more idiot-proof new-day script

18/main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	partOne()
+	duration := time.Since(start)
+	partTwo()
+	duration2 := time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Printf("p1: %s, p2: %s\n", duration, duration2-duration)
+}
+
+// an expression is a list of expressions and a list of operators that intersperse those expressions, OR a number.
+// as a sanity check, the length of the body list should always be one more than operators, unless both are 0,
+// in which case number must be set. Luckily, we don't have to worry about 0 (the "empty" state for numbers).
+type expression struct {
+	body      []expression
+	operators []op
+	number    int
+}
+
+// op can be one of two things.
+type op struct {
+	plus     bool
+	multiply bool
+}
+
+// 1 + 2 should parse to
+// expression{
+// 		body:[
+// 			expression{number: 1},
+// 			expression{number: 2},
+// 		],
+// 		operators:[
+// 			op{plus: true},
+// 		],
+// }
+
+// (2 * 2) + 2 should parse to:
+// expression{
+// 		body:[
+// 			expression{
+// 				body: [
+// 					expression{number: 2},
+// 					expression{number: 2},
+// 				],
+// 				operators: [
+// 					op{multiply: true},
+// 				],
+// 			},
+// 			expression{number: 2},
+// 		],
+// 		operators:[
+// 			op{plus:true}
+// 		]
+// }
+
+func parseExpression(e expression, s string) (expression, string) {
+	for i := 0; i < len(s); {
+		switch s[i] {
+		case '(':
+			sub, remainder := parseExpression(expression{}, s[i+1:])
+			e.body = append(e.body, sub)
+			i = len(s) - len(remainder) + 1 // skip everything we just parsed in the subexpression
+		case ')':
+			return e, s[i:]
+		case '*':
+			e.operators = append(e.operators, op{multiply: true})
+			i = i + 1
+		case '+':
+			e.operators = append(e.operators, op{plus: true})
+			i = i + 1
+		case ' ':
+			i = i + 1
+		case '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9':
+			// luckily, it's all single-digit numbers and I don't need to track parser state
+			// an ASCII byte number minus the rune value of 0 equals the integer itself: '1' - '0' == 49 - 48;
+			// rune math returns a platform-specific int, so cast to generic int.
+			e.body = append(e.body, expression{number: int(s[i] - '0')})
+			i = i + 1
+		}
+	}
+	return e, ""
+}
+
+func printExpression(e expression) string {
+	result := ""
+	for i := 0; i < len(e.body); i = i + 1 {
+		if e.body[i].number != 0 {
+			result = result + fmt.Sprintf("%d ", e.body[i].number)
+		} else {
+			result = result + "(" + printExpression(e.body[i]) + ") "
+		}
+		if i < len(e.operators) {
+			if e.operators[i].multiply {
+				result = result + "* "
+			} else if e.operators[i].plus {
+				result = result + "+ "
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(result)
+}
+
+// evaluation starts at the root then descends into the sub-expressions.
+func evalLeftToRight(e expression) int {
+	var result int
+	if e.number != 0 {
+		result = e.number
+	} else {
+		result = evalLeftToRight(e.body[0])
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(e.operators); i = i + 1 {
+		if e.operators[i].multiply {
+			result = result * evalLeftToRight(e.body[i+1])
+		}
+		if e.operators[i].plus {
+			result = result + evalLeftToRight(e.body[i+1])
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// previous approach might not work...
+func evalPlusThenMultiplication(e expression) int {
+	var result int
+	if e.number != 0 {
+		result = e.number
+	} else {
+		result = evalPlusThenMultiplication(e.body[0])
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(e.operators); i = i + 1 {
+		if e.operators[i].multiply {
+			result = result * evalPlusThenMultiplication(e.body[i+1])
+		}
+		if e.operators[i].plus {
+			result = result + evalPlusThenMultiplication(e.body[i+1])
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func partOne() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("input")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	total := 0
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		e, _ := parseExpression(expression{}, line)
+		total = total + evalLeftToRight(e)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(total)
+}
+
+func partTwo() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("testinput")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	total := 0
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		e, _ := parseExpression(expression{}, line)
+		fmt.Println(printExpression(e), "=", evalPlusThenMultiplication(e))
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(total)
+}

19/main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	partOne()
+	duration := time.Since(start)
+	partTwo()
+	duration2 := time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Printf("p1: %s, p2: %s\n", duration, duration2-duration)
+}
+
+// options: 20 => [][20]; 20 10 => [][20, 10]; 20 | 10 => [][20][10]; 20 10 | 39 12 => [][20, 10][39, 12];
+// token is only set for the two "bottom" rules of "a" and "b"
+// options and token will never both be set
+// ints all point to rule numbers in overall rule list
+type rule struct {
+	name    int
+	options [][]int
+	token   rune
+}
+
+func parseRule(s string) rule {
+	r := rule{
+		options: make([][]int, 0),
+	}
+	sp := strings.Split(s, ": ")
+	r.name, _ = strconv.Atoi(sp[0])
+
+	// either it's a token rule...
