm = AI()
                            algorithm.add(move)
                            while (oldId != currentId) {
                                val tempI = lastMove.getOrPut(oldId) { 0 }
                                algorithm.add(0, tempI)
                                val tempAI = predecessor.getOrPut(oldId) { AI() }
                                oldId = tempAI
                            }
                            while (newId != goalId) {
                                val tempI = lastMove.getOrPut(newId) { 0 }
                                algorithm.add(inverse(tempI))
                                val tempAI = predecessor.getOrPut(newId) { AI() }
                                newId = tempAI
                            }

                            //--- Print and apply the algorithm.
                            for (i in 0 until algorithm.size) {
                                print("UDFBLR"[algorithm[i] / 3])
                                print(algorithm[i] % 3 + 1)
                                print(" ")
                                totalMoves++
                                currentState = applyMove(algorithm[i], currentState)
                            }

                            //--- Jump to the next phase.
                            continue@nextPhase
                        }

                        //--- If we've never seen this state (id) before, visit it.

                        if (newDir == 0) {
                            q.addLast(newState)
                            direction[newId] = oldDir
                            lastMove[newId] = move
                            predecessor[newId] = oldId
                        }
                    }
                    move++
                }
            }
        }
        println(" (moves $totalMoves)")
        aggregateMoves += totalMoves
    }
    val elapsedTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime
    println("\nAverage number of moves = ${aggregateMoves.toDouble() / lineCount}")
    println("\nAverage time = ${elapsedTime / lineCount} milliseconds")
}
Output:

Using the original dataset of 100 lines, the results were as follows (time doesn't mean much but is typical for my modest machine):

U1 U2  (moves 2)
U2  (moves 1)
U1  (moves 1)
F1 F2  (moves 2)
F2  (moves 1)
F1  (moves 1)
R1 R2  (moves 2)
R2  (moves 1)
R1  (moves 1)
D1 D2  (moves 2)
D2  (moves 1)
D1  (moves 1)
B1 B2  (moves 2)
B2  (moves 1)
B1  (moves 1)
L1 L2  (moves 2)
L2  (moves 1)
L1  (moves 1)
U2 B3 B2  (moves 3)
L2 U3  (moves 2)
R1 U1  (moves 2)
D3 L3  (moves 2)
D3 L2  (moves 2)
D2 F3 F2  (moves 3)
R2 F3  (moves 2)
R1 F2 F2 R2 F2  (moves 5)
D1 D2 U2  (moves 3)
L1 B2 F2 L2 R2 B2 F2  (moves 7)
L1 L2 D3  (moves 3)
D1 F2  (moves 2)
U2 R3  (moves 2)
L1 L2 U3  (moves 3)
U1 R2  (moves 2)
U1 R3  (moves 2)
F1 U2  (moves 2)
U2 R3 R2  (moves 3)
F2 D1 F3  (moves 3)
F2 D3 D2 U2  (moves 4)
L3 D2 R3  (moves 3)
D2 R3 R2 D3  (moves 4)
F1 R1 B2 B2 R2 B2  (moves 6)
L1 B2 F2  (moves 3)
U1 R2 B3 B2  (moves 4)
R2 F3 R2  (moves 3)
L2 D3 R3 R2  (moves 4)
L2 F3 L2 L2 F2 L2  (moves 6)
F1 R1 B3 D3 B2 D3 L3 U2 L3 U2 L2 U2 L2 U3 R2 U1 F2 L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 U2 L2 U2 F2 D2 F2 U2  (moves 29)
L1 L2 U3 R2  (moves 4)
L3 B3 B2 R3 R2  (moves 5)
B2 U1 R3 R2  (moves 4)
L3 B3 L2  (moves 3)
D1 B2 L3 L2  (moves 4)
B1 B2 R3 F2 F2 R2 F2  (moves 7)
D1 F3 D1 D2  (moves 4)
R1 B3 D1 R2 F3 L1 U2 F2 D3 B2 D1 L3 U1 F2 R2 U1 L2 U1 F2 U2 R2 U3 F2 U3 F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 F2 D2 L2  (moves 35)
F1 R1 U3 D1 B3 U3 D2 L3 B2 R1 F2 D3 L3 U2 R2 D1 R2 B2 U2 L2 U3 U2 F2 U2 L2 B2 R2 D2 R2 D2 B2 L2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
U1 R1 F3 L1 R2 U3 L1 D2 F2 U3 L3 L2 U1 F2 D3 F2 F2 U2 D2 L2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D2 R2 U2  (moves 27)
R1 D3 R3 F3 R1 D3 F2 U1 R3 D2 U1 R3 F2 U1 L2 U3 F2 U1 B2 D2 L2 D3 F2 F2 U2 F2 D2 L2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U2 R2  (moves 34)
D2 R1 B1 L1 F3 U2 D3 L2 R1 D3 B2 U1 F2 L3 F2 U3 B2 U3 B2 L2 U3 B2 U3 F2 U2 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 B2 D2 L2 D2 F2  (moves 35)
B3 U2 L1 F3 F2 U1 R3 D1 F2 R3 D3 B2 R3 B2 U1 F2 U3 R2 U1 R2 U3 R2 L2 F2 U2 R2 F2 D2 R2 B2 U2 R2 B2  (moves 33)
L1 F3 L2 D3 U1 F3 L1 B2 R1 U1 D1 B2 R3 U1 L2 U1 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 D1 F2 U3 F2 U2 D2 R2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U2 F2 R2  (moves 35)
F1 R3 U2 F3 B2 U1 L1 U1 R3 B2 U1 R3 R2 U3 L2 U1 B2 U2 R2 U3 L2 U3 F2 L2 U2 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
U2 D3 B3 U1 L2 D1 R1 U3 L3 D2 U1 R3 U3 B2 D3 R2 F2 U3 F2 U3 U2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F2 R2 D2 R2  (moves 29)
D2 L3 U3 F3 B2 U3 L1 U2 R3 D2 L3 U2 L2 U3 R2 B2 D3 F2 R2 U3 U2 L2 U2 F2 U2 D2 R2 F2 U2 B2 D2  (moves 31)
F1 L1 U1 L1 B3 U3 L1 F2 L1 B2 F2 U3 L3 F2 D3 B2 D3 R2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U3 U2 F2 D2 B2 U2 F2 R2 F2 L2  (moves 32)
B1 L1 U3 F3 B2 U1 L3 B2 R3 L3 U3 L3 D2 B2 D3 F2 L2 U2 R2 U3 F2 U3 F2 L2 U2 B2 L2 U2 B2 F2 R2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
F2 L3 F1 D3 B3 B2 U3 R1 D3 U3 L3 L2 R2 U3 B2 D1 B2 U3 R2 U3 F2 L2 F2 L2 U2 F2 B2 R2 B2 L2  (moves 30)
D3 F3 U1 B2 U3 L1 D1 R3 U3 F2 L3 U1 F2 U2 L2 U3 L2 B2 R2 L2 D1 F2 F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 U2 R2 D2 B2 R2 L2  (moves 33)
F2 R3 U2 F3 U2 L2 B2 D1 F2 R3 B2 D1 L3 D2 R2 B2 D1 R2 B2 U1 L2 B2 R2 B2 R2 D2 L2 D2 F2 L2 B2 L2 F2  (moves 33)
U1 R3 F3 D3 R3 B2 L3 D1 F2 U1 R3 L2 U1 B2 D1 L2 U3 R2 U1 L2 U3 F2 U3 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 U2 R2 F2  (moves 32)
F1 R1 F1 D3 B3 F3 U1 R2 F2 U1 L3 U1 F2 U2 R2 U1 R2 U3 L2 U3 D2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 L2 F2  (moves 30)
F3 R3 L2 B3 U1 B2 U1 F2 U2 B2 R3 D2 L3 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U1 B2 D3 L2 U1 L2 U2 L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U2 R2 U2  (moves 34)
D1 B3 D2 L1 F3 U3 F2 D2 L3 F2 L3 D3 L3 D1 L2 B2 U3 R2 U1 R2 U3 L2 U3 L2 D2 R2 D2 F2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
U1 B1 D1 R3 F3 U1 B2 R1 U3 L1 D3 B2 U1 R3 U2 F2 L2 U3 R2 U1 B2 D3 B2 U1 L2 F2 U2 D2 L2 U2 B2 R2 B2 L2 D2 L2  (moves 36)
U3 F1 L1 F3 B2 U1 B2 R2 D1 R1 U2 L3 U1 F2 R2 U3 L2 U3 B2 F2 R2 F2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 U2 L2  (moves 29)
U1 B2 L1 B3 F3 U1 F2 B2 R2 D3 R3 U3 L3 B2 U1 F2 U3 F2 U3 L2 U2 F2 R2 B2 R2 U2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F2  (moves 31)
U1 B1 U3 D1 F3 U2 D3 R3 D1 U1 L1 F2 L3 D2 L2 U1 F2 B2 R2 U3 F2 U1 L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 B2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
D1 F3 U2 R1 B3 L1 B2 R1 U3 L2 D3 F2 R3 L2 D2 L2 D3 L2 F2 U3 F2 B2 D2 L2 B2 L2 B2 D2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 33)
R1 B1 D3 F3 D1 R3 D3 B2 L2 B2 U2 L3 L2 U2 B2 L2 U2 F2 U3 U2 F2 L2 D2 L2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 B2  (moves 30)
U1 D2 F1 L1 B3 D1 B2 D3 L2 R1 D3 L2 U2 R3 D2 F2 U3 F2 R2 U1 B2 U1 F2 U3 B2 R2 U2 L2 U2 B2 D2 F2 L2 B2 F2 U2  (moves 36)
U1 L1 D1 L1 F3 L1 U1 L3 U3 L1 D1 R3 F2 U2 R2 U1 F2 U2 F2 L2 D1 F2 U3 F2 U2 R2 D2 F2 R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 B2  (moves 34)
L3 D3 U1 F3 U2 F2 D3 R3 B2 D3 U3 L3 R2 U2 L2 D3 R2 U1 L2 U2 F2 U3 F2 U3 U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
L1 B1 U2 D1 F3 B2 U3 R3 D2 U3 L2 U3 L3 F2 U3 R2 U1 F2 R2 L2 D3 F2 F2 B2 L2 D2 F2 R2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L2  (moves 33)
L1 B1 U3 F3 U1 L2 D3 L1 B2 R1 L3 U3 L3 U3 L2 D3 L2 U1 L2 B2 F2 U3 L2 D2 L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 B2 U2 R2 U2  (moves 33)
F1 U1 B3 F3 B2 U2 D3 L3 U3 L3 U3 R2 D3 B2 D2 L2 U3 R2 U2 F2 U3 F2 L2 D2 L2 R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
D1 L3 R1 F2 U2 F3 U3 F2 D3 L3 D2 L3 U2 L3 D1 L2 U3 R2 D1 B2 U1 L2 R2 U2 L2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
L2 R3 D1 F3 D3 L1 U3 L3 D2 L3 B2 L2 U1 R2 U2 F2 U3 F2 L2 F2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 B2 U2 B2  (moves 29)
L2 U2 R1 B3 F3 U1 L1 D3 F2 U2 R3 U2 L3 L2 U2 L2 D2 L2 F2 U3 F2 U2 L2 U2 B2 U2 R2 D2 R2 B2  (moves 30)
L2 F1 U2 F3 D3 R3 U1 D3 L3 D1 U1 L3 R2 D3 R2 F2 D2 B2 U3 F2 U1 F2 D2 L2 B2 U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 F2 U2  (moves 32)
F3 D2 F3 L2 B2 D3 L2 U3 B2 L3 L2 F2 L2 D3 L2 B2 U3 L2 L2 U2 F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 B2 L2 F2 L2 U2  (moves 30)
F3 R2 U3 F3 U3 R3 D2 R2 D1 F2 U2 L3 D3 L2 D3 R2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U1 F2 L2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F2 U2 L2 F2 D2  (moves 32)
B1 R1 U1 D3 F3 R2 U1 L2 R2 D2 B2 U3 L3 R2 F2 U1 L2 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U3 R2 U2 F2 D2 F2 L2 B2 L2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
L3 D3 U1 B3 L2 F2 D3 L3 R1 U1 R3 L2 D3 F2 R2 U3 F2 R2 U3 L2 D2 R2 U2 B2 U2 B2 L2 U2 R2 F2 U2  (moves 31)
L1 F3 L2 R1 B3 L1 U3 L1 R1 D3 F2 D1 R3 B2 R2 U1 F2 L2 D1 R2 F2 D2 L2 R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 L2 U2  (moves 30)
U1 F1 U3 L1 B3 D1 L2 B2 R1 D3 R3 F2 L3 U3 F2 B2 L2 U3 B2 D3 L2 U3 L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 L2 F2 D2 F2  (moves 31)
D2 L3 U1 F3 U1 D3 L1 F2 D3 R3 F2 U3 R3 L2 U1 L2 U3 L2 U1 F2 L2 U1 R2 U3 F2 U2 L2 D2 B2 U2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
F3 L2 F3 U1 L1 U1 D2 L3 U3 L3 B2 U1 F2 U1 F2 D2 R2 U3 L2 U2 F2 U3 R2 F2 D2 L2 D2 R2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
U2 L3 B3 U2 R3 U3 L2 B2 U1 R3 R2 D3 R2 U1 R2 U3 F2 U1 F2 U3 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 B2  (moves 31)
F1 B1 R3 F3 U3 F3 B2 D1 B2 R1 U3 L1 U2 L3 F2 U3 F2 R2 U1 R2 U2 B2 D3 F2 U3 F2 B2 L2 U2 F2 L2 D2 B2 F2 L2 B2  (moves 36)
B2 D3 B3 U2 B2 D3 L3 D1 R1 U2 L3 L2 U3 B2 U1 B2 D2 R2 U3 F2 U3 U2 L2 U2 F2 D2 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 F2 R2 F2  (moves 34)

Average number of moves = 16.72

Average time = 127 milliseconds

When run with a file containing the single line:

UL DL RF UB FD BR DB UF DR UR BL FL FDR BLU DLB URB RUF FLD BRD FUL

a typical result was:

U3 F1 L1 F3 B2 U1 B2 R2 D1 R1 U2 L3 U1 F2 R2 U3 L2 U3 B2 F2 R2 F2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 U2 L2  (moves 29)

Average number of moves = 29.0

Average time = 522 milliseconds

Nim

Translation of: Kotlin
#[
**********************************************************************
*
* A cube 'state' is a sequence of ints with 40 entries, the first
* 20 are a permutation of {0,...,19} and describe which cubie is
* at a certain position (regarding the input ordering). The first
* twelve are for edges, the last eight for corners.
*
* The last 20 entries are for the orientations, each describing
* how often the cubie at a certain position has been turned
* counterclockwise away from the correct orientation. Again the
* first twelve are edges, the last eight are corners. The values
* are 0 or 1 for edges and 0, 1 or 2 for corners.
*
**********************************************************************
]#

import deques, os, strformat, strutils, tables, times

const

  ApplicableMoves = [0, 262143, 259263, 74943, 74898]

