add day16

day16/allbestpaths.go

@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+package main
+
+import ( "os"; "fmt"; "strings")
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+type Direction uint8
+
+const (
+    Up    Direction = iota
+    Down  Direction = iota
+    Left  Direction = iota
+    Right Direction = iota
+)
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+type Path struct {
+    position  [2]uint
+    direction Direction
+}
+
+func (p Path) StepUnbound(d Direction) Path {
+    switch {
+        case d == Down: p.position[1]++
+        case d == Up: p.position[1]--
+        case d == Left: p.position[0]--
+        case d == Right: p.position[0]++
+    }
+    p.direction = d
+
+    return p
+}
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+type Maze struct {
+    start [2]uint
+    end   [2]uint
+    field [][]byte
+}
+
+func NewMaze(str string) *Maze {
+    var maze Maze
+
+    for y, line := range strings.Split(str, "\n") {
+        line_arr := make([]byte, len(line))
+        for x, char := range []byte(line) {
+            switch {
+                case char == 'S':
+                    line_arr[x] = '.'
+                    maze.start = [...]uint{uint(x), uint(y)}
+                case char == 'E':
+                    line_arr[x] = '.'
+                    maze.end = [...]uint{uint(x), uint(y)}
+                default: line_arr[x] = char
+            }
+        }
+        maze.field = append(maze.field, line_arr)
+    }
+
+    return &maze
+}
+
+func (m *Maze) Step(path Path) []Path {
+    out := make([]Path, 0, 4)
+
+    if m.field[path.position[1] + 1][path.position[0]] == '.' && path.direction != Up {
+        out = append(out, path.StepUnbound(Down))
+    }
+    if m.field[path.position[1] - 1][path.position[0]] == '.' && path.direction != Down {
+        out = append(out, path.StepUnbound(Up))
+    }
+    if m.field[path.position[1]][path.position[0] + 1] == '.' && path.direction != Left {
+        out = append(out, path.StepUnbound(Right))
+    }
+    if m.field[path.position[1]][path.position[0] - 1] == '.' && path.direction != Right {
+        out = append(out, path.StepUnbound(Left))
+    }
+
+    return out
+}
+
+func (m *Maze) Start() Path {
+    return Path{m.start, Right}
+}
+
+func (m *Maze) Finished(path Path) bool {
+    return m.end == path.position
+}
+
+func (m *Maze) Print() {
+    for _, line := range m.field {
+        fmt.Println(string(line))
+    }
+}
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+type MazeGraph struct {
+    cost     uint
+    position [2]uint
+    children []*MazeGraph
+}
+
+var new_maze_graph_visited map[Path]uint
+
+func NewMazeGraph(m *Maze, start Path, cost uint) *MazeGraph {
+    children := make([]*MazeGraph, 0, 3)
+
+    // finish reached?
+    if m.Finished(start) { return &MazeGraph{ cost: cost, position: start.position, children: children } }
+
+    // check for loop
+    value, exists := new_maze_graph_visited[start]
+    if exists {
+        if value < cost { return nil } 
+    }
+    new_maze_graph_visited[start] = cost
+
+    // build subgraphs/ children
+    for _, path := range m.Step(start) {
+        var child *MazeGraph
+        if start.direction != path.direction {
+            child = NewMazeGraph(m, path, cost + 1001)
+        } else {
+            child = NewMazeGraph(m, path, cost + 1)
+        }
+
+        if child != nil { children = append(children, child) }
+    }
+
+    // found dead end
+    if len(children) == 0 { return nil }
+
+    return &MazeGraph{ cost: cost, children: children, position: start.position }
+}
+
+func (graph *MazeGraph) Leaves() []*MazeGraph {
+    out := make([]*MazeGraph, 0)
+
+    if len(graph.children) == 0 {
+        out = append(out, graph)
+        return out
+    }
+
+    for _, g := range graph.children {
+        out = append(out, g.Leaves()...)
+    }
+    return out
+}
+
+func (graph *MazeGraph) PathsToLeaves(leave_cost uint) [][2]uint {
+    out := make([][2]uint, 0)
+
+    if len(graph.children) == 0 {
+    // leave found
+        if graph.cost == leave_cost {
+            return append(out, graph.position)
+        } else {
+            return nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    // collect from children
+    for _, g := range graph.children {
+        subpath := g.PathsToLeaves(leave_cost)
+        if subpath != nil {
+            out = append(out, subpath...)
+        }
+    }
+    // if all children returned nil
+    if len(out) == 0 { return nil }
+
+    return append(out, graph.position)
+}
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+func check(err error) { if err != nil { panic(err) } }
+
+func uniq_count(slice [][2]uint) int {
+    m := make(map[[2]uint]bool)
+    for _, s := range slice {
+        m[s] = true
+    }
+    return len(m)
+}
+
+
+func main() {
+    dat, err := os.ReadFile("data.txt")
+    check(err)
+
+    input := strings.TrimSpace(string(dat))
+    maze := NewMaze(input)
+
+    var best *MazeGraph
+    new_maze_graph_visited = make(map[Path]uint)
+    maze_graph := NewMazeGraph(maze, maze.Start(), 0)
+
+    for _, leave := range maze_graph.Leaves() {
+        if best == nil || best.cost > leave.cost { best = leave }
+    }
+    fmt.Println(best.cost)
+    fmt.Println(uniq_count(maze_graph.PathsToLeaves(best.cost)))
+}