+	if sp[1] == `"a"` || sp[1] == `"b"` {
+		r.token = []rune(strings.Trim(sp[1], `"`))[0]
+		return r
+	}
+
+	// ...or an options rule.
+	opts := strings.Split(sp[1], " | ")
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		opt := []int{}
+		for _, i := range strings.Split(o, " ") {
+			ii, _ := strconv.Atoi(i)
+			opt = append(opt, ii)
+		}
+		r.options = append(r.options, opt)
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func validateString(rules []rule, currentRule int, s string) (bool, string) {
+	activeRule := rules[currentRule]
+	// if we're run out of string, the rule obviously cannot match
+	if len(s) == 0 {
+		return false, ""
+	}
+	// we've reached a leaf; check if the current head of the string matches our expected rune
+	if len(activeRule.options) == 0 {
+		return []rune(s)[0] == activeRule.token, s[1:]
+	}
+	// if there's only one option, attempt to apply the rules
+	if len(activeRule.options) == 1 {
+		option := activeRule.options[0]
+		if len(option) == 1 {
+			return validateString(rules, option[0], s)
+		}
+		if len(option) == 2 {
+			ok, remainder := validateString(rules, option[0], s)
+			if ok {
+				return validateString(rules, option[1], remainder)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(option) == 3 {
+			ok, remainder := validateString(rules, option[0], s)
+			if ok {
+				ok, remainder = validateString(rules, option[1], remainder)
+			}
+			if ok {
+				return validateString(rules, option[2], remainder)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// otherwise, we need to branch into our options and try and apply their rules
+	if len(activeRule.options) == 2 {
+		ok := false
+		remainder := ""
+		optionOne := activeRule.options[0]
+		if len(optionOne) == 1 {
+			ok, remainder = validateString(rules, optionOne[0], s)
+		}
+		if len(optionOne) == 2 {
+			ok, remainder = validateString(rules, optionOne[0], s)
+			if ok {
+				ok, remainder = validateString(rules, optionOne[1], remainder)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(optionOne) == 3 {
+			ok, remainder = validateString(rules, optionOne[0], s)
+			if ok {
+				ok, remainder = validateString(rules, optionOne[1], remainder)
+			}
+			if ok {
+				ok, remainder = validateString(rules, optionOne[2], remainder)
+			}
+		}
+		if ok {
+			return ok, remainder
+		}
+		optionTwo := activeRule.options[1]
+		if len(optionTwo) == 1 {
+			ok, _ = validateString(rules, optionTwo[0], s)
+		}
+		if len(optionTwo) == 2 {
+			ok, remainder = validateString(rules, optionTwo[0], s)
+			if ok {
+				return validateString(rules, optionTwo[1], remainder)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(optionTwo) == 3 {
+			ok, remainder = validateString(rules, optionTwo[0], s)
+			if ok {
+				ok, remainder = validateString(rules, optionTwo[1], remainder)
+			}
+			if ok {
+				return validateString(rules, optionTwo[2], remainder)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false, s
+}
+
+func partOne() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("input")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	rules := make([]rule, 134)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if line == "" {
+			break
+		}
+		rule := parseRule(line)
+		rules[rule.name] = rule
+	}
+
+	total := 0
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if ok, _ := validateString(rules, 0, line); ok {
+			fmt.Println("VALID:", line)
+			total = total + 1
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("INVALID:", line)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(total)
+}
+
+func partTwo() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("input")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		// line := scanner.Text()
+	}
+}

20/main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	partOne()
+	duration := time.Since(start)
+	partTwo()
+	duration2 := time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Printf("p1: %s, p2: %s\n", duration, duration2-duration)
+}
+
+type tile struct {
+	id        int
+	neighbors map[int]int // key matches the edge key, so we can skip existing matches if we want
+	edges     map[int]string
+	image     map[int]string
+}
+
+// edges are always defined clockwise starting from 0:north
+// as long as there's only ever one match for an edge, I don't _think_ I need to keep track of piece orientation...?