  AffectedCubies = [[0,  1, 2,  3, 0, 1, 2, 3],  # U
                    [4,  7, 6,  5, 4, 5, 6, 7],  # D
                    [0,  9, 4,  8, 0, 3, 5, 4],  # F
                    [2, 10, 6, 11, 2, 1, 7, 6],  # B
                    [3, 11, 7,  9, 3, 2, 6, 5],  # L
                    [1,  8, 5, 10, 1, 0, 4, 7]]  # R

type State = seq[int]

func initState(n: Natural = 0): State = newSeq[int](n)


var phase: Natural


proc slicetoState(s: openArray[int]): State =
  result.setLen(40)
  for i, val in s: result[i] = val
  for i in s.len..39: result[i] = -1


proc id(state: State): State =

  case phase
  of 1: # Phase 1: Edge orientations.
    result = sliceToState(state[20..31])

  of 2: # Phase 2: Corner orientations, E slice edges.
    var res = state[31..39]
    for e in 0..11:
      res[0] = res[0] or state[e] shr 3 shl e
    result = sliceToState(res)

  of 3: # Phase 3: Edge slices M and S, corner tetrads, overall parity.
    var res = @[0, 0, 0]
    for e in 0..11:
      let temp = if state[e] > 7: 2 else: (state[e] and 1) shl (2 * e)
      res[0] = res[0] or temp
    for c in 0..7:
      res[1] = res[1] or ((state[c + 12] - 12) and 5) shl (3 * c)
    for i in 12..18:
      for j in (i + 1)..19:
        res[2] = res[2] xor ord(state[i] > state[j])
    result = sliceToState(res)

  else: # Phase 4: The rest.
    result = state


proc applyMove(move: int; state: State): State =
  result = state
  var turns = move mod 3 + 1
  let face = move div 3
  while turns != 0:
    dec turns
    var oldState = result
    for i in 0..7:
      let isCorner = ord(i > 3)
      let target = AffectedCubies[face][i] + isCorner * 12
      let temp = if (i and 3) == 3: i - 3 else: i + 1
      let killer = AffectedCubies[face][temp] + isCorner * 12
      let orientationDelta =
        if i < 4: ord(face in 2..3)
        elif face < 2: 0
        else: 2 - (i and 1)
      result[target] = oldState[killer]
      result[target + 20] = oldState[killer + 20] + orientationDelta
      if turns == 0:
          result[target + 20] = result[target + 20] mod (2 + isCorner)


func inverse(move: int): int = move + 2 - 2 * (move mod 3)


let startTime = cpuTime()
var aggregateMoves = 0

# Define the goal.
const Goal = ["UF", "UR", "UB", "UL", "DF", "DR", "DB", "DL", "FR", "FL", "BR", "BL",
              "UFR", "URB", "UBL", "ULF", "DRF", "DFL", "DLB", "DBR"]

# Load dataset (file name should be passed as a command line argument).
if paramCount() == 0: quit "Missing file name", QuitFailure
var lineCount = 0
for line in paramStr(1).lines():
  let inputs = line.splitWhitespace()
  inc lineCount
  var totalMoves = 0

  # Prepare current (start) and goal state.
  var currentState, goalState = initState(40)
  for i in 0..19:
    # Goal state.
    goalState[i] = i
    # Current (start) state.
    var cubie = inputs[i]
    while true:
      let idx = Goal.find(cubie)
      currentState[i] = if idx >= 0: idx else: 20
      if currentState[i] != 20: break
      cubie = cubie[1..^1] & cubie[0]
      inc currentState[i + 20]

  # Dance the funky Thistlethwaite...
  phase = 1
  while phase < 5:
    block doPhase:

      # Compute ids for current and goal state, skip phase if equal.
      let currentId = id(currentState)
      let goalId = id(goalState)
      if currentId == goalId: break doPhase

      # Initialize the BFS queue.
      var q = [currentState, goalState].toDeque

      # Initialize the BFS tables.
      var predecessor: Table[State, State]
      var direction, lastMove: Table[State, int]
      direction[currentId] = 1
      direction[goalId] = 2

      # Dance the funky bidirectional BFS.
      while true:
        # Get state from queue, compute its ID and get its direction.
        let oldState = q.popFirst()
        var oldId = id(oldState)
        let oldDir = direction[oldId]

        # Apply all applicable moves to it and handle the new state.
        var move = 0
        while move < 18:
          if (ApplicableMoves[phase] and (1 shl move)) != 0:
            # Apply the move.
            let newState = applyMove(move, oldState)
            var newId = id(newState)
            let newDir = direction.getOrDefault(newId, 0)

            # Have we seen this state (id) from the other direction already?
            # I.e. have we found a connection?
            if newDir != 0 and newDir != oldDir:
              # Make oldId represent the forwards and newId the backwards search state.
              if oldDir > 1:
                swap newId, oldId
                move = inverse(move)

              # Reconstruct the connecting algorithm.
              var algorithm: State = @[move]
              while oldId != currentId:
                algorithm.insert(lastMove.mgetOrPut(oldId, 0), 0)
                oldId = predecessor.mgetOrPut(oldId, initState())
              while newId != goalId:
                algorithm.add inverse(lastMove.mgetOrPut(newId, 0))
                newId = predecessor.mgetOrPut(newId, initState())

              # Print and apply the algorithm.
              for step in algorithm:
                stdout.write "UDFBLR"[step div 3], step mod 3 + 1, ' '
                inc totalMoves
                currentState = applyMove(step, currentState)

              # Jump to the next phase.
              break doPhase

            # If we've never seen this state (id) before, visit it.
            if newdir == 0:
              q.addLast(newState)
              direction[newId] = oldDir
              lastMove[newId] = move
              predecessor[newId] = oldId

          inc move

    inc phase

  echo &" (moves {totalMoves})"
  inc aggregateMoves, totalMoves

let elapsedTime = cpuTime() - startTime
echo &"\nAverage number of moves = {aggregateMoves / lineCount}"
echo &"\nAverage time = {elapsedTime * 1000 / lineCount.toFloat:.2f} milliseconds"
Output:

We compiled the program with command nim c -d:danger --gc:arc -d:lto, which means no runtime checks, ARC memory management and link time optimization.

When run with the original dataset of 100 lines, we got:

U1 U2  (moves 2)
U2  (moves 1)
U1  (moves 1)
F1 F2  (moves 2)
F2  (moves 1)
F1  (moves 1)
R1 R2  (moves 2)
R2  (moves 1)
R1  (moves 1)
D1 D2  (moves 2)
D2  (moves 1)
D1  (moves 1)
B1 B2  (moves 2)
B2  (moves 1)
B1  (moves 1)
L1 L2  (moves 2)
L2  (moves 1)
L1  (moves 1)
U2 B3 B2  (moves 3)
L2 U3  (moves 2)
R1 U1  (moves 2)
D3 L3  (moves 2)
D3 L2  (moves 2)
D2 F3 F2  (moves 3)
R2 F3  (moves 2)
R1 F2 F2 R2 F2  (moves 5)
D1 D2 U2  (moves 3)
L1 B2 F2 L2 R2 B2 F2  (moves 7)
L1 L2 D3  (moves 3)
D1 F2  (moves 2)
U2 R3  (moves 2)
L1 L2 U3  (moves 3)
U1 R2  (moves 2)
U1 R3  (moves 2)
F1 U2  (moves 2)
U2 R3 R2  (moves 3)
F2 D1 F3  (moves 3)
F2 D3 D2 U2  (moves 4)
L3 D2 R3  (moves 3)
D2 R3 R2 D3  (moves 4)
F1 R1 B2 B2 R2 B2  (moves 6)
L1 B2 F2  (moves 3)
U1 R2 B3 B2  (moves 4)
R2 F3 R2  (moves 3)
L2 D3 R3 R2  (moves 4)
L2 F3 L2 L2 F2 L2  (moves 6)
F1 R1 B3 D3 B2 D3 L3 U2 L3 U2 L2 U2 L2 U3 R2 U1 F2 L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 U2 L2 U2 F2 D2 F2 U2  (moves 29)
L1 L2 U3 R2  (moves 4)
L3 B3 B2 R3 R2  (moves 5)
B2 U1 R3 R2  (moves 4)
L3 B3 L2  (moves 3)
D1 B2 L3 L2  (moves 4)
B1 B2 R3 F2 F2 R2 F2  (moves 7)
D1 F3 D1 D2  (moves 4)
R1 B3 D1 R2 F3 L1 U2 F2 D3 B2 D1 L3 U1 F2 R2 U1 L2 U1 F2 U2 R2 U3 F2 U3 F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 F2 D2 L2  (moves 35)
F1 R1 U3 D1 B3 U3 D2 L3 B2 R1 F2 D3 L3 U2 R2 D1 R2 B2 U2 L2 U3 U2 F2 U2 L2 B2 R2 D2 R2 D2 B2 L2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
U1 R1 F3 L1 R2 U3 L1 D2 F2 U3 L3 L2 U1 F2 D3 F2 F2 U2 D2 L2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D2 R2 U2  (moves 27)
R1 D3 R3 F3 R1 D3 F2 U1 R3 D2 U1 R3 F2 U1 L2 U3 F2 U1 B2 D2 L2 D3 F2 F2 U2 F2 D2 L2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U2 R2  (moves 34)
D2 R1 B1 L1 F3 U2 D3 L2 R1 D3 B2 U1 F2 L3 F2 U3 B2 U3 B2 L2 U3 B2 U3 F2 U2 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 B2 D2 L2 D2 F2  (moves 35)
B3 U2 L1 F3 F2 U1 R3 D1 F2 R3 D3 B2 R3 B2 U1 F2 U3 R2 U1 R2 U3 R2 L2 F2 U2 R2 F2 D2 R2 B2 U2 R2 B2  (moves 33)
L1 F3 L2 D3 U1 F3 L1 B2 R1 U1 D1 B2 R3 U1 L2 U1 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 D1 F2 U3 F2 U2 D2 R2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U2 F2 R2  (moves 35)
F1 R3 U2 F3 B2 U1 L1 U1 R3 B2 U1 R3 R2 U3 L2 U1 B2 U2 R2 U3 L2 U3 F2 L2 U2 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
U2 D3 B3 U1 L2 D1 R1 U3 L3 D2 U1 R3 U3 B2 D3 R2 F2 U3 F2 U3 U2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F2 R2 D2 R2  (moves 29)
D2 L3 U3 F3 B2 U3 L1 U2 R3 D2 L3 U2 L2 U3 R2 B2 D3 F2 R2 U3 U2 L2 U2 F2 U2 D2 R2 F2 U2 B2 D2  (moves 31)
F1 L1 U1 L1 B3 U3 L1 F2 L1 B2 F2 U3 L3 F2 D3 B2 D3 R2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U3 U2 F2 D2 B2 U2 F2 R2 F2 L2  (moves 32)
B1 L1 U3 F3 B2 U1 L3 B2 R3 L3 U3 L3 D2 B2 D3 F2 L2 U2 R2 U3 F2 U3 F2 L2 U2 B2 L2 U2 B2 F2 R2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
F2 L3 F1 D3 B3 B2 U3 R1 D3 U3 L3 L2 R2 U3 B2 D1 B2 U3 R2 U3 F2 L2 F2 L2 U2 F2 B2 R2 B2 L2  (moves 30)
D3 F3 U1 B2 U3 L1 D1 R3 U3 F2 L3 U1 F2 U2 L2 U3 L2 B2 R2 L2 D1 F2 F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 U2 R2 D2 B2 R2 L2  (moves 33)
F2 R3 U2 F3 U2 L2 B2 D1 F2 R3 B2 D1 L3 D2 R2 B2 D1 R2 B2 U1 L2 B2 R2 B2 R2 D2 L2 D2 F2 L2 B2 L2 F2  (moves 33)
U1 R3 F3 D3 R3 B2 L3 D1 F2 U1 R3 L2 U1 B2 D1 L2 U3 R2 U1 L2 U3 F2 U3 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 U2 R2 F2  (moves 32)
F1 R1 F1 D3 B3 F3 U1 R2 F2 U1 L3 U1 F2 U2 R2 U1 R2 U3 L2 U3 D2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 L2 F2  (moves 30)
F3 R3 L2 B3 U1 B2 U1 F2 U2 B2 R3 D2 L3 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U1 B2 D3 L2 U1 L2 U2 L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U2 R2 U2  (moves 34)
D1 B3 D2 L1 F3 U3 F2 D2 L3 F2 L3 D3 L3 D1 L2 B2 U3 R2 U1 R2 U3 L2 U3 L2 D2 R2 D2 F2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
U1 B1 D1 R3 F3 U1 B2 R1 U3 L1 D3 B2 U1 R3 U2 F2 L2 U3 R2 U1 B2 D3 B2 U1 L2 F2 U2 D2 L2 U2 B2 R2 B2 L2 D2 L2  (moves 36)
U3 F1 L1 F3 B2 U1 B2 R2 D1 R1 U2 L3 U1 F2 R2 U3 L2 U3 B2 F2 R2 F2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 U2 L2  (moves 29)
U1 B2 L1 B3 F3 U1 F2 B2 R2 D3 R3 U3 L3 B2 U1 F2 U3 F2 U3 L2 U2 F2 R2 B2 R2 U2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F2  (moves 31)
U1 B1 U3 D1 F3 U2 D3 R3 D1 U1 L1 F2 L3 D2 L2 U1 F2 B2 R2 U3 F2 U1 L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 B2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
D1 F3 U2 R1 B3 L1 B2 R1 U3 L2 D3 F2 R3 L2 D2 L2 D3 L2 F2 U3 F2 B2 D2 L2 B2 L2 B2 D2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 33)
R1 B1 D3 F3 D1 R3 D3 B2 L2 B2 U2 L3 L2 U2 B2 L2 U2 F2 U3 U2 F2 L2 D2 L2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 B2  (moves 30)
U1 D2 F1 L1 B3 D1 B2 D3 L2 R1 D3 L2 U2 R3 D2 F2 U3 F2 R2 U1 B2 U1 F2 U3 B2 R2 U2 L2 U2 B2 D2 F2 L2 B2 F2 U2  (moves 36)
U1 L1 D1 L1 F3 L1 U1 L3 U3 L1 D1 R3 F2 U2 R2 U1 F2 U2 F2 L2 D1 F2 U3 F2 U2 R2 D2 F2 R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 B2  (moves 34)
L3 D3 U1 F3 U2 F2 D3 R3 B2 D3 U3 L3 R2 U2 L2 D3 R2 U1 L2 U2 F2 U3 F2 U3 U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
L1 B1 U2 D1 F3 B2 U3 R3 D2 U3 L2 U3 L3 F2 U3 R2 U1 F2 R2 L2 D3 F2 F2 B2 L2 D2 F2 R2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L2  (moves 33)
L1 B1 U3 F3 U1 L2 D3 L1 B2 R1 L3 U3 L3 U3 L2 D3 L2 U1 L2 B2 F2 U3 L2 D2 L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 B2 U2 R2 U2  (moves 33)
F1 U1 B3 F3 B2 U2 D3 L3 U3 L3 U3 R2 D3 B2 D2 L2 U3 R2 U2 F2 U3 F2 L2 D2 L2 R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
D1 L3 R1 F2 U2 F3 U3 F2 D3 L3 D2 L3 U2 L3 D1 L2 U3 R2 D1 B2 U1 L2 R2 U2 L2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
L2 R3 D1 F3 D3 L1 U3 L3 D2 L3 B2 L2 U1 R2 U2 F2 U3 F2 L2 F2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 B2 U2 B2  (moves 29)
L2 U2 R1 B3 F3 U1 L1 D3 F2 U2 R3 U2 L3 L2 U2 L2 D2 L2 F2 U3 F2 U2 L2 U2 B2 U2 R2 D2 R2 B2  (moves 30)
L2 F1 U2 F3 D3 R3 U1 D3 L3 D1 U1 L3 R2 D3 R2 F2 D2 B2 U3 F2 U1 F2 D2 L2 B2 U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 F2 U2  (moves 32)
F3 D2 F3 L2 B2 D3 L2 U3 B2 L3 L2 F2 L2 D3 L2 B2 U3 L2 L2 U2 F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 B2 L2 F2 L2 U2  (moves 30)
F3 R2 U3 F3 U3 R3 D2 R2 D1 F2 U2 L3 D3 L2 D3 R2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U1 F2 L2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F2 U2 L2 F2 D2  (moves 32)
B1 R1 U1 D3 F3 R2 U1 L2 R2 D2 B2 U3 L3 R2 F2 U1 L2 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U3 R2 U2 F2 D2 F2 L2 B2 L2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
L3 D3 U1 B3 L2 F2 D3 L3 R1 U1 R3 L2 D3 F2 R2 U3 F2 R2 U3 L2 D2 R2 U2 B2 U2 B2 L2 U2 R2 F2 U2  (moves 31)
L1 F3 L2 R1 B3 L1 U3 L1 R1 D3 F2 D1 R3 B2 R2 U1 F2 L2 D1 R2 F2 D2 L2 R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 L2 U2  (moves 30)
U1 F1 U3 L1 B3 D1 L2 B2 R1 D3 R3 F2 L3 U3 F2 B2 L2 U3 B2 D3 L2 U3 L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 L2 F2 D2 F2  (moves 31)
D2 L3 U1 F3 U1 D3 L1 F2 D3 R3 F2 U3 R3 L2 U1 L2 U3 L2 U1 F2 L2 U1 R2 U3 F2 U2 L2 D2 B2 U2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
F3 L2 F3 U1 L1 U1 D2 L3 U3 L3 B2 U1 F2 U1 F2 D2 R2 U3 L2 U2 F2 U3 R2 F2 D2 L2 D2 R2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
U2 L3 B3 U2 R3 U3 L2 B2 U1 R3 R2 D3 R2 U1 R2 U3 F2 U1 F2 U3 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 B2  (moves 31)
F1 B1 R3 F3 U3 F3 B2 D1 B2 R1 U3 L1 U2 L3 F2 U3 F2 R2 U1 R2 U2 B2 D3 F2 U3 F2 B2 L2 U2 F2 L2 D2 B2 F2 L2 B2  (moves 36)
B2 D3 B3 U2 B2 D3 L3 D1 R1 U2 L3 L2 U3 B2 U1 B2 D2 R2 U3 F2 U3 U2 L2 U2 F2 D2 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 F2 R2 F2  (moves 34)
Average number of moves = 16.72

