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Solutions to the Advent Of Code.
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}
unit UPointOfIncidence;
{$mode ObjFPC}{$H+}
interface
uses
Classes, SysUtils, Generics.Collections, Math, USolver;
type
{ TPointOfIncidence }
TPointOfIncidence = class(TSolver)
private
FLines: TStringList;
FHorizontalMirrorCandidates, FVerticalMirrorCandidates: specialize TList;
procedure ProcessPatternLine(const ALine: string);
procedure VerifyHorizontalCandidates(const ANewLine: string);
procedure CheckForNewHorizontalCandidate(const ANewLine: string);
procedure VerifyVerticalCandidates(const ALine: string);
procedure InitializeNewVerticalCandidates(const AFirstLine: string);
procedure FinishPattern;
public
constructor Create;
destructor Destroy; override;
procedure ProcessDataLine(const ALine: string); override;
procedure Finish; override;
function GetDataFileName: string; override;
function GetPuzzleName: string; override;
end;
implementation
{ TPointOfIncidence }
procedure TPointOfIncidence.ProcessPatternLine(const ALine: string);
begin
VerifyHorizontalCandidates(ALine);
CheckForNewHorizontalCandidate(ALine);
if FLines.Count > 0 then
VerifyVerticalCandidates(ALine)
else
InitializeNewVerticalCandidates(ALine);
FLines.Add(ALine);
end;
procedure TPointOfIncidence.VerifyHorizontalCandidates(const ANewLine: string);
var
i, mirroredIndex: Integer;
begin
// Checks if the current line fulfills the exisiting horizontal mirror candidates.
i := FHorizontalMirrorCandidates.Count - 1;
while i >= 0 do
begin
// Calculates the index of the line that the current line would be a duplicate of in regards to the i-th candidate.
mirroredIndex := 2 * FHorizontalMirrorCandidates[i] - FLines.Count - 1;
if (mirroredIndex >= 0) and (ANewLine <> FLines[mirroredIndex]) then
FHorizontalMirrorCandidates.Delete(i);
Dec(i);
end;
end;
procedure TPointOfIncidence.CheckForNewHorizontalCandidate(const ANewLine: string);
begin
// Checks for new horizontal mirror candidate between ALine and the previous line.
if (FLines.Count > 0) and (ANewLine = FLines[FLines.Count - 1]) then
FHorizontalMirrorCandidates.Add(FLines.Count);
end;
procedure TPointOfIncidence.VerifyVerticalCandidates(const ALine: string);
var
i, j, len, mirror: Integer;
begin
// Checks if the current line fulfills the exisiting vertical mirror candidates.
len := Length(ALine);
i := FVerticalMirrorCandidates.Count - 1;
while i >= 0 do
begin
mirror := FVerticalMirrorCandidates[i];
for j := 0 to Min(mirror - 1, len - mirror - 1) do
begin
if ALine[mirror - j] <> ALine[mirror + j + 1] then
begin
FVerticalMirrorCandidates.Delete(i);
Break;
end;
end;
Dec(i);
end;
end;
procedure TPointOfIncidence.InitializeNewVerticalCandidates(const AFirstLine: string);
var
i, j, len: Integer;
isMirror: Boolean;
begin
// Checks the line for vertical mirror candidates, i.e. mirrors that work for this line.
len := Length(AFirstLine);
for i := 1 to len - 1 do begin
isMirror := True;
for j := 0 to Min(i - 1, len - i - 1) do
begin
if AFirstLine[i - j] <> AFirstLine[i + j + 1] then
begin
isMirror := False;
Break;
end;
end;
if isMirror then
FVerticalMirrorCandidates.Add(i);
end;
end;
procedure TPointOfIncidence.FinishPattern;
var
i: Integer;
begin
for i := 0 to FHorizontalMirrorCandidates.Count - 1 do
Inc(FPart1, FHorizontalMirrorCandidates[i] * 100);
for i := 0 to FVerticalMirrorCandidates.Count - 1 do
Inc(FPart1, FVerticalMirrorCandidates[i]);
FLines.Clear;
FHorizontalMirrorCandidates.Clear;
FVerticalMirrorCandidates.Clear;
end;
constructor TPointOfIncidence.Create;
begin
FLines := TStringList.Create;
FHorizontalMirrorCandidates := specialize TList.Create;
FVerticalMirrorCandidates := specialize TList.Create;
end;
destructor TPointOfIncidence.Destroy;
begin
FLines.Free;
FHorizontalMirrorCandidates.Free;
FVerticalMirrorCandidates.Free;
inherited Destroy;
end;
procedure TPointOfIncidence.ProcessDataLine(const ALine: string);
begin
if ALine <> '' then
ProcessPatternLine(ALine)
else
FinishPattern;
end;
procedure TPointOfIncidence.Finish;
begin
FinishPattern;
end;
function TPointOfIncidence.GetDataFileName: string;
begin
Result := 'point_of_incidence.txt';
end;
function TPointOfIncidence.GetPuzzleName: string;
begin
Result := 'Day 13: Point of Incidence';
end;
end.