+func parseTile(header string, body []string) tile {
+	id, _ := strconv.Atoi(strings.Trim(header, "Tile :"))
+	t := tile{
+		id:        id,
+		neighbors: make(map[int]int, 4),
+		edges:     make(map[int]string, 4),
+		image:     make(map[int]string, 8),
+	}
+	// make edges and extract picture data...
+	left := []byte{}
+	right := []byte{}
+	for i := range body {
+		left = append(left, body[i][0])
+		right = append(right, body[i][9])
+		// image has edges removed; still want 0-indexed for sanity later!
+		if i != 0 && i != 9 {
+			t.image[i-1] = body[i-1][1:9]
+		}
+	}
+	t.edges[0] = body[0]
+	t.edges[1] = string(right)
+	t.edges[2] = body[9]
+	t.edges[3] = string(left)
+	return t
+}
+
+// return is match, inverted
+func testEdge(one, two string) (bool, bool) {
+	if one == two {
+		return true, false
+	}
+	// go doesn't have a built-in "string reversal" method, so we just check it the hard way
+	// 9 is our magic number for a 10-character string, which we know they all are.
+	// This might not be 100% sound for unicode (byte != rune), but our string is ASCII so it's... fine.
+	for i := range one {
+		if one[i] != two[9-i] {
+			return false, false
+		}
+	}
+	return true, true
+}
+
+// this is wasteful in that it happily checks edges that we've already determined neighbors for,
+// but it's performant enough that I don't really care to fix it
+func findPartners(id int, tiles map[int]tile) map[int]tile {
+	currentTile := tiles[id]
+	for tile := range tiles {
+		if tile != id {
+			for edgeID := range tiles[tile].edges {
+				for i := range currentTile.edges {
+					if ok, _ := testEdge(tiles[tile].edges[edgeID], currentTile.edges[i]); ok {
+						tiles[tile].neighbors[edgeID] = tiles[id].id
+						tiles[id].neighbors[i] = tiles[tile].id
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return tiles
+}
+
+// Starting from a corner, we can "walk" through the image by:
+// stepping to the next tile in a known direction
+// checking where _that_ tile thinks we came from
+// then re-orienting ourselves and stepping again.
+// For example, if we take a corner and go to its 0 neighbor,
+// and that neighbor thinks our previous tile was 3,
+// a "straight line" along the edge would be 1. Repeat as necessary until you hit an edge.
+// Once we hit an edge, return to the start of the row,
+// step to its 90° neighbor, then walk parallel to the initial edge.
+// Repeat until we reach the far corner.
+// Additionally, we need to "line up" the edges, so there's some alignment checking that has to happen.
+func mergeTiles(corner int, tiles map[int]tile) []string {
+	// just to make the counting a little easier
+	sideLength := int(math.Sqrt(float64(len(tiles))))
+	result := make([]string, sideLength*8)
+	headOfRow := tiles[corner]
+	currentRowDirection := 0
+	nextRowDirection := 0
+	// what an absurd way to "pick" between two keys in a two-key map
+	for i := range headOfRow.neighbors {
+		if currentRowDirection == 0 {
+			currentRowDirection = i
+		} else if nextRowDirection == 0 {
+			nextRowDirection = i
+		}
+	}
+	currentTile := tiles[corner]
+	image := imageFromEdge(currentTile, 0)
+	for row, s := range image {
+		result[row] = result[row] + s
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < sideLength; i = i + 1 {
+		nextID := currentTile.neighbors[currentRowDirection]
+		for e, id := range tiles[nextID].neighbors {
+			if id == currentTile.id {
+				_, invert := testEdge(currentTile.edges[currentRowDirection], tiles[nextID].edges[e])
+				image := imageFromEdge(tiles[nextID], (e+1)%4)
+				if !invert {
+					for row, s := range image {
+						result[row] = result[row] + s
+					}
+				} else {
+					for row, s := range image {
+						result[7-row] = result[7-row] + s
+					}
+				}
+				currentRowDirection = (e + 2) % 4 // flip 180 around the compass
+			}
+		}
+		currentTile = tiles[nextID]
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// returns the image "rotated" so that the provided edge is on "top" (the 0 position)
+func imageFromEdge(t tile, edge int) map[int]string {
+	if edge == 1 {
+		newImage := make(map[int]string, 8)
+		for i := 0; i < 8; i = i + 1 {
+			b := []byte{t.image[0][7-i], t.image[1][7-i], t.image[2][7-i], t.image[3][7-i], t.image[4][7-i], t.image[5][7-i], t.image[6][7-i], t.image[7][7-i]}
+			newImage[i] = string(b)
+		}
+		return newImage
+	}
+	if edge == 2 {
+		newImage := make(map[int]string, 8)
+		for i := 0; i < 8; i = i + 1 {
+			b := []byte{t.image[7-i][7], t.image[7-i][6], t.image[7-i][5], t.image[7-i][4], t.image[7-i][3], t.image[7-i][2], t.image[7-i][1], t.image[7-i][0]}