Average time = 52.03 milliseconds

When run with a file containing the single line:

UL DL RF UB FD BR DB UF DR UR BL FL FDR BLU DLB URB RUF FLD BRD FUL

a typical result was:

U3 F1 L1 F3 B2 U1 B2 R2 D1 R1 U2 L3 U1 F2 R2 U3 L2 U3 B2 F2 R2 F2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 U2 L2  (moves 29)

Average number of moves = 29.0

Average time = 69.01 milliseconds

Phix

cfop

Uses brute-force (width/highscore-first) Fridrich-steps (ie cross,f2l,oll,pll).
Not the fastest (see THRESHOLD) or shortest results (see thistlethwaite) but the code is pretty easy to follow.
The final stage (pll) would probably benefit the most from being replaced with standard algorithms.
While technically this works under pwa/p2js, you should expect a blank screen for nearly 3 minutes.

--
-- demo\rosetta\rubik_cfop.exw
--
-- Each stage uses a workspace of moves tried so far, ranked by score.
-- We repeatedly take the best scoring so far and try more moves, storing
-- those results in a second/new workspace. The THRESHOLD value below
-- determines the minimum number we should examine before discarding a
-- workspace and switching to the new (one move longer) one. We only ever
-- switch on change of score, and obviously the first workspace is empty,
-- and the next new workspace has a maximum of 12 entries (+/-90 by 6), 
-- both of which will force earlier switches.
--
with javascript_semantics
constant THRESHOLD =   100000 -- 100000 -- very slow (100s), best results
--                      10000 --  10000 -- slow (10s), reasonable results
                              --   1000 -- fast (1s), fairly poor results
                              --    100 -- (counter-productive/slower)
 
string init ="""
---YYY--------
---YYY--------
---YYY--------
BBBRRRGGGOOO--
BBBRRRGGGOOO--
BBBRRRGGGOOO--
------WWW-----
------WWW-----
------WWW-----

"""
-- numbering:
--  1..15:   ---456--------\n
--  16..30:  ---901--------\n   -- U
--  31..45:  ---456--------\n
--  46..60:  678901234567--\n
--  61..75:  123456789012--\n   -- LFRB
--  76..90:  678901234567--\n
--  91..105: ------789-----\n
--  106..120:------234-----\n   -- D
--  121..136:------789-----\n\n
 
if length(init)!=136 then ?9/0 end if
 
--
-- TIP: Wrap a cube with blank paper, and write
--      the numbers on it, to derive these sets.
--
constant centres = {20,62,65,68,71,113}
 
constant edges = {{  4,  5,  6,57,56,55},   -- ie YYY/OOO
                  {  6, 21, 36,54,53,52},   --    YYY/GGG
                  { 34, 35, 36,49,50,51},   --    YYY/RRR
                  {  4, 19, 34,46,47,48},   --    YYY/BBB
                  { 51, 66, 81,52,67,82},   --    RRR/GGG
                  { 54, 69, 84,55,70,85},   --    GGG/OOO
                  { 57, 72, 87,46,61,76},   --    OOO/BBB
                  { 48, 63, 78,49,64,79},   --    BBB/RRR
                  { 97, 98, 99,82,83,84},   --    WWW/GGG
                  { 99,114,129,85,86,87},   --    WWW/OOO
                  {127,128,129,78,77,76},   --    WWW/BBB
                  { 97,112,127,81,80,79}}   --    WWW/RRR
 
constant corners = {{ 4, 57,46},{34,48, 49},{36,51,52},{ 6,54,55},
                --   YOB/UBL     YBR/UFL     YRG/UFR    YGO/UBL
                    {76,129,87},{78,79,127},{81,82,97},{84,85,99}}
                --   BWO/DBL     BRW/DFL     RGW/DFR    GOW/DFL
 
constant facing_corners = {-16,-14,16,14}, -- (nb not 14,16)
         facing_edges   = {-15,  1,15,-1},
         fce = facing_corners&facing_edges,
         rotations = {
                      -- up (clockwise):
                      {{57,54,51,48},   -- clockwise corners
                       {46,55,52,49},   -- anticlockwise corners
                       {47,56,53,50}},  -- middle edges
                      -- left
                      {{ 4,49,127, 87},
                       {57,34, 79,129},
                       {19,64,128, 72}},
                      -- front
                      {{34,52, 97, 78},
                       {48,36, 82,127},
                       {35,67,112, 63}},
                      -- right
                      {{36,55,99,81},
                       {51, 6,85,97},
                       {21,70,98,66}},
                      -- back
                      {{ 6,46,129,84},
                       {54, 4, 76,99},
                       { 5,61,114,69}},
                      -- down
                      {{82,85,76,79},
                       {81,84,87,78},
                       {83,86,77,80}}}
 
--Up/Left/Front/Right/Back/Down
enum U=1,L=2,F=3,R=4,B=5,D=6,Dbl=#08,Shift=#10
constant U2 = U+Dbl, F2 = F+Dbl, /*R2 = R+Dbl, B2 = B+Dbl,*/ D2 = D+Dbl,
         Us = U+Shift, Fs = F+Shift, Bs = B+Shift, Rs = R+Shift, Ds = D+Shift
 
enum CROSS,F2L,OLL,PLL
 
integer f2l = 0         -- (28==done)
integer edge_score = 0  -- (0..12 for f2l [as U cleared],
                        --  0..24 for oll and pll stages)
 
function score(string cube, integer stage)
    integer res = 0, c, cc, k
    f2l = 0
    for i=1 to length(centres) do
        c = centres[i]
        cc = cube[c]
        for j=1 to length(fce) do -- (the 8 next to c)
            k = c+fce[j]
            if cube[k]=cc then
                res += 1
                f2l += (stage>CROSS and k>=61)
            end if
        end for
    end for
    -- give extra credit for edges paired with corners
    edge_score = 0  -- += (0|1|2) for the 12 edges:
    if stage>CROSS then
        for i=1 to length(edges) do
            sequence ei = edges[i]  -- as 123
            --                      --    456
            -- then if {1,4}=={2,5} then edge_score += 1, 
            -- plus if {2,5}=={3,6} then edge_score += 1.
            edge_score += (cube[ei[1]]=cube[ei[2]] and
                           cube[ei[4]]=cube[ei[5]]) +
                          (cube[ei[2]]=cube[ei[3]] and
                           cube[ei[5]]=cube[ei[6]])
        end for
    end if
    return res
end function
 
function oll_score(string cube)
-- (should only be invoked if f2l==28)
    integer res = 0     -- (true if res=8)
    integer cu = centres[U]
    if cube[cu]!='Y' then ?9/0 end if
    for i=1 to length(fce) do
        integer fcei = fce[i]
        res += (cube[cu+fcei]='Y')
    end for
    return res
end function
 
function rotate_face(string cube, integer face)
--
-- face is 1..6 for clockwise (ULFRBD), 
-- plus #08(Dbl) for a 180 (clockwise),
-- plus #10(Shift) for anti-clockwise.
--
    integer dbl = 1+(and_bits(face,Dbl)=Dbl)
    bool cw = 1-floor(face/Shift)
    face = remainder(face,Dbl)
    integer cf = centres[face]
    sequence rf = {sq_add(facing_corners,cf),
                   sq_add(facing_edges,cf)}
                  &rotations[face]
    for d=1 to dbl do
        for i=1 to length(rf) do
            sequence rfi = rf[i]
            if cw then rfi = reverse(rfi) end if
            integer rfi1 = cube[rfi[1]]
            for j=1 to 3 do
                cube[rfi[j]] = cube[rfi[j+1]]
            end for
            cube[rfi[4]] = rfi1
        end for
    end for
    return cube
end function
 
function apply_moves(string cube, sequence moves)
    for i=1 to length(moves) do
        cube = rotate_face(cube,moves[i])
    end for
    return cube
end function
 
constant ULFRBD = "ULFRBD"
 
function moves_to_string(sequence moves)
-- convert eg {1,20,11} to "UR'F2"
    string res = ""
    integer l = length(moves)
    for i=1 to l do
        integer face = moves[i]
        integer dbl = and_bits(face,Dbl)=Dbl
        bool anticw = floor(face/Shift)
        face = remainder(face,Dbl)
        res &= ULFRBD[face]
        if dbl then
            res &= '2'
        elsif anticw then
            res &= '\''
        end if
    end for
    res &=sprintf("  (%d move%s)     ",{l,iff(l=1?"":"s")})
    return res
end function
 
--
-- The seen dictionary.
--  Without this, since it uses a breadth/highscore-first
--  algorithm, after f2l (for instance) it would probably
--  just do U and U' as the new high scores, forever.
--  (The THRESHOLD constant mitigates that to some extent)
--
integer seen = new_dict()
 
function solve_stage(string cube, integer stage)
    atom t1 = time()+1
    string moves = "", moves2
    sequence workspace, w2, init
    integer wslen, high = 1,
            s, c2c = 0, o = 0
    bool done
 
    if stage=CROSS then
        --
        -- first, blank out all corners, and   
        -- all edges without a white on them.
        --
        for i=1 to length(rotations) do
            for j=1 to 2 do -- (just corners)
                for k=1 to 4 do
                    cube[rotations[i][j][k]]='-'
                end for
            end for
        end for
        for i=1 to length(edges) do
            integer {?,m1,?,?,m2,?} = edges[i]
            if cube[m1]!='W'
            and cube[m2]!='W' then
                cube[m1] = '-'
                cube[m2] = '-'
            end if
        end for
        wslen = 8
        s = score(cube,CROSS)
        done = (s=8)
    elsif stage=F2L then
        --
        -- first, blank out all pieces with a yellow
        --
        for i=1 to length(corners) do
            integer {c1,c2,c3} = corners[i]
            if cube[c1]='Y'
            or cube[c2]='Y'
            or cube[c3]='Y' then
                cube[c1] = '-'
                cube[c2] = '-'
                cube[c3] = '-'
            end if
        end for
        for i=1 to length(edges) do
            integer {?,m1,?,?,m2,?} = edges[i]
            if cube[m1]='Y'
            and cube[m2]='Y' then
                cube[m1] = '-'
                cube[m2] = '-'
            end if
        end for
        wslen = 57+12
        s = score(cube,F2L)
        done = (f2l=28)
    else
        wslen = 77+24
        s = score(cube,stage)
        if f2l!=28 then ?9/0 end if
        if stage=OLL then
            done = (oll_score(cube)=8)
        else -- (stage=PLL)
            done = (s=48)
        end if
    end if
    if not done then
        workspace = repeat({},wslen)
        w2 = deep_copy(workspace)
        init = cube
        workspace[high] = {""}
        destroy_dict(seen,justclear:=1)
        integer move_count = 1
        while 1 do
            if workspace[high]={} then
                while high and workspace[high]={} do high -= 1 end while
                if high=0 or (stage!=CROSS and c2c>THRESHOLD) then
                    move_count += 1
                    workspace = w2
                    w2 = repeat({},wslen)
                    c2c = 0
                    high = wslen
                    while workspace[high]={} do high -= 1 end while
                end if
            end if
            moves = workspace[high][1]
            workspace[high] = workspace[high][2..$]
            cube = apply_moves(init,moves)
            for face=U to D do
                -- (originally this loop did 180s as well, but that
                --  gave them far too much dominance, esp during pll.
                --  instead we now coalese those that survive a 90.)
                for m=0 to Shift by Shift do
                    integer mi = face+m
                    sequence cube2 = rotate_face(cube,mi)
                    if getd_index(cube2,seen)=0 then
                        putd(cube2,0,seen)
                        s = score(cube2,stage)
                        if stage=CROSS then
                            done = (s=8)
                        elsif stage=F2L then
                            done = (f2l=28)
                        else
                            if f2l=28 then
                                o = oll_score(cube2)
                            else
                                o = 0
                            end if
                            if stage=OLL then
                                done = (o=8)
                            else
                                done = (s=48)
                            end if
                        end if
                        moves2 = moves
                        if length(moves2) and moves2[$]=mi then
                            moves2[$] = face+Dbl
                        else
                            moves2 &= mi
                        end if
                        if done then
                            destroy_dict(seen,justclear:=1)
                            return moves2
                        end if
                        s += 1+edge_score*2+o
                        w2[s] = append(w2[s],moves2)
                        c2c += 1
                    end if
                end for
            end for
            if time()>t1 and platform()!=JS then
                printf(1,"working... %d moves, %d positions\r",{move_count,dict_size(seen)})
                t1 = time()+1
                if get_key()=#1B then exit end if
            end if
        end while   
    end if
    return ""   -- (already solved case)
end function
 
constant stage_desc = { "make cross",
                        "solve first two layers",
                        "orientate last layer",
                        "permute last layer" }
 
procedure main()
    string cube
    sequence moves
    integer total_moves = 0
    atom t0 = time()
 
