let astar = require('another-astar');

let path = astar.findPathAstar(
    {
        // start and goal can be any object
        start: start,
        goal: goal,
        heuristicCostEstimate: function (node) {
            // it should return a heuristic estimate
            // of the cost from node to goal, for example:           
            return someHeuristicCostEstimateNumber;
            // This heuristic should be "admissible" 
            // i.e. the estimate must not be greater than the real cost 
            // to guarantee an optimal path.
        },
        getNodeIndex: function (node) {
            // it should return a string representing the
            // node object for indexing purposes, for example:
            return node.toString();
        },
        getNeighbors: function (node) {
            // it should return an array that contain all the neighbors nodes from the
            // specified node.
            return [node1, node2, ..., etc]; 
        },
        getDistance: function (node1, node2) {
            // it should return the real cost from node1 to node2
            // note that node2 is always a neighbor of node1
            return realCostNumber;
        }
    });

let path = astar.findPathIDAstar({ ... });