+			newImage[i] = string(b)
+		}
+		return newImage
+	}
+	if edge == 3 {
+		newImage := make(map[int]string, 8)
+		for i := 0; i < 8; i = i + 1 {
+			b := []byte{t.image[7][i], t.image[6][i], t.image[5][i], t.image[4][i], t.image[3][i], t.image[2][i], t.image[1][i], t.image[0][i]}
+			newImage[i] = string(b)
+		}
+		return newImage
+	}
+	// edge == 0 does nothing
+	return t.image
+}
+
+func partOne() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("input")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	buffer := []string{}
+	tiles := make(map[int]tile)
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if line == "" {
+			tile := parseTile(buffer[0], buffer[1:])
+			tiles[tile.id] = tile
+			buffer = []string{}
+		} else {
+			buffer = append(buffer, line)
+		}
+	}
+	// catch that last tile
+	// weirdly, I'd think the trailing newline in the input would have done this for us
+	tile := parseTile(buffer[0], buffer[1:])
+	tiles[tile.id] = tile
+
+	corners := 1
+	for id := range tiles {
+		tiles = findPartners(id, tiles)
+		if len(tiles[id].neighbors) == 2 {
+			corners = corners * id
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(corners)
+}
+
+func partTwo() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("testinput")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	buffer := []string{}
+	tiles := make(map[int]tile)
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if line == "" {
+			tile := parseTile(buffer[0], buffer[1:])
+			tiles[tile.id] = tile
+			buffer = []string{}
+		} else {
+			buffer = append(buffer, line)
+		}
+	}
+	// catch that last tile
+	tile := parseTile(buffer[0], buffer[1:])
+	tiles[tile.id] = tile
+
+	corner := 0
+	for id := range tiles {
+		tiles = findPartners(id, tiles)
+		// grab a corner to start the merge from
+		if len(tiles[id].neighbors) == 2 && corner == 0 {
+			corner = id
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, line := range mergeTiles(corner, tiles) {
+		fmt.Println(line)
+	}
+}

21/main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	partOne()
+	duration := time.Since(start)
+	partTwo()
+	duration2 := time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Printf("p1: %s, p2: %s\n", duration, duration2-duration)
+}
+
+type food struct {
+	allergens   []string
+	ingredients []string
+}
+
+func intersection(a, b []string) []string {
+	// special-case starting out
+	if len(a) == 0 {
+		return b
+	} else if len(b) == 0 {
+		return a
+	}
+	result := []string{}
+	for _, s := range b {
+		for _, t := range a {
+			if s == t {
+				result = append(result, s)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func countSafeIngredients(f food, allergens map[string][]string) int {
+	for c, i := range f.ingredients {
+		for _, l := range allergens {
+			for _, a := range l {
+				if i == a {
+					f.ingredients[c] = ""
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	result := 0
+	for _, i := range f.ingredients {
+		if i != "" {
+			result = result + 1
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func remove(ingredients []string, ingredient string) []string {
+	for i, j := range ingredients {
+		if j == ingredient {
+			ingredients[i] = ingredients[len(ingredients)-1]
+			ingredients[len(ingredients)-1] = ""
+			return ingredients[:len(ingredients)-1]
+		}
+	}
+	return ingredients
+}
+
+func partOne() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("input")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	foods := []food{}
+	allergens := map[string][]string{}
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.Split(scanner.Text(), " (contains ")
+		f := food{
+			ingredients: strings.Split(line[0], " "),
+			allergens:   strings.Split(strings.TrimSuffix(line[1], ")"), ", "),
+		}
+		foods = append(foods, f)
+		for _, a := range f.allergens {
+			allergens[a] = intersection(f.ingredients, allergens[a])
+		}
+	}
+
+	sum := 0
+	for _, f := range foods {
+		sum = sum + countSafeIngredients(f, allergens)
+	}
+	fmt.Println(sum)
+}
+
+func partTwo() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("input")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	foods := []food{}
+	allergens := map[string][]string{}
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.Split(scanner.Text(), " (contains ")
+		f := food{
+			ingredients: strings.Split(line[0], " "),
+			allergens:   strings.Split(strings.TrimSuffix(line[1], ")"), ", "),
+		}
+		foods = append(foods, f)
+		for _, a := range f.allergens {
+			allergens[a] = intersection(f.ingredients, allergens[a])
+		}
+	}
+
+	// hey, this is the same reduction logic as day 16!