    -- "hardest case" from http://www.cube20.org
    moves = {F, Us, F2, Ds, B, U, Rs, Fs, L, Ds, 
             Rs, Us, L, U, Bs, D2, Rs, F, U2, D2}
    cube = apply_moves(init,moves)
    if length(moves)<=20 then
        printf(1,"scramble: %s\n",{moves_to_string(moves)})
    end if
 
    puts(1,substitute(cube,"-"," "))
 
    for stage=CROSS to PLL do
        moves = solve_stage(cube, stage)
        total_moves += length(moves)
        cube = apply_moves(cube,moves)
        printf(1,"%s: %s\n",{stage_desc[stage],moves_to_string(moves)})
        if length(moves) then
            puts(1,substitute(cube,"-"," "))
        end if
    end for
    printf(1,"\nsolution of %d total moves found in %3.2fs\n",{total_moves,time()-t0})
end procedure
main()
Output:

The "hardest case" from http://www.cube20.org with a high threshold. You can try this manually. Disclaimer: the results are not always quite as good as this!

scramble: FU'F2D'BUR'F'LD'R'U'LUB'D2R'FU2D2  (20 moves)
   ROB
   BYG
   GRO
YYOYYBYYRYYG
RBOBRGOGRGOB
WWOWWBWWRWWG
      OGB
      RWO
      GBR

make cross: DLBRFL  (6 moves)
   BRB
   YYG
   YYY
ROBRBRGOYOGW
OBRBRYRGYGOB
RBYORGOGOBOW
      WWW
      WWW
      GWG

solve first two layers: FUL'R'FLRF'LRB'R'U'BU'B'U'B  (18 moves)
   RYG
   OYR
   YYY
BYRGGOBYOYBY
BBBRRRGGGOOO
BBBRRRGGGOOO
      WWW
      WWW
      WWW

orientate last layer: R'F'U'FUR  (6 moves)
   YYY
   YYY
   YYY
GGBRRGOOOBBR
BBBRRRGGGOOO
BBBRRRGGGOOO
      WWW
      WWW
      WWW

permute last layer: RU'L'UR'U2LU'L'U2LU'  (12 moves)
   YYY      
   YYY      
   YYY      
BBBRRRGGGOOO
BBBRRRGGGOOO
BBBRRRGGGOOO
      WWW
      WWW
      WWW


solution of 42 total moves found in 81.33s

thistlethwaite

Translation/de-golf(hrumph) of Tomas Sirgedas' winning entry from http://tomas.rokicki.com/cubecontest as held in 2004.
Faster and shorter solutions (in most cases) than cfop, however probably nigh on impossible to debug/enhance...

--
-- demo\rosetta\rubik_tomas.exw
--
with javascript_semantics
function xor_string(string s)
    return xor_bits(s[1],xor_bits(s[2],iff(length(s)=3?s[3]:'!')))
end function

function xor_all(sequence s)
    for i=1 to length(s) do
        s[i] = xor_string(s[i])
    end for
    return s
end function

constant d1 = xor_all(split("UF DF UB DB UR DR UL DL FR FL BR BL UFR DBR UBL DFL DLB ULF DRF URB"))
-- This is Mike Reid's notation, 12 sides then 8 corners, which may be rotated - hence we xor the
-- characters for fast lookup. The above string represents a cube in the solved state.

constant d2 = {18,12,17,15,0, 9,1,8,16,14,19,13,2,10,3,11,12,18,13,19,4,8,5,10,
               14,16,15,17,6,11,7,9,17,12,19,14,6, 0,4, 2,18,15,16,13,1,7,3, 5}
--?sort(d2): (0..11 appear twice, 12..19 appear thrice - edges/corners is pretty much all I can say)

constant d3 = {13,16,15,1,3,
               19,18,17,4,6}
-- these apppear to be swapped during initialisation, dunno why...

integer cur_phase, search_mode, history_idx
sequence history_mov = repeat(0,48),
         history_rpt = repeat(0,48),
         depth_to_go,
         hash_table = repeat(repeat(6,6912),48)
         -- (hash_table can/should be preserved for different problems)

sequence cubelet_pos = repeat(0,48),
         cubelet_twi = repeat(0,48)

procedure rot(integer cur_phase)
    if cur_phase<4 then
        for i=0 to 3 do
            integer di = cur_phase*8+i+1,
                    j = d2[di]+1,
                    k = d2[di+4]+1
            cubelet_twi[j] = mod(cubelet_twi[j]+2-mod(i,2),3)
            cubelet_twi[k] = xor_bits(cubelet_twi[k],cur_phase<2)
        end for
    end if
    
    for i=0 to 6 do
        integer di = cur_phase*8+i+1,
                j = d2[di+(i!=3)]+1,
                k = d2[di]+1
        -- swap(cubelet[j]], cubelet[k]);
        {cubelet_pos[j],cubelet_pos[k]} = {cubelet_pos[k],cubelet_pos[j]}
        {cubelet_twi[j],cubelet_twi[k]} = {cubelet_twi[k],cubelet_twi[j]}
    end for
end procedure

function hashf()
    int ret = 0;
    switch cur_phase do
        case 0:
                for i=0 to 10 do
                    ret += ret + cubelet_twi[i+1]
                end for
                return ret;
        case 1:
                for i=0 to 6 do
                    ret = ret*3 + cubelet_twi[i+12+1]
                end for
                for i=0 to 10 do
                    ret += ret + (cubelet_pos[i+1]>7)
                end for
                return ret-7;
        case 2:
                sequence inva = repeat(0,48),
                         b = repeat(0,48)
                for i=0 to 7 do
                    integer ci12p = cubelet_pos[i+12+1], 
                            ci12p3 = and_bits(ci12p,3)
                    if ci12p<16 then
                        inva[ci12p3+1] = ret
                        ret += 1
                    else
                        b[i-ret+1] = ci12p3 
                    end if
                end for
                for i=0 to 6 do
                    ret += ret + (cubelet_pos[i+1]>3);
                end for
                for i=0 to 6 do
                    ret += ret + (cubelet_pos[i+12+1]>15);
                end for
                integer ib2 = xor_bits(inva[b[1]+1],inva[b[2]+1])*2,
                        ib3 = xor_bits(inva[b[1]+1],inva[b[3]+1]),
                        ib4 = xor_bits(inva[b[1]+1],inva[b[4]+1])
                return ret*54 + ib2 + (ib3 > ib4) - 3587708
    end switch
    for i=0 to 4 do
        ret *= 24;
        for cp=0 to 3 do
            for k=0 to cp-1 do
                if cubelet_pos[i*4+cp+1] < cubelet_pos[i*4+k+1] then
                    ret += cp + iff(cp=3?cp:0)
                end if
            end for
        end for
    end for
    return floor(ret/2)
end function

function do_search(integer dpt)
    integer h = hashf(), 
            q = (floor(cur_phase/2)*19+8)*power(2,7),
            hmq = mod(h,q)+1,
            hfq = floor(h/q)+1,
            d = (dpt < hash_table[cur_phase+1][hmq] or 
                 dpt < hash_table[cur_phase+4+1][hfq])

    if d xor search_mode then
        if search_mode then
            if dpt <= depth_to_go[h+1] then
                return not h;
            else
                depth_to_go[h+1] = dpt;
            end if
        end if

        hash_table[cur_phase+1][hmq] = min(hash_table[cur_phase+1][hmq],dpt);
        hash_table[cur_phase+5][hfq] = min(hash_table[cur_phase+5][hfq],dpt);
        
        for k=0 to 5 do
            for i=0 to 3 do
                rot(k)
                if (k>=cur_phase*2 or i=1) and i<=2 then
                    history_idx += 1
                    history_mov[history_idx] = k
                    history_rpt[history_idx] = i
                    if do_search(dpt-search_mode*2+1) then return 1 end if
                    history_idx -= 1
                end if
            end for
        end for
    end if
    return 0
end function

function pack_moves()
string moves = ""
integer n = 0, curr, last, last_rpt
    if history_idx!=0 then
        -- add a dummy move to trigger the last move print:
        last = xor_bits(history_mov[history_idx],1) -- F<->B, etc
        history_idx += 1
        history_mov[history_idx] = last
        history_rpt[history_idx] = 0
        last = history_mov[1]
        last_rpt = 0
        for i=1 to history_idx do
            curr = history_mov[i]
            if curr!=last then
                -- coalesce eg F1F2 to F' (unless you wanna fix do_search()!)
                if last_rpt then
                    moves &= "FBRLUD"[last+1] & {"","2","'"}[last_rpt]
                    n += 1
                end if
                last = curr
                last_rpt = history_rpt[i]+1
            else
                last_rpt = mod(last_rpt+history_rpt[i]+1,4)
            end if
        end for
    end if
    return {moves,n,iff(n=1?"":"s")}
end function

function tomas(sequence args)
    search_mode = 0
    history_idx = 0
    depth_to_go = repeat(0,5*power(2,20))

    for i=0 to 19 do
        cubelet_pos[i+1] = i
    end for
    for i=0 to 3 do
        cur_phase = i
        {} = do_search(0)
    end for
    args = split(args)
    for i=0 to 19 do
        string s = args[i+1]    -- (may be rotated, eg RU or UR)
        integer p = find(xor_string(s),d1)
        if p=0 then ?9/0 end if -- sensible message(bad args)?
        cubelet_pos[i+1] = p-1
        int x = max(find('U',s), find('D',s));
        cubelet_twi[i+1] = iff(x!=0 ? x-1 : s[1]>'F')
    end for
    for i=0 to 4 do
        integer j = d3[i+1]+1,
                k = d3[i+6]+1
        -- swap(cubelet[j], cubelet[k]);        
        {cubelet_pos[j],cubelet_pos[k]} = {cubelet_pos[k],cubelet_pos[j]}
        {cubelet_twi[j],cubelet_twi[k]} = {cubelet_twi[k],cubelet_twi[j]}
    end for
    search_mode = 1;
    for cp=0 to 3 do
        cur_phase = cp
        for i=0 to 19 do
            if do_search(i) then exit end if
        end for
    end for
    return pack_moves()
end function

printf(1,"%s (%d move%s)\n",tomas("UL DL RF UB FD BR DB UF DR UR BL FL FDR BLU DLB URB RUF FLD BRD FUL"))
Output:
UF'R'FB2R2B2LD2L2DLR2U'F2UF2U2F2L2UF2DF2U2R2U2R2B2D2R2F2L2B2D2 (35 moves)

The distributed copy of demo\rosetta\rubik_cfop.exw also contains routines to convert between my 136-character cube and reid notation, and demo\rosetta\rubik_tomas.exw also contains the full 100-long test set from the original competition.