day16/data.txt

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day16/maze.go

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+package main
+
+import ( "os"; "fmt"; "strings")
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+type Direction uint8
+
+const (
+    Up    Direction = iota
+    Down  Direction = iota
+    Left  Direction = iota
+    Right Direction = iota
+)
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+type Path struct {
+    position  [2]uint
+    direction Direction
+}
+
+func (p Path) StepUnbound(d Direction) Path {
+    switch {
+        case d == Down: p.position[1]++
+        case d == Up: p.position[1]--
+        case d == Left: p.position[0]--
+        case d == Right: p.position[0]++
+    }
+    p.direction = d
+
+    return p
+}
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+type Maze struct {
+    start [2]uint
+    end   [2]uint
+    field [][]byte
+}
+
+func NewMaze(str string) *Maze {
+    var maze Maze
+
+    for y, line := range strings.Split(str, "\n") {
+        line_arr := make([]byte, len(line))
+        for x, char := range []byte(line) {
+            switch {
+                case char == 'S':
+                    line_arr[x] = '.'
+                    maze.start = [...]uint{uint(x), uint(y)}
+                case char == 'E':
+                    line_arr[x] = '.'
+                    maze.end = [...]uint{uint(x), uint(y)}
+                default: line_arr[x] = char
+            }
+        }
+        maze.field = append(maze.field, line_arr)
+    }
+
+    return &maze
+}
+
+func (m *Maze) Step(path Path) []Path {
+    out := make([]Path, 0, 4)
+
+    if m.field[path.position[1] + 1][path.position[0]] == '.' && path.direction != Up {
+        out = append(out, path.StepUnbound(Down))
+    }
+    if m.field[path.position[1] - 1][path.position[0]] == '.' && path.direction != Down {
+        out = append(out, path.StepUnbound(Up))
+    }
+    if m.field[path.position[1]][path.position[0] + 1] == '.' && path.direction != Left {
+        out = append(out, path.StepUnbound(Right))
+    }
+    if m.field[path.position[1]][path.position[0] - 1] == '.' && path.direction != Right {
+        out = append(out, path.StepUnbound(Left))
+    }
+
+    return out
+}
+
+func (m *Maze) Start() Path {
+    return Path{m.start, Right}
+}
+
+func (m *Maze) Finished(path Path) bool {
+    return m.end == path.position
+}
+
+
+func (m *Maze) Print() {
+    for _, line := range m.field {
+        fmt.Println(string(line))
+    }
+}
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+type MazeGraph struct {
+    cost     uint
+    children []*MazeGraph
+}
+
+var new_maze_graph_visited map[Path]uint
+
+func NewMazeGraph(m *Maze, start Path, cost uint) *MazeGraph {
+    children := make([]*MazeGraph, 0, 3)
+
+    // finish reached?
+    if m.Finished(start) { return &MazeGraph{ cost, children } }
+
+    // check for loop
+    value, exists := new_maze_graph_visited[start]
+    if exists {
+        if value <= cost { return nil } 
+    }
+    new_maze_graph_visited[start] = cost
+
+    // build subgraphs/ children
+    for _, path := range m.Step(start) {
+        var child *MazeGraph
+        if start.direction != path.direction {
+            child = NewMazeGraph(m, path, cost + 1001)
+        } else {
+            child = NewMazeGraph(m, path, cost + 1)
+        }
+
+        if child != nil { children = append(children, child) }
+    }
+
+    // found dead end
+    if len(children) == 0 { return nil }
+
+    // collapse if there is only one possible way
+    if len(children) == 0 { return children[0] }
+    
+    return &MazeGraph{ cost: cost, children: children }
+}
+
+func (graph *MazeGraph) Leaves() []*MazeGraph {
+    out := make([]*MazeGraph, 0)
+
+    if len(graph.children) == 0 {
+        out = append(out, graph)
+        return out
+    }
+
+    for _, g := range graph.children {
+        out = append(out, g.Leaves()...)
+    }
+    return out
+}
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------
+func check(err error) { if err != nil { panic(err) } }
+
+
+func main() {
+    dat, err := os.ReadFile("data.txt")
+    check(err)
+
+    input := strings.TrimSpace(string(dat))
+    maze := NewMaze(input)
+
+    var best *MazeGraph
+    new_maze_graph_visited = make(map[Path]uint)
+
+    for _, leave := range NewMazeGraph(maze, maze.Start(), 0).Leaves() {
+        if best == nil || best.cost > leave.cost { best = leave }
+    }
+
+    fmt.Println(best.cost)
+}