package solutions import ( "fmt" "math/big" "os" "slices" ) func Day10Part01(isTest bool) int { numbers := ReadAndMapInt("10", isTest) slices.Sort(numbers) // The highest jolt value highestValue := numbers[len(numbers)-1] // Add the built-in adapter jolt value numbers = append(numbers, highestValue+3) jolt1Difference := 0 jolt3Difference := 0 currentJoltValue := 0 for _, value := range numbers { difference := value - currentJoltValue switch difference { case 1: jolt1Difference += 1 case 3: jolt3Difference += 1 default: fmt.Printf("Found an invalid jolt difference: %d %d %d \n", currentJoltValue, value, difference) os.Exit(-1) } currentJoltValue = value } return jolt1Difference * jolt3Difference } // This section assumes that there are no 2-jolt difference connections. // In my input and the test inputs there were no 2-jolt differences. func Day10Part02(isTest bool) int { numbers := ReadAndMapInt("10", isTest) slices.Sort(numbers) // The highest jolt value highestValue := numbers[len(numbers)-1] // Add the built-in adapter jolt value numbers = append(numbers, highestValue+3) // 1. Group all groups of 3 or more consecutive numbers. counts := groupConsecutiveNumbers(numbers) // 2. Count the number of paths between these groups pathCounts := countPathsByConsecutiveNumbers(counts) // 3. Multiply these number of paths to get the final answer. answer := big.NewInt(1) for _, value := range pathCounts { answer.Mul(answer, big.NewInt(value)) } fmt.Println("day 10 answer: " + answer.Text(10)) return -1 } // Returns the length of each group of 3 or more consecutive numbers on the input slice. // // E.g.: This input: // // 0-3-4-5-9-12-13-14-15-16-19-20 // // Would split into: // // 0 3-4-5 9 12-13-14-15-16 19 20 // // And then return a slice: // [3, 5] // Which contains the length of each group of 3 or more consecutive numbers func groupConsecutiveNumbers(input []int) []int { result := make([]int, 0) previousNumber := 0 consecutiveCount := 1 for _, value := range input { if value == previousNumber+1 { consecutiveCount += 1 } else { // If there was a consecutive group previously, append to the slice if consecutiveCount >= 3 { result = append(result, consecutiveCount) } // Reset the consecutive count consecutiveCount = 1 } previousNumber = value } return result } // Transforms a slice of amount of consecutive numbers into a slice of path counts // // Let x be a single amount of consecutive numbers: // // The amount of paths in a group of x numbers equals // the amount of paths in groups x-1 + x-2 + x-3. // // The initial state is as follows: // // - when x=1 then paths=1 // // - when x=2 then paths=1 // // - when x=3 then paths=2 // // - when x=2 then paths = 2+1+1 = 4, and so on. // // This operation is mapped over every number in the input slice func countPathsByConsecutiveNumbers(input []int) []int64 { // Initial state for memoization pathCount := []int64{1, 1, 2, 4, 7, 13, 24} result := make([]int64, len(input)) for idx, value := range input { result[idx] = consecutiveCountToPathCount(value, &pathCount) } return result } func consecutiveCountToPathCount(consecutiveCount int, pathCountSlice *[]int64) int64 { currentMaxAmount := len(*pathCountSlice) // If the index is in the slice, return it if currentMaxAmount >= consecutiveCount { return (*pathCountSlice)[consecutiveCount-1] } // Otherwise, build the slice up to the index for i := currentMaxAmount; i < consecutiveCount; i += 1 { nextValue := (*pathCountSlice)[consecutiveCount-1] + (*pathCountSlice)[consecutiveCount-2] + (*pathCountSlice)[consecutiveCount-3] *pathCountSlice = append(*pathCountSlice, nextValue) } return (*pathCountSlice)[consecutiveCount-1] }