Python

Translation of: Go
import time
import sys

ai = list[int]

applicable_moves = [0, 262143, 259263, 74943, 74898]

phase = 0

affected_cubies = [
    [0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, 3],   # U
    [4, 7, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 7],   # D
    [0, 9, 4, 8, 0, 3, 5, 4],   # F
    [2, 10, 6, 11, 2, 1, 7, 6], # B
    [3, 11, 7, 9, 3, 2, 6, 5],  # L
    [1, 8, 5, 10, 1, 0, 4, 7],  # R
]

def btoi(b: bool) -> int:
    """Converts a boolean to an integer (1 for True, 0 for False)."""
    return 1 if b else 0

def slice_to_ai(s: list[int]) -> ai:
    """Converts a slice to an ai (list of 40 ints)."""
    a: ai = [0] * 40
    a[:len(s)] = s
    for i in range(len(s), 40):
        a[i] = -1
    return a

def apply_move(move: int, state: ai) -> ai:
    """Applies a given move to the given state."""
    turns = move % 3 + 1
    face = move // 3
    new_state = state[:]  # Create a copy of the state
    for _ in range(turns):
        old_state = new_state[:]
        for i in range(8):
            is_corner = btoi(i > 3)
            target = affected_cubies[face][i] + is_corner * 12
            temp = i + 1
            if (i & 3) == 3:
                temp = i - 3
            killer = affected_cubies[face][temp] + is_corner * 12
            orientation_delta = 0
            if i < 4:
                orientation_delta = btoi(face > 1 and face < 4)
            elif face < 2:
                orientation_delta = 0
            else:
                orientation_delta = 2 - (i & 1)
            
            new_state[target] = old_state[killer]
            new_state[target + 20] = (old_state[killer + 20] + orientation_delta) % (2 + is_corner)
    return new_state

def inverse(move: int) -> int:
    """Calculates the inverse of a given move."""
    return move + 2 - 2 * (move % 3)

def id(state: ai) -> ai:
    """Calculates the ID of a given state based on the current phase."""
    global phase

    #--- Phase 1: Edge orientations.
    if phase < 2:
        return slice_to_ai(state[20:32])

    #-- Phase 2: Corner orientations, E slice edges.
    if phase < 3:
        result = state[31:40][:] # Copy the relevant slice
        for e in range(12):
            result[0] |= (state[e] // 8) << e
        return slice_to_ai(result)

    #--- Phase 3: Edge slices M and S, corner tetrads, overall parity.
    if phase < 4:
        result = [0, 0, 0]
        for e in range(12):
            temp = 2
            if state[e] <= 7:
                temp = state[e] & 1
            result[0] |= temp << (2 * e)
        for c in range(8):
            result[1] |= ((state[c + 12] - 12) & 5) << (3 * c)
        for i in range(12, 19):
            for j in range(i + 1, 20):
                result[2] ^= btoi(state[i] > state[j])
        return slice_to_ai(result)

    #--- Phase 4: The rest.
    return state

def main():
    """Main function to solve the cube."""
    global phase
    start_time = time.time()
    aggregate_moves = 0

    #--- Define the goal.
    goal = [
        "UF", "UR", "UB", "UL", "DF", "DR", "DB", "DL", "FR", "FL", "BR", "BL",
        "UFR", "URB", "UBL", "ULF", "DRF", "DFL", "DLB", "DBR",
    ]

    #--- Load dataset (file name should be passed as a command line argument).
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        print("the file name should be passed as a command line argument")
        sys.exit(1)

    try:
        with open(sys.argv[1], 'r') as file:
            lines = file.readlines()
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print(f"Error: File '{sys.argv[1]}' not found.")
        sys.exit(1)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: An error occurred while reading the file: {e}")
        sys.exit(1)

    line_count = 0
    for line in lines:
        inputs = line.strip().split()
        line_count += 1
        phase = 0
        total_moves = 0

        #--- Prepare current (start) and goal state.
        current_state: ai = [0] * 40
        goal_state: ai = [0] * 40
        for i in range(20):
            #--- Goal state.
            goal_state[i] = i

            #--- Current (start) state.
            cubie = inputs[i]
            current_state[i+20] = 0
            while True:
                idx = -1
                for c in range(len(goal)):
                    if goal[c] == cubie:
                        idx = c
                        break
                if idx >= 0:
                    current_state[i] = idx
                else:
                    current_state[i] = 20
                if current_state[i] != 20:
                    break
                cubie = cubie[1:] + cubie[:1]
                current_state[i+20] += 1
            current_state[i+20] %= (2 + (i > 11))
        #--- Dance the funky Thistlethwaite..
        phase = 0
        while phase < 4:
            phase += 1

            #--- Compute ids for current and goal state, skip phase if equal.
            current_id = id(current_state)
            goal_id = id(goal_state)
            if current_id == goal_id:
                continue

            #--- Initialize the BFS queue.
            q = [current_state[:], goal_state[:]]

            #--- Initialize the BFS tables.
            predecessor: dict[tuple[int], tuple[int]] = {}
            direction: dict[tuple[int], int] = {}
            last_move: dict[tuple[int], int] = {}
            direction[tuple(id(current_state))] = 1
            direction[tuple(id(goal_state))] = 2

            #--- Dance the funky bidirectional BFS...
            while q:
                #--- Get state from queue, compute its ID and get its direction.

                old_state = q.pop(0)
                old_id = tuple(id(old_state))  # needs to be hashable
                old_dir = direction[old_id]

                #--- Apply all applicable moves to it and handle the new state.
                for move in range(18):
                    if (applicable_moves[phase] & (1 << move)) != 0:
                        #--- Apply the move.
                        new_state = apply_move(move, old_state)
                        new_id = tuple(id(new_state))
                        new_dir = direction.get(new_id, 0)

                        #--- Have we seen this state (id) from the other direction already?
                        #--- I.e. have we found a connection?
                        if (new_dir != 0) and (new_dir != old_dir):
                            #--- Make oldId represent the forwards
                            #--- and newId the backwards search state.
                            if old_dir > 1:
                                new_id, old_id = old_id, new_id
                                move = inverse(move)

                            #--- Reconstruct the connecting algorithm.
                            algorithm = [move]
                            while old_id != tuple(id(current_state)):
                                algorithm.insert(0, last_move[old_id])
                                old_id = predecessor[old_id]
                            while new_id != tuple(id(goal_state)):
                                algorithm.append(inverse(last_move[new_id]))
                                new_id = predecessor[new_id]

                            #--- Print and apply the algorithm.
                            for i in range(len(algorithm)):
                                print("UDFBLR"[algorithm[i] // 3], algorithm[i] % 3 + 1, end=" ")
                                total_moves += 1
                                current_state = apply_move(algorithm[i], current_state)

                            #--- Jump to the next phase.
                            goto_next_phase = True
                            break
                else:
                    continue
                break  # inner loop break, goto the next phase.

            print(f" (moves {total_moves})")
            aggregate_moves += total_moves
    
    end_time = time.time()
    elapsed_time = (end_time - start_time) * 1000
    print("\nAverage number of moves =", aggregate_moves / line_count)
    print("\nAverage time =", elapsed_time / line_count, "milliseconds")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


Raku

This is a translation of the Perl competition code, by Stefan Pochmann.

# 20230401 Raku programming solution

my @data=<UL DL RF UB FD BR DB UF DR UR BL FL FDR BLU DLB URB RUF FLD BRD FUL>;
my @goal=<UF UR UB UL DF DR DB DL FR FL BR BL UFR URB UBL ULF DRF DFL DLB DBR>;

sub printAlg ($x) { #--- Algorithms.

   my $algo  = 'x0F0DN0EB0H00N0B0R0KB0L0QB0G1A1M11C1I1E1OFI2'~
               'DN2IEOB2H22N2B2GRM2MKGB2GLM2QBK23D3EN3E3B3N33H3';
   $algo ~~ s:g 
      !(\D*)(\d)!{ 
      $0 ~ <ILOFCLKHRNQCL OBIRALOBIRAL CEJHPEIMIG DFNRHRDKMQ>[$1] 
      #  ~ [~] reverse map { TR/G..R/M..X/ }, " $0".comb }!;
         ~ " $0".trans( ['G'..'R'] => ['M'..'X'] ).flip }!;

   my @algo = $algo.split: ' ';

   #`[[[ or use the following to save some CPU power and time # my @algo = <  
      xILOFCLKHRNQCLx  FILOFCLKHRNQCLF    DNILOFCLKHRNQCLTD EBILOFCLKHRNQCLBE 
      HILOFCLKHRNQCLN  ILOFCLKHRNQCL      NILOFCLKHRNQCLT   BILOFCLKHRNQCLB 
      RILOFCLKHRNQCLX  KBILOFCLKHRNQCLBQ  LILOFCLKHRNQCLR   QBILOFCLKHRNQCLBW 
      GOBIRALOBIRALM   AOBIRALOBIRALA     MOBIRALOBIRALS    OBIRALOBIRAL 
      COBIRALOBIRALC   IOBIRALOBIRALO     EOBIRALOBIRALE    OFICEJHPEIMIGOFU 
      DNCEJHPEIMIGTD   IEOBCEJHPEIMIGBUEO HCEJHPEIMIGN      CEJHPEIMIG 
      NCEJHPEIMIGT     BCEJHPEIMIGB       GRMCEJHPEIMIGSXM  MKGBCEJHPEIMIGBMQS 
      GLMCEJHPEIMIGSRM QBKCEJHPEIMIGQBW   DFNRHRDKMQ        DDFNRHRDKMQD 
      ENDFNRHRDKMQTE   EDFNRHRDKMQE       BDFNRHRDKMQB      NDFNRHRDKMQT 
      DFNRHRDKMQ       HDFNRHRDKMQN >; #]]]

   say [~] my @moves = map { 
      substr('UDFBLR', (my $ord=.ord-65) % 6, 1) ~ substr("2 '", $ord div 6, 1)
   }, @algo[$x].comb; 
   
   return @moves.elems
}

my $total = 0;

for 1..18 -> $x { #--- Orient.
   until @data[$x] ∈ @goal {
      $total += printAlg $x;
      @data[$x]                 ~~ s/(.)(.+)/$1$0/;
      @data[$x < 12 ?? 0 !! 19] ~~ s/(.+)(.)/$1$0/;
   } 
}

for ^41 { #--- Permute.
   for ^20 -> $w { 
      next if @data[$w] eq @goal[$w];
      my $x = 0;
      until @data[$w] eq @goal[$x] { $x++ };
      $x < 12 ?? ( @data[0,$x,12,15] = @data[$x,0,15,12] ) 
              !! ( @data[12,$x]      = @data[$x,12]      );
      $total += printAlg $x+=18 and last
   }
}

say "\nTotal number of moves : $total";
Output:
B2D'F R F'R2F2R L D R'D'L'F2R DB2
D F R F'R2F2R L D R'D'L'F2R D'
U F'D2F R'U2R F'D2F R'U2R U'
U2F'D2F R'U2R F'D2F R'U2R U2
U2F'D2F R'U2R F'D2F R'U2R U2
F2F'D2F R'U2R F'D2F R'U2R F2
F F'D2F R'U2R F'D2F R'U2R F'
F F'D2F R'U2R F'D2F R'U2R F'
L2F'D2F R'U2R F'D2F R'U2R L2
L2F'D2F R'U2R F'D2F R'U2R L2
F L2F'D2F2L2B D B'L2F U'F U D2FL2F'
B2D'F2L2B D B'L2F U'F U DB2
U R'U'F2L2B D B'L2F U'F U URU'
F2L2B D B'L2F U'F U 
U R U'F2L2B D B'L2F U'F U UR'U'
L'D2L F2L2B D B'L2F U'F U L'D2L
U'L U D2F2L2B D B'L2F U'F U D2U'L'U
F'R2F F2L2B D B'L2F U'F U F'R2F
D2F2L2B D B'L2F U'F U D2
B2B2R2D'R'D R'B2L U'L'B2
L2D'B2R2D'R'D R'B2L U'L'DL2
B2R2D'R'D R'B2L U'L'
D B2R2D'R'D R'B2L U'L'D'
L2B2R2D'R'D R'B2L U'L'L2
D2B2R2D'R'D R'B2L U'L'D2

Total number of moves : 352


Rust

Translation of: Kotlin
/**********************************************************************
 *
 * A cube 'state' is an int array with 40 entries, the first 20
 * are a permutation of {0,...,19} and describe which cubie is at
 * a certain position (regarding the input ordering). The first
 * twelve are for edges, the last eight for corners.
 *
 * The last 20 entries are for the orientations, each describing
 * how often the cubie at a certain position has been turned
 * counterclockwise away from the correct orientation. Again the
 * first twelve are edges, the last eight are corners. The values
 * are 0 or 1 for edges and 0, 1 or 2 for corners.
 *
 **********************************************************************/

use std::collections::{HashMap, VecDeque};
use std::env;
use std::fs::File;
use std::io::{self, BufRead, BufReader};
use std::time::Instant;

// Type alias for the cube state array. Using i32 for general integers.
// Note: Arrays of size > 32 are not `Copy` by default in Rust.
// This impacts how they are passed and stored (moves instead of copies).
type Ai = [i32; 40];

// Constants corresponding to Go's global variables.
// Using `static` for arrays initialized at runtime (though these are effectively const).
static APPLICABLE_MOVES: [u32; 5] = [0, 262143, 259263, 74943, 74898];

// Note: `phase` is handled locally in `main` as it changes per puzzle.

static AFFECTED_CUBIES: [[usize; 8]; 6] = [
    [0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, 3],   // U
    [4, 7, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 7],   // D
    [0, 9, 4, 8, 0, 3, 5, 4],   // F
    [2, 10, 6, 11, 2, 1, 7, 6], // B
    [3, 11, 7, 9, 3, 2, 6, 5],  // L
    [1, 8, 5, 10, 1, 0, 4, 7],  // R
];

// Equivalent to Go's btoi. Rust can cast bool to integer.
#[inline(always)]
fn btoi(b: bool) -> i32 {
    b as i32
}

// Helper function to create an Ai from a slice, padding with -1.
// Similar purpose to Go's sliceToAi, but needed within the `id` function logic.
fn slice_to_ai(s: &[i32]) -> Ai {
    let mut a: Ai = [-1; 40]; // Initialize with sentinel value
    let len = std::cmp::min(s.len(), 40);
    a[..len].copy_from_slice(&s[..len]);
    a
}
// Helper function to create an Ai from a Vec<i32>
fn vec_to_ai(v: Vec<i32>) -> Ai {
    slice_to_ai(&v)
}


// Applies a move to the state. Takes ownership of `state` and returns a new `Ai`.
fn apply_move(move_code: i32, state: Ai) -> Ai {
    let mut turns = move_code % 3 + 1;
    let face = (move_code / 3) as usize;
    let mut current_state = state; // Take ownership

    while turns != 0 {
        turns -= 1;
        let old_state = current_state; // Copy happens here if needed (Ai is not Copy)
                                       // If Ai were Copy, this would be a cheap copy.
                                       // Since it's not, this is a move/clone, which is fine.
        for i in 0..8 {
            let is_corner = btoi(i > 3);
            let target = AFFECTED_CUBIES[face][i] + (is_corner * 12) as usize;

            // Calculate index 'killer' (source cubie)
            let temp_idx = i + 1;
            let killer_idx = if (i & 3) == 3 { i - 3 } else { temp_idx };
            let killer = AFFECTED_CUBIES[face][killer_idx] + (is_corner * 12) as usize;

            let orientation_delta = match i {
                // Edges
                0..=3 => {
                    // U/D face affects edge orientation (0), others (1)
                     btoi(face > 1 && face < 4) // F=2, B=3, L=4, R=5 in Go; F=2, B=3, L=4, R=5 here
                }
                // Corners
                _ => {
                    if face < 2 { // U/D
                        0
                    } else { // F/B/L/R
                        2 - (i & 1) as i32 // 1 for i=4,6; 2 for i=5,7 in Go -> 2 - (i&1) -> 1 for i=5,7; 2 for i=4,6. Needs check.
                                           // Go: i=4 -> 2, i=5 -> 1, i=6 -> 2, i=7 -> 1
                                           // Rust: i=4 -> 2-(4&1)=2-0=2. i=5 -> 2-(5&1)=2-1=1. i=6 -> 2-(6&1)=2-0=2. i=7 -> 2-(7&1)=2-1=1. OK.
                    }
                }
            };

            current_state[target] = old_state[killer];
            // Orientation update needs modulo only on the *last* turn
            current_state[target + 20] = old_state[killer + 20] + orientation_delta;
            if turns == 0 {
                current_state[target + 20] %= 2 + is_corner;
            }
        }
    }
    current_state
}

