diff day14.rb @ 21:46fb65f2cb94

Add Day 14 part 1 implementation If you look at columns and see "how far can this go" then the weight is just the sum of the partial triangle numbers of highest_weight to highest_weight minus number of rocks that can roll up to there. Part 2 seems to involve actually moving the rocks, though!
author IBBoard <dev@ibboard.co.uk>
date Sat, 16 Dec 2023 10:29:36 +0000
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+#! /usr/bin/env ruby
+
+if ARGV.length != 1
+        abort("Incorrect arguments - needs input file")
+elsif not File.exist? (ARGV[0])
+	abort("File #{ARGV[0]} did not exist")
+end
+
+file = ARGV[0]
+
+platform = File.open(file, "r").each_line(chomp: true).map {|row| row.each_char.to_a}.to_a.transpose()
+
+COL_SIZE = platform[0].length
+
+chunked_platform = platform.map {|col| col.chunk_while {|i, j| i != "#"}.to_a}
+total_load = chunked_platform.reduce(0) do |weight, col|
+	_, col_weight = col.reduce([COL_SIZE, 0]) do |accum, chunk|
+		first_obj_weight, temp_weight = accum
+		num_moved_objs = chunk.count("O")
+		last_obj_weight = first_obj_weight - num_moved_objs
+		temp_weight += ((first_obj_weight * (first_obj_weight + 1)) / 2) - ((last_obj_weight * (last_obj_weight + 1)) / 2)
+		first_obj_weight -= chunk.length
+		[first_obj_weight, temp_weight]
+	end
+	weight + col_weight
+end
+puts total_load
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