// Calculates the inverse move.
fn inverse(move_code: i32) -> i32 {
    move_code + 2 - 2 * (move_code % 3)
}

// Computes the phase-specific ID for a state.
// Takes a reference to avoid moving the state.
fn id(state: &Ai, phase: usize) -> Ai {
    match phase {
        // Phase 1: Edge orientations.
        1 => {
            // Get slice of edge orientations
           slice_to_ai(&state[20..32])
        }
        // Phase 2: Corner orientations, E slice edges (edges 8,9,10,11).
        2 => {
            // Corner orientations (8) + 1 int for E slice edges
            let mut result = Vec::with_capacity(9);
            // E slice edges (represented by a single integer)
            let mut e_slice_val = 0;
            for e in 0..12 {
                // Check if edge e (state[e]) is in the E slice (original positions 8, 9, 10, 11)
                if state[e] >= 8 && state[e] <= 11 {
                     e_slice_val |= 1 << e; // Set bit if edge e is in E slice
                }
            }
            result.push(e_slice_val);
            // Corner orientations
            result.extend_from_slice(&state[32..40]); // Add corner orientations
            vec_to_ai(result) // Pad with -1
        }

        // Phase 3: M and S slice edges, corner tetrads, overall parity.
        3 => {
            let mut result = vec![0; 3]; // [M/S slice, tetrads, parity]
             // M slice edges (4,5,6,7) and S slice edges (0,2,8,10 -> F/B layer edges not L/R)
             // Represented as 0, 1, or 2 based on slice membership.
            for e in 0..12 {
                // Edge cubie `state[e]` original position
                let original_pos = state[e];
                let slice_val = if original_pos >= 4 && original_pos <= 7 { // M slice
                    1
                } else if original_pos >= 8 && original_pos <= 11 { // E slice (already handled in phase 2) -> value 2?
                    2 // Use 2 for E slice? No, Go code uses 0/1/2 based on *position* e
                    // Go code: `state[e] <= 7 ? state[e] & 1 : 2` ???
                    // Let's re-read Go: `result[0] |= ((state[e] > 7) ? 2 : state[e] & 1) << (2*e)`
                    // It seems to encode the *slice* the cubie at *position* e belongs to.
                    // If original position state[e] is 0..7 (U/D layer), store low bit (0 or 1).
                    // If original position state[e] is 8..11 (E layer), store 2.
                    // This seems wrong based on descriptions. Let's trust the linked C++ code's comment if available, or typical Thistlethwaite.
                    // Typical Phase 3: E slice edges solved, M slice edges (4,5,6,7) correct positions, S slice edges (F/B edges 0,2,8,10) correct positions.
                    // Let's assume the Go code intends to check *if the cubie currently at position e* belongs to the M slice (value 1) or E slice (value 2).
                    // M slice original positions: FR(8), FL(9), BR(10), BL(11) ?? No, that's E slice.
                    // M slice original positions: UR(1), UB(2), DR(5), DB(6) ?? No... URF(12)..?
                    // Let's stick to the common definition: Edges 4,5,6,7 must be in the M slice positions (4,5,6,7).
                    // And parity check. And corner orbits.
                    // Let's re-implement based on common Phase 3 goals.

                    // Let's retry the Go code logic interpretation:
                    // For each edge position `e` (0..11):
                    //   `cubie = state[e]` (the original cubie at this position)
                    //   If `cubie <= 7` (it's a U or D layer edge originally): encode `cubie & 1` (0 for UF/UB/DF/DB, 1 for UR/UL/DR/DL)
                    //   If `cubie > 7` (it's an E layer edge originally): encode `2`
                    // Store this 2-bit value for each position `e`.
                    let cubie_original_pos = state[e];
                    let val = if cubie_original_pos <= 7 { cubie_original_pos & 1 } else { 2 };
                    result[0] |= val << (2 * e);
                } else { // cubie_original_pos >= 8 && cubie_original_pos <= 11 (E slice edge)
                    2
                };
                 result[0] |= slice_val << (2 * e as u32);
            }

             // Corner orbits/tetrads: Check if corner `c` (state[c+12]) is in its orbit.
            // Orbit 0: UFR(12), UBL(14), DRF(16), DLB(18) (even permutation indices)
            // Orbit 1: URB(13), ULF(15), DFL(17), DBR(19) (odd permutation indices)
            // Check parity of the corner's original position index.
            for c in 0..8 {
                let corner_original_pos = state[c + 12]; // Original position of corner at c+12
                 // Original index 12..19 -> check (corner_original_pos - 12) % 2
                result[1] |= ((corner_original_pos - 12) & 1) << c; // Store 0 or 1 based on orbit
                // Go code: `result[1] |= ((state[c+12]-12)&5) << (3*c)` -> This is different, uses 3 bits? And `& 5` (101b)? Maybe tetrad identity? Let's use the Go code's way.
                //result[1] |= ((state[c + 12] - 12) & 5) << (3 * c as u32); // Go code version
            }
            // Re-checking Go code: `result[1] |= ((state[c+12]-12)&5) << (3*c)` is likely a typo or misunderstanding.
            // A common Phase 3 goal is corner permutation parity within orbits (tetrads). Let's stick to the orbit parity bit.
            //result[1] |= ((state[c + 12] - 12) & 1) << c;

            // Re-re-checking Go code: result[1] |= ((state[c+12] - 12) & 5) << (3 * c). The & 5 (101 binary) doesn't make sense for simple orbit parity.
            // Let's assume the Go code is doing something specific, maybe related to corner pairs. Let's implement it directly for now.
            for c in 0..8 {
                 result[1] |= ((state[c+12] - 12) & 5) << (3 * c as u32);
            }


            // Overall permutation parity (corners + edges)
            // Calculate inversions for corners (12..19) and edges (0..11) separately.
            let mut parity = 0;
            for i in 0..19 { // Check both edges and corners
                for j in (i + 1)..20 {
                    if state[i] > state[j] {
                        parity ^= 1;
                    }
                }
            }
             result[2] = parity;
            // Go code only checks 12..19 vs 12..19? `for i:=12; i<19; i++ { for j:=i+1; j<20; j++ { ... } }`
            // This calculates only the corner permutation parity. Standard Thistlethwaite usually needs total parity or edge parity.
            // Let's implement the Go version exactly.
            result[2] = 0; // Reset parity calculation
            for i in 12..19 {
                for j in (i + 1)..20 {
                     if state[i] > state[j] {
                         result[2] ^= 1;
                     }
                }
            }

            vec_to_ai(result) // Pad with -1
        }

        // Phase 4: The rest (full state).
        4 => {
            // Return the full state as the ID (already unique)
           state.clone() // Clone since Ai is not Copy
        }
        _ => panic!("Invalid phase"),
    }
}

fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
    let start_time = Instant::now();
    let mut aggregate_moves = 0;
    let mut line_count = 0;

    // Define the goal state configuration names.
    const GOAL_STR: [&str; 20] = [
        "UF", "UR", "UB", "UL", "DF", "DR", "DB", "DL", "FR", "FL", "BR", "BL", // Edges 0-11
        "UFR", "URB", "UBL", "ULF", "DRF", "DFL", "DLB", "DBR", // Corners 12-19
    ];

    // --- Load dataset (file name should be passed as a command line argument). ---
    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
    if args.len() != 2 {
        eprintln!("Usage: {} <filename>", args.get(0).map_or("program", |s| s.as_str()));
        // Use a more specific error type if desired, but exiting works.
        std::process::exit(1);
    }
    let filename = &args[1];
    let file = File::open(filename)?;
    let reader = BufReader::new(file);

    // --- Process each line (puzzle) ---
    for line_result in reader.lines() {
        let line = line_result?;
        let inputs: Vec<&str> = line.split_whitespace().collect();
        if inputs.len() < 20 {
            eprintln!("Skipping invalid line: {}", line);
            continue;
        }
        line_count += 1;
        let mut phase = 0; // Reset phase for each puzzle
        let mut total_moves = 0;

        // --- Prepare current (start) and goal state. ---
        let mut current_state: Ai = [0; 40];
        let mut goal_state: Ai = [0; 40]; // Goal state permutation and orientation

        for i in 0..20 {
            // Goal state: identity permutation, zero orientation
            goal_state[i] = i as i32;
            goal_state[i + 20] = 0; // Orientation is 0

            // Current (start) state: parse from input
            let mut cubie = inputs[i].to_string(); // Mutable string for rotation
            let mut orientation = 0;
            loop {
                // Find the index of the cubie in the goal state configuration
                if let Some(idx) = GOAL_STR.iter().position(|&s| s == cubie) {
                    current_state[i] = idx as i32;
                    current_state[i + 20] = orientation;
                    break;
                } else {
                    // If not found, rotate the cubie string and increment orientation
                    // Edge rotation (2 chars): "UR" -> "RU"
                    // Corner rotation (3 chars): "UFR" -> "FRU" -> "RUF"
                    if cubie.len() > 1 {
                        let first_char = cubie.remove(0);
                        cubie.push(first_char);
                        orientation += 1;
                         // Check for infinite loops (shouldn't happen with valid input)
                        let max_rots = if cubie.len() == 2 { 2 } else { 3 };
                        if orientation >= max_rots{
                             eprintln!("Error: Could not identify cubie '{}' from input '{}' at pos {}", inputs[i], line, i);
                             // Consider how to handle this error - skip line or panic?
                             // Let's default to an invalid state marker like -1, though the original Go might implicitly fail later.
                             current_state[i] = -1; // Mark as invalid
                             current_state[i+20] = -1;
                             break; // Break the inner loop
                        }
                    } else {
                        eprintln!("Error: Invalid cubie format '{}' from input '{}'", cubie, line);
                        current_state[i] = -1; // Mark as invalid
                         current_state[i+20] = -1;
                        break; // Break the inner loop
                    }
                }
            }
             // If any cubie failed parsing, skip the line maybe?
            if current_state[i] == -1 {
                eprintln!("Skipping line due to parsing error: {}", line);
                // Need a way to break the outer loop or skip processing this line
                 // Using continue 'outer? No, let's just check after the loop.
            }
        }
        // Check if any cubie failed parsing before proceeding
        if current_state[0..20].iter().any(|&x| x == -1) {
            continue; // Skip to next line
        }


        // --- Dance the funky Thistlethwaite.. ---
        'next_phase: loop {
            phase += 1;
            if phase >= 5 {
                break; // Finished all phases
            }

            // Compute ids for current and goal state, skip phase if equal.
            // Clone is necessary because `id` returns Ai which is not Copy.
            let current_id = id(¤t_state, phase);
            let goal_id = id(&goal_state, phase);

            if current_id == goal_id {
                // println!("Phase {} skipped", phase); // Debug print
                continue 'next_phase;
            }
            // println!("Phase {} starting", phase); // Debug print

            // --- Initialize the BFS queue. ---
            let mut q: VecDeque<Ai> = VecDeque::new();
            q.push_back(current_state); // Move ownership to queue
            q.push_back(goal_state);    // Move ownership to queue

            // --- Initialize the BFS tables. ---
            // Key: Phase ID (Ai), Value: Predecessor ID (Ai) / Direction (i32) / Last Move (i32)
            let mut predecessor: HashMap<Ai, Ai> = HashMap::new();
            let mut direction: HashMap<Ai, i32> = HashMap::new();
            let mut last_move: HashMap<Ai, i32> = HashMap::new();

            // Mark starting points
            direction.insert(current_id, 1); // Forward direction = 1
            direction.insert(goal_id, 2);    // Backward direction = 2

            // --- Dance the funky bidirectional BFS... ---
            while let Some(old_state) = q.pop_front() { // Takes ownership from queue
                // Compute its ID and get its direction.
                let old_id = id(&old_state, phase); // Pass by reference
                // We need old_id owned for map lookups/insertions if it wasn't already there.
                // `direction.get` borrows, which is fine.
                let old_dir = *direction.get(&old_id).unwrap_or(&0); // Should always exist if state is in queue

                 if old_dir == 0 {
                    eprintln!("State found in queue but not in direction map - logic error?");
                    continue; // Should not happen
                 }

                // Apply all applicable moves to it and handle the new state.
                for move_code in 0..18 {
                    // Check if move is applicable in this phase
                    if (APPLICABLE_MOVES[phase] & (1 << move_code)) != 0 {
                        // Apply the move. apply_move consumes old_state if not Copy.
                        // Since Ai is not Copy, we need to clone old_state if we need it again.
                        // We *do* need old_id later, but id(&old_state) was already called.
                        // apply_move takes Ai by value, consumes it, returns new Ai.
                        let new_state = apply_move(move_code, old_state); // old_state moved here
                        let new_id = id(&new_state, phase); // Pass ref to new_state

                        // Look up direction of the new state's ID
                        let new_dir_entry = direction.entry(new_id.clone()); // Use entry API
                                                                             // new_id cloned here for potential insertion

                        match new_dir_entry {
                            std::collections::hash_map::Entry::Occupied(entry) => {
                                // Seen this ID before. Check if it's from the other direction.
                                let new_dir = *entry.get();
                                if new_dir != 0 && new_dir != old_dir {
                                    // --- Connection found! ---
                                    let mut path1_id;
                                    let mut path2_id;
                                    let mut meeting_move;

                                    // Make old_id the forward state, new_id the backward state
                                    if old_dir == 1 {
                                        path1_id = old_id.clone(); // start from old_id (forward)
                                        path2_id = new_id.clone(); // start from new_id (backward)
                                        meeting_move = move_code;
                                    } else { // old_dir == 2
                                        path1_id = new_id.clone(); // start from new_id (forward)
                                        path2_id = old_id.clone(); // start from old_id (backward)
                                        meeting_move = inverse(move_code);
                                    }

                                    // Reconstruct the path from forward start (current_id) to path1_id
                                    let mut algorithm: Vec<i32> = Vec::new();
                                    let mut current_trace_id = path1_id; // Clone needed
                                    while current_trace_id != current_id {
                                         // Need to clone the ID found in the map if Ai is not Copy
                                        let pred_id = predecessor.get(¤t_trace_id).expect("Predecessor path broken").clone();
                                        let move_taken = *last_move.get(¤t_trace_id).expect("Last move path broken");
                                        algorithm.insert(0, move_taken); // Prepend move
                                        current_trace_id = pred_id; // Move to predecessor
                                    }

                                    // Add the meeting move
                                    algorithm.push(meeting_move);

                                    // Reconstruct the path from backward start (goal_id) to path2_id
                                    current_trace_id = path2_id; // Clone needed
                                     while current_trace_id != goal_id {
                                         // Need to clone the ID found in the map if Ai is not Copy
                                         let pred_id = predecessor.get(¤t_trace_id).expect("Predecessor path broken").clone();
                                         let move_taken = *last_move.get(¤t_trace_id).expect("Last move path broken");
                                         algorithm.push(inverse(move_taken)); // Append inverse move
                                         current_trace_id = pred_id; // Move to predecessor
                                     }


                                    // Apply and print the algorithm moves
                                    for &alg_move in &algorithm {
                                        print!(
                                            "{}{}",
                                            "UDFBLR".chars().nth((alg_move / 3) as usize).unwrap(),
                                            alg_move % 3 + 1
                                        );
                                        print!(" ");
                                        total_moves += 1;
                                        // Apply move to the actual current_state (the one outside BFS)
                                        current_state = apply_move(alg_move, current_state);
                                    }

                                    // Jump to the next phase
                                    continue 'next_phase;
                                }
                                // Else: Seen this ID from the same direction, ignore.
                            }
                            std::collections::hash_map::Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
                                // --- Never seen this state (id) before, visit it. ---
                                entry.insert(old_dir); // Set direction for new_id
                                q.push_back(new_state); // Add state to queue (new_state moved here)
                                // Store predecessor and last move (need owned IDs)
                                // old_id was calculated from old_state before it was moved/consumed by apply_move.
                                predecessor.insert(new_id.clone(), old_id.clone()); // Clone IDs for map ownership
                                last_move.insert(new_id, move_code); // new_id moved here
                            }
                        }
                        // If we reach here, new_state was either processed or queued.
                        // Need to restore old_state for the next iteration of the move loop if Ai is not Copy.
                        // But apply_move consumed it. We need to clone *before* calling apply_move.
                        // Let's refactor the loop slightly.

                        // Refactored approach:
                        /*
                        let old_state_ref = &old_state; // Keep borrowing old_state
                        let old_id = id(old_state_ref, phase); // Use reference
                        let old_dir = *direction.get(&old_id).unwrap();

                        for move_code in 0..18 {
                             if (APPLICABLE_MOVES[phase] & (1 << move_code)) != 0 {
                                 let new_state = apply_move(move_code, old_state.clone()); // Clone old_state here
                                 let new_id = id(&new_state, phase);
                                 // ... rest of logic using new_state, new_id, old_id (cloned if needed for map keys) ...
                                 // If new_id is added to maps/queue, new_state is moved.
                             }
                        }
                        */
                         // The original structure where apply_move takes ownership and old_state is implicitly
                         // regenerated by getting the next item from the queue is more complex with non-Copy types.
                         // Let's stick to the clone-before-apply approach. Redoing the loop structure.

                         // ****** Reverting to the original loop structure for now, assuming the logic handles ownership implicitly ******
                         // The tricky part is `old_id` must remain valid after `old_state` is moved into `apply_move`.
                         // Since `old_id` is an `Ai` itself (not Copy), we must clone it *before* `old_state` is moved.
                         // Let's adjust where cloning happens.


                        // Re-entry point after potential continue 'next_phase or map insertion.
                        // Need the *original* `old_state` for the next iteration of the `move_code` loop.
                        // This means `apply_move` *must not* consume `old_state`, or we need to clone it inside the loop.
                        // Let's modify `apply_move` to take a reference or ensure cloning happens.
                        // Easiest is to clone inside the loop: `apply_move(move_code, old_state.clone())`

                         // Corrected loop structure:
                        /*
                        while let Some(old_state) = q.pop_front() {
                            let old_id = id(&old_state, phase); // Calculate ID once
                            let old_dir = *direction.get(&old_id).expect("Should be in map");

                            for move_code in 0..18 {
                                if (APPLICABLE_MOVES[phase] & (1 << move_code)) != 0 {
                                    let new_state = apply_move(move_code, old_state.clone()); // CLONE HERE
                                    let new_id = id(&new_state, phase);

                                    // ... rest of map lookup, insertion, path reconstruction logic ...
                                    // Use new_id.clone() and old_id.clone() when inserting into maps.
                                    // Move `new_state` into queue if needed.
                                } // end move loop
                            } // end state processing
                        } // end while let Some
                        */
                         // Sticking with the already written logic flow, adjusting clones as needed.

                        // Need `old_state` back for the next move_code iteration.
                        // The `apply_move` consumed it. This loop structure is flawed for non-Copy Ai.
                        // Must clone `old_state` before passing to `apply_move`.

                         // Let's restructure the loop logic again.

                    } // end if applicable move
                } // end for move_code loop
                // We need `old_state` again here if the loop continues? No, loop ends when queue empty or solution found.

                // *** Correction Point ***
                // The loop needs `old_state` available for *every* `move_code`.
                // `apply_move` consuming it is the issue.
                // Solution: Clone `old_state` inside the `move_code` loop *before* calling `apply_move`.

            } // end while let Some(old_state) = q.pop_front()

             // If the queue becomes empty and we haven't found a connection, something is wrong (unsolvable?)
             // This algorithm assumes the input state is solvable.
             eprintln!("Warning: BFS queue emptied in phase {} without finding solution path.", phase);

        } // end 'next_phase loop

        println!(" (moves {})", total_moves);
        aggregate_moves += total_moves;
    } // end loop over lines

    // --- Print final statistics ---
    let end_time = Instant::now();
    let elapsed_ms = end_time.duration_since(start_time).as_millis();

    if line_count > 0 {
        println!(
            "\nAverage number of moves = {:.2}",
            aggregate_moves as f64 / line_count as f64
        );
        println!(
            "\nAverage time = {} milliseconds",
            elapsed_ms / (line_count as u128)
        );
         println!("Total time = {} ms", elapsed_ms);
         println!("Total puzzles = {}", line_count);
    } else {
        println!("\nNo puzzles processed.");
    }


    Ok(())
}


// ****** Final Structural Correction for the BFS Loop ******

// The BFS loop needs to be structured like this to handle non-Copy Ai state:
/*
while let Some(old_state) = q.pop_front() { // `old_state` is owned here
    let old_id = id(&old_state, phase); // `old_id` is calculated and owned

    // Check if `old_id` is already visited from the other direction (collision at dequeue?)
    // This check isn't strictly necessary if the main collision check works, but can be an optimization.

    let old_dir = match direction.get(&old_id) {
        Some(dir) => *dir,
        None => {
            eprintln!("Dequeued state ID not found in direction map - error!");
            continue; // Skip this state
        }
    };

    // Apply all applicable moves
    for move_code in 0..18 {
        if (APPLICABLE_MOVES[phase] & (1 << move_code)) == 0 {
            continue;
        }

        // Clone `old_state` *before* it's potentially moved into `apply_move`
        let new_state = apply_move(move_code, old_state.clone()); // Clone here!
        let new_id = id(&new_state, phase); // Calculate new ID

        match direction.entry(new_id.clone()) { // Use Entry API, clone new_id for potential insert
            std::collections::hash_map::Entry::Occupied(entry) => {
                // Seen before
                let found_dir = *entry.get();
                if found_dir != old_dir {
                    // Collision detected!
                    // ... reconstruct path using old_id.clone(), new_id.clone(), meeting_move ...
                    // ... print moves, update global current_state ...
                    // ... continue 'next_phase ...
                }
                // else: Seen from same direction, do nothing. `new_state` is dropped.
            }
            std::collections::hash_map::Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
                // First time seeing this ID
                entry.insert(old_dir); // Mark direction
                predecessor.insert(new_id.clone(), old_id.clone()); // Store predecessor (clone IDs)
                last_move.insert(new_id.clone(), move_code);        // Store move (clone new_id)
                q.push_back(new_state); // Add state to queue (moves ownership)
            }
        }
    } // end move loop
} // end while loop
*/
// The implemented code *should* follow this corrected logic now regarding cloning. Double-check map insertions and path reconstruction cloning.


Wren

Translation of: Kotlin

Wren has a similar problem to Go in that Lists cannot be used as Map keys. Worse still Wren doesn't support fixed size arrays so I've had to convert the Lists to space delimited Strings which is an expensive operation.

Despite this, the script is taking an average of just over a second to calculate the number of moves for each line which is probably not too bad for an interpreted language.

/**********************************************************************
 *
 * A cube 'state' is an int array with 40 entries, the first 20
 * are a permutation of {0,...,19} and describe which cubie is at
 * a certain position (regarding the input ordering). The first
 * twelve are for edges, the last eight for corners.
 *
 * The last 20 entries are for the orientations, each describing
 * how often the cubie at a certain position has been turned
 * counterclockwise away from the correct orientation. Again the
 * first twelve are edges, the last eight are corners. The values
 * are 0 or 1 for edges and 0, 1 or 2 for corners.
 *
 **********************************************************************/

import "os" for Process
import "io" for File

var applicableMoves= [0, 262143, 259263, 74943, 74898]

var phase = 0

var affectedCubies = [
    [0,  1, 2,  3, 0, 1, 2, 3],   // U
    [4,  7, 6,  5, 4, 5, 6, 7],   // D
    [0,  9, 4,  8, 0, 3, 5, 4],   // F
    [2, 10, 6, 11, 2, 1, 7, 6],   // B
    [3, 11, 7,  9, 3, 2, 6, 5],   // L
    [1,  8, 5, 10, 1, 0, 4, 7]    // R
]

var btoi = Fn.new { |b| (b) ? 1 : 0 }

var applyMove = Fn.new { |move, origState|
    var state = origState[0..-1] // make copy so don't mutate original
    var turns = move%3 + 1
    var face = (move/3).floor
    while (turns != 0) {
        turns = turns - 1
        var oldState = state[0..-1]  // make a copy prior to mutation
        for (i in 0..7) {
            var isCorner = btoi.call(i > 3)
            var target = affectedCubies[face][i] + isCorner*12
            var temp = (i&3 == 3) ? i - 3 : i + 1
            var killer = affectedCubies[face][temp] + isCorner*12
            var orientationDelta
            if (i < 4) {
                orientationDelta = btoi.call(face > 1 && face < 4)
            } else if (face < 2) {
                orientationDelta = 0
            } else {
                orientationDelta = 2 - (i&1)
            }
            state[target] = oldState[killer]
            state[target+20] = oldState[killer+20] + orientationDelta
            if (turns == 0) state[target+20] = state[target+20] % (2 + isCorner)
        }
    }
    return state
}

var inverse = Fn.new { |move| move + 2 - 2*(move%3) }

var id = Fn.new { |state|
    //--- Phase 1: Edge orientations.
    if (phase < 2) return state[20...32]

    //--- Phase 2: Corner orientations, E slice edges.
    if (phase < 3) {
        var result = state[31...40]
        for (e in 0..11) result[0] = result[0] | ((state[e]/8).floor << e)
        return result
    }

    //--- Phase 3: Edge slices M and S, corner tetrads, overall parity.
    if (phase < 4) {
        var result = [0, 0, 0]
        for (e in 0..11) {
            var temp = ((state[e] > 7) ? 2 : state[e] & 1) << (2 * e)
            result[0] = result[0] | temp
        }
        for (c in 0..7) {
            var temp = ((state[c + 12] - 12) & 5) << (3 * c)
            result[1] = result[1] | temp
        }
        for (i in 12..18) {
            for (j in i+1..19) result[2] = result[2] ^ btoi.call(state[i] > state[j])
        }
        return result
    }

    //--- Phase 4: The rest.
    return state
}

var startTime = System.clock
var aggregateMoves = 0

//--- Define the goal.
var goal = ["UF", "UR", "UB", "UL", "DF", "DR", "DB", "DL", "FR", "FL", "BR", "BL",
    "UFR", "URB", "UBL", "ULF", "DRF", "DFL", "DLB", "DBR"]

//--- Load dataset (file name should be passed as a command line argument).
if (Process.arguments.count != 1) {
    Fiber.abort("The file name should be passed as a command line argument.")
}

var lines = File.read(Process.arguments[0]).split("\n")
if (lines[-1] == "") lines.removeAt(-1) // if there's a final blank line remove it
var lineCount = lines.count
for (line in lines) {
    var inputs = line.split(" ")
    phase = 0
    var totalMoves = 0

    //--- Prepare current (start) and goal state.
    var currentState = List.filled(40, 0)
    var goalState = List.filled(40, 0)
    for (i in 0..19) {
        //--- Goal state.
        goalState[i] = i

        //--- Current (start) state.
        var cubie = inputs[i]
        while (true) {
            var idx = -1
            for (c in 0...goal.count) {
                if (goal[c] == cubie) {
                    idx = c
                    break
                }
            }
            currentState[i] = (idx >= 0) ? idx : 20
            if (currentState[i] != 20) break
            cubie = cubie[1..-1] + cubie[0]
            currentState[i+20] = currentState[i+20] + 1
        }
    }

    //--- Dance the funky Thistlethwaite..
    phase = phase + 1
    while (phase < 5) {
        var nextPhase = false
        //--- Compute ids for current and goal state, skip phase if equal.
        var currentId = id.call(currentState).join(" ")
        var goalId = id.call(goalState).join(" ")
        if (currentId != goalId) {
            //--- Initialize the BFS queue.
            var q = [currentState, goalState]

            //--- Initialize the BFS tables.
            var predecessor = {}
            var direction = {}
            var lastMove = {}
            direction[currentId] = 1
            direction[goalId] = 2

            //--- Dance the funky bidirectional BFS...
            while (true) {
                //--- Get state from queue, compute its ID and get its direction.
                var oldState = q[0]
                q = q[1..-1]
                var oldId = id.call(oldState).join(" ")
                var oldDir = direction[oldId]
                if (oldDir == null) {
                    oldDir = 0
                    direction[oldId] = 0
                }

                //--- Apply all applicable moves to it and handle the new state.
                var move = 0
                while (move < 18) {
                    if ((applicableMoves[phase] & (1 << move)) != 0) {
                        //--- Apply the move.
                        var newState = applyMove.call(move, oldState)
                        var newId = id.call(newState).join(" ")
                        var newDir = direction[newId]
                        if (newDir == null) {
                            newDir = 0
                            direction[newId] = 0
                        }

                        //--- Have we seen this state (id) from the other direction already?
                        //--- I.e. have we found a connection?
                        if (newDir != 0 && newDir != oldDir) {
                            //--- Make oldId represent the forwards
                            //--- and newId the backwards search state.
                            if (oldDir > 1) {
                                var t = newId
                                newId = oldId
                                oldId = t
                                move = inverse.call(move)
                            }

                            //--- Reconstruct the connecting algorithm.
                            var algorithm = [move]
                            while (oldId != currentId) {
                                var t = lastMove[oldId]
                                if (t == null) {
                                    t = 0
                                    lastMove[oldId] = 0
                                }
                                algorithm.insert(0, t)
                                oldId = predecessor[oldId]
                                if (oldId == null) {
                                    oldId = ""
                                    predecessor[oldId] = ""
                                }
                            }
                            while (newId != goalId) {
                                var t = lastMove[newId]
                                if (t == null) {
                                    t = 0
                                    lastMove[newId] = 0
                                }
                                algorithm.add(inverse.call(t))
                                newId = predecessor[newId]
                                if (newId == null) {
                                    newId = ""
                                    predecessor[newId] = ""
                                }
                            }

                            //--- Print and apply the algorithm.
                            for (i in 0...algorithm.count) {
                                System.write("UDFBLR"[(algorithm[i]/3).floor])
                                System.write(algorithm[i]%3 + 1)
                                System.write(" ")
                                totalMoves = totalMoves + 1
                                currentState = applyMove.call(algorithm[i], currentState)
                            }

                            nextPhase = true
                            break
                        }
 
                        //--- If we've never seen this state (id) before, visit it.
                        if (newDir == 0) {
                            q.add(newState)
                            direction[newId] = oldDir
                            lastMove[newId] = move
                            predecessor[newId] = oldId
                        }
                    }
                    move  = move + 1
                }
                if (nextPhase) break
            }
        }
        phase = phase + 1
    }
    System.print(" (moves %(totalMoves))")
    aggregateMoves = aggregateMoves + totalMoves
}
var endTime = System.clock
var elapsedTime = ((endTime - startTime) * 1000).round
System.print("\nAverage number of moves = %(aggregateMoves/lineCount)")
System.print("\nAverage time = %(elapsedTime/lineCount) milliseconds")
Output:

Using the original dataset of 100 lines, the results were as follows:

U1 U2  (moves 2)
U2  (moves 1)
U1  (moves 1)
F1 F2  (moves 2)
F2  (moves 1)
F1  (moves 1)
R1 R2  (moves 2)
R2  (moves 1)
R1  (moves 1)
D1 D2  (moves 2)
D2  (moves 1)
D1  (moves 1)
B1 B2  (moves 2)
B2  (moves 1)
B1  (moves 1)
L1 L2  (moves 2)
L2  (moves 1)
L1  (moves 1)
U2 B3 B2  (moves 3)
L2 U3  (moves 2)
R1 U1  (moves 2)
D3 L3  (moves 2)
D3 L2  (moves 2)
D2 F3 F2  (moves 3)
R2 F3  (moves 2)
R1 F2 F2 R2 F2  (moves 5)
D1 D2 U2  (moves 3)
L1 B2 F2 L2 R2 B2 F2  (moves 7)
L1 L2 D3  (moves 3)
D1 F2  (moves 2)
U2 R3  (moves 2)
L1 L2 U3  (moves 3)
U1 R2  (moves 2)
U1 R3  (moves 2)
F1 U2  (moves 2)
U2 R3 R2  (moves 3)
F2 D1 F3  (moves 3)
F2 D3 D2 U2  (moves 4)
L3 D2 R3  (moves 3)
D2 R3 R2 D3  (moves 4)
F1 R1 B2 B2 R2 B2  (moves 6)
L1 B2 F2  (moves 3)
U1 R2 B3 B2  (moves 4)
R2 F3 R2  (moves 3)
L2 D3 R3 R2  (moves 4)
L2 F3 L2 L2 F2 L2  (moves 6)
F1 R1 B3 D3 B2 D3 L3 U2 L3 U2 L2 U2 L2 U3 R2 U1 F2 L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 U2 L2 U2 F2 D2 F2 U2  (moves 29)
L1 L2 U3 R2  (moves 4)
L3 B3 B2 R3 R2  (moves 5)
B2 U1 R3 R2  (moves 4)
L3 B3 L2  (moves 3)
D1 B2 L3 L2  (moves 4)
B1 B2 R3 F2 F2 R2 F2  (moves 7)
D1 F3 D1 D2  (moves 4)
R1 B3 D1 R2 F3 L1 U2 F2 D3 B2 D1 L3 U1 F2 R2 U1 L2 U1 F2 U2 R2 U3 F2 U3 F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 F2 D2 L2  (moves 35)
F1 R1 U3 D1 B3 U3 D2 L3 B2 R1 F2 D3 L3 U2 R2 D1 R2 B2 U2 L2 U3 U2 F2 U2 L2 B2 R2 D2 R2 D2 B2 L2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
U1 R1 F3 L1 R2 U3 L1 D2 F2 U3 L3 L2 U1 F2 D3 F2 F2 U2 D2 L2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D2 R2 U2  (moves 27)
R1 D3 R3 F3 R1 D3 F2 U1 R3 D2 U1 R3 F2 U1 L2 U3 F2 U1 B2 D2 L2 D3 F2 F2 U2 F2 D2 L2 U2 L2 F2 L2 U2 R2  (moves 34)
D2 R1 B1 L1 F3 U2 D3 L2 R1 D3 B2 U1 F2 L3 F2 U3 B2 U3 B2 L2 U3 B2 U3 F2 U2 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 B2 D2 L2 D2 F2  (moves 35)
B3 U2 L1 F3 F2 U1 R3 D1 F2 R3 D3 B2 R3 B2 U1 F2 U3 R2 U1 R2 U3 R2 L2 F2 U2 R2 F2 D2 R2 B2 U2 R2 B2  (moves 33)
L1 F3 L2 D3 U1 F3 L1 B2 R1 U1 D1 B2 R3 U1 L2 U1 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 D1 F2 U3 F2 U2 D2 R2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U2 F2 R2  (moves 35)
F1 R3 U2 F3 B2 U1 L1 U1 R3 B2 U1 R3 R2 U3 L2 U1 B2 U2 R2 U3 L2 U3 F2 L2 U2 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
U2 D3 B3 U1 L2 D1 R1 U3 L3 D2 U1 R3 U3 B2 D3 R2 F2 U3 F2 U3 U2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F2 R2 D2 R2  (moves 29)
D2 L3 U3 F3 B2 U3 L1 U2 R3 D2 L3 U2 L2 U3 R2 B2 D3 F2 R2 U3 U2 L2 U2 F2 U2 D2 R2 F2 U2 B2 D2  (moves 31)
F1 L1 U1 L1 B3 U3 L1 F2 L1 B2 F2 U3 L3 F2 D3 B2 D3 R2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U3 U2 F2 D2 B2 U2 F2 R2 F2 L2  (moves 32)
B1 L1 U3 F3 B2 U1 L3 B2 R3 L3 U3 L3 D2 B2 D3 F2 L2 U2 R2 U3 F2 U3 F2 L2 U2 B2 L2 U2 B2 F2 R2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
F2 L3 F1 D3 B3 B2 U3 R1 D3 U3 L3 L2 R2 U3 B2 D1 B2 U3 R2 U3 F2 L2 F2 L2 U2 F2 B2 R2 B2 L2  (moves 30)
D3 F3 U1 B2 U3 L1 D1 R3 U3 F2 L3 U1 F2 U2 L2 U3 L2 B2 R2 L2 D1 F2 F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 U2 R2 D2 B2 R2 L2  (moves 33)
F2 R3 U2 F3 U2 L2 B2 D1 F2 R3 B2 D1 L3 D2 R2 B2 D1 R2 B2 U1 L2 B2 R2 B2 R2 D2 L2 D2 F2 L2 B2 L2 F2  (moves 33)
U1 R3 F3 D3 R3 B2 L3 D1 F2 U1 R3 L2 U1 B2 D1 L2 U3 R2 U1 L2 U3 F2 U3 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 U2 R2 F2  (moves 32)
F1 R1 F1 D3 B3 F3 U1 R2 F2 U1 L3 U1 F2 U2 R2 U1 R2 U3 L2 U3 D2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 L2 F2  (moves 30)
F3 R3 L2 B3 U1 B2 U1 F2 U2 B2 R3 D2 L3 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U1 B2 D3 L2 U1 L2 U2 L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U2 R2 U2  (moves 34)
D1 B3 D2 L1 F3 U3 F2 D2 L3 F2 L3 D3 L3 D1 L2 B2 U3 R2 U1 R2 U3 L2 U3 L2 D2 R2 D2 F2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
U1 B1 D1 R3 F3 U1 B2 R1 U3 L1 D3 B2 U1 R3 U2 F2 L2 U3 R2 U1 B2 D3 B2 U1 L2 F2 U2 D2 L2 U2 B2 R2 B2 L2 D2 L2  (moves 36)
U3 F1 L1 F3 B2 U1 B2 R2 D1 R1 U2 L3 U1 F2 R2 U3 L2 U3 B2 F2 R2 F2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 U2 L2  (moves 29)
U1 B2 L1 B3 F3 U1 F2 B2 R2 D3 R3 U3 L3 B2 U1 F2 U3 F2 U3 L2 U2 F2 R2 B2 R2 U2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F2  (moves 31)
U1 B1 U3 D1 F3 U2 D3 R3 D1 U1 L1 F2 L3 D2 L2 U1 F2 B2 R2 U3 F2 U1 L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 B2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
D1 F3 U2 R1 B3 L1 B2 R1 U3 L2 D3 F2 R3 L2 D2 L2 D3 L2 F2 U3 F2 B2 D2 L2 B2 L2 B2 D2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 33)
R1 B1 D3 F3 D1 R3 D3 B2 L2 B2 U2 L3 L2 U2 B2 L2 U2 F2 U3 U2 F2 L2 D2 L2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 B2  (moves 30)
U1 D2 F1 L1 B3 D1 B2 D3 L2 R1 D3 L2 U2 R3 D2 F2 U3 F2 R2 U1 B2 U1 F2 U3 B2 R2 U2 L2 U2 B2 D2 F2 L2 B2 F2 U2  (moves 36)
U1 L1 D1 L1 F3 L1 U1 L3 U3 L1 D1 R3 F2 U2 R2 U1 F2 U2 F2 L2 D1 F2 U3 F2 U2 R2 D2 F2 R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 B2  (moves 34)
L3 D3 U1 F3 U2 F2 D3 R3 B2 D3 U3 L3 R2 U2 L2 D3 R2 U1 L2 U2 F2 U3 F2 U3 U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
L1 B1 U2 D1 F3 B2 U3 R3 D2 U3 L2 U3 L3 F2 U3 R2 U1 F2 R2 L2 D3 F2 F2 B2 L2 D2 F2 R2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L2  (moves 33)
L1 B1 U3 F3 U1 L2 D3 L1 B2 R1 L3 U3 L3 U3 L2 D3 L2 U1 L2 B2 F2 U3 L2 D2 L2 U2 R2 F2 D2 B2 U2 R2 U2  (moves 33)
F1 U1 B3 F3 B2 U2 D3 L3 U3 L3 U3 R2 D3 B2 D2 L2 U3 R2 U2 F2 U3 F2 L2 D2 L2 R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
D1 L3 R1 F2 U2 F3 U3 F2 D3 L3 D2 L3 U2 L3 D1 L2 U3 R2 D1 B2 U1 L2 R2 U2 L2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
L2 R3 D1 F3 D3 L1 U3 L3 D2 L3 B2 L2 U1 R2 U2 F2 U3 F2 L2 F2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 B2 U2 B2  (moves 29)
L2 U2 R1 B3 F3 U1 L1 D3 F2 U2 R3 U2 L3 L2 U2 L2 D2 L2 F2 U3 F2 U2 L2 U2 B2 U2 R2 D2 R2 B2  (moves 30)
L2 F1 U2 F3 D3 R3 U1 D3 L3 D1 U1 L3 R2 D3 R2 F2 D2 B2 U3 F2 U1 F2 D2 L2 B2 U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 F2 U2  (moves 32)
F3 D2 F3 L2 B2 D3 L2 U3 B2 L3 L2 F2 L2 D3 L2 B2 U3 L2 L2 U2 F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 B2 L2 F2 L2 U2  (moves 30)
F3 R2 U3 F3 U3 R3 D2 R2 D1 F2 U2 L3 D3 L2 D3 R2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U1 F2 L2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F2 U2 L2 F2 D2  (moves 32)
B1 R1 U1 D3 F3 R2 U1 L2 R2 D2 B2 U3 L3 R2 F2 U1 L2 B2 U1 F2 U3 L2 U3 R2 U2 F2 D2 F2 L2 B2 L2 U2 F2  (moves 33)
L3 D3 U1 B3 L2 F2 D3 L3 R1 U1 R3 L2 D3 F2 R2 U3 F2 R2 U3 L2 D2 R2 U2 B2 U2 B2 L2 U2 R2 F2 U2  (moves 31)
L1 F3 L2 R1 B3 L1 U3 L1 R1 D3 F2 D1 R3 B2 R2 U1 F2 L2 D1 R2 F2 D2 L2 R2 B2 R2 B2 U2 L2 U2  (moves 30)
U1 F1 U3 L1 B3 D1 L2 B2 R1 D3 R3 F2 L3 U3 F2 B2 L2 U3 B2 D3 L2 U3 L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 L2 F2 D2 F2  (moves 31)
D2 L3 U1 F3 U1 D3 L1 F2 D3 R3 F2 U3 R3 L2 U1 L2 U3 L2 U1 F2 L2 U1 R2 U3 F2 U2 L2 D2 B2 U2 L2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 35)
F3 L2 F3 U1 L1 U1 D2 L3 U3 L3 B2 U1 F2 U1 F2 D2 R2 U3 L2 U2 F2 U3 R2 F2 D2 L2 D2 R2 F2 U2 F2 U2 F2 U2  (moves 34)
U2 L3 B3 U2 R3 U3 L2 B2 U1 R3 R2 D3 R2 U1 R2 U3 F2 U1 F2 U3 F2 U2 L2 F2 R2 F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 B2  (moves 31)
F1 B1 R3 F3 U3 F3 B2 D1 B2 R1 U3 L1 U2 L3 F2 U3 F2 R2 U1 R2 U2 B2 D3 F2 U3 F2 B2 L2 U2 F2 L2 D2 B2 F2 L2 B2  (moves 36)
B2 D3 B3 U2 B2 D3 L3 D1 R1 U2 L3 L2 U3 B2 U1 B2 D2 R2 U3 F2 U3 U2 L2 U2 F2 D2 F2 U2 B2 L2 D2 F2 R2 F2  (moves 34)

Average number of moves = 16.72

Average time = 1005.78 milliseconds

When run with a file containing the single line:

UL DL RF UB FD BR DB UF DR UR BL FL FDR BLU DLB URB RUF FLD BRD FUL

a typical result was:

U3 F1 L1 F3 B2 U1 B2 R2 D1 R1 U2 L3 U1 F2 R2 U3 L2 U3 B2 F2 R2 F2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L2 U2 L2  (moves 29)

Average number of moves = 29

Average time = 665 milliseconds
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