+	trueAllergens := map[string]string{}
+	var lastAllergenSolved string
+	for i := 0; i < len(allergens); i = i + 1 {
+		for i, a := range allergens {
+			if len(a) == 1 {
+				trueAllergens[i] = a[0]
+				lastAllergenSolved = a[0]
+			}
+		}
+		for i := range allergens {
+			allergens[i] = remove(allergens[i], lastAllergenSolved)
+		}
+	}
+
+	formatted := "" // in theory we shouldn't hard-code this allergen order...
+	for _, a := range []string{"dairy", "eggs", "fish", "nuts", "peanuts", "sesame", "soy", "wheat"} {
+		formatted = formatted + trueAllergens[a] + ","
+	}
+	fmt.Println(strings.TrimSuffix(formatted, ","))
+}

22/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	partOne()
+	duration := time.Since(start)
+	partTwo()
+	duration2 := time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Printf("p1: %s, p2: %s\n", duration, duration2-duration)
+}
+
+type deck struct {
+	cards []int
+}
+
+type cacheKey struct {
+	one int
+	two int
+}
+
+func countWinningDeck(deck []int) int {
+	sum := 0
+	for i := range deck {
+		sum = sum + ((len(deck) - i) * deck[i])
+	}
+	return sum
+}
+
+// return values is who won/their score: true for player one, false for player two
+func playCombat(one, two []int) (bool, int) {
+	round := 0
+	for len(one) > 0 && len(two) > 0 {
+		round = round + 1
+		if one[0] > two[0] {
+			one = append(one[1:], one[0], two[0])
+			two = two[1:]
+		} else if one[0] < two[0] {
+			two = append(two[1:], two[0], one[0])
+			one = one[1:]
+		}
+	}
+	if len(one) == 0 {
+		return false, countWinningDeck(two)
+	}
+	return true, countWinningDeck(one)
+}
+
+func playRecursiveCombat(one, two []int) (bool, int) {
+	loopCache := make(map[cacheKey]bool, 0)
+	round := 0
+	for len(one) > 0 && len(two) > 0 {
+		// check for loops
+		if loopCache[cacheKey{one: countWinningDeck(one), two: countWinningDeck(two)}] {
+			return true, countWinningDeck(one)
+		}
+		loopCache[cacheKey{one: countWinningDeck(one), two: countWinningDeck(two)}] = true
+
+		// otherwise, play a round
+		round = round + 1
+		if len(one[1:]) >= one[0] && len(two[1:]) >= two[0] {
+			// fuckin' go slice internals
+			subDeckOne := make([]int, len(one))
+			subDeckTwo := make([]int, len(two))
+			copy(subDeckOne, one)
+			copy(subDeckTwo, two)
+			winner, _ := playRecursiveCombat(subDeckOne[1:one[0]+1], subDeckTwo[1:two[0]+1])
+			if winner { // p1 wins
+				one = append(one[1:], one[0], two[0])
+				two = two[1:]
+			} else { // p2 wins
+				two = append(two[1:], two[0], one[0])
+				one = one[1:]
+			}
+		} else if one[0] > two[0] {
+			one = append(one[1:], one[0], two[0])
+			two = two[1:]
+		} else if one[0] < two[0] {
+			two = append(two[1:], two[0], one[0])
+			one = one[1:]
+		}
+	}
+	if len(one) == 0 {
+		return false, countWinningDeck(two)
+	}
+	return true, countWinningDeck(one)
+}
+
+func partOne() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("input")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	// deal the decks
+	playerone := deck{}
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if line == "" {
+			break
+		}
+		i, err := strconv.Atoi(line)
+		if err == nil {
+			playerone.cards = append(playerone.cards, i)
+		}
+	}
+	playertwo := deck{}
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		i, err := strconv.Atoi(line)
+		if err == nil {
+			playertwo.cards = append(playertwo.cards, i)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// play a game and determine a winner
+	_, score := playCombat(playerone.cards, playertwo.cards)
+	fmt.Println(score)
+}
+
+func partTwo() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("input")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	// deal the decks
+	playerone := deck{}
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		if line == "" {
+			break
+		}
+		i, err := strconv.Atoi(line)
+		if err == nil {
+			playerone.cards = append(playerone.cards, i)
+		}
+	}
+	playertwo := deck{}
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		i, err := strconv.Atoi(line)
+		if err == nil {
+			playertwo.cards = append(playertwo.cards, i)
+		}
+	}
+
+	_, score := playRecursiveCombat(playerone.cards, playertwo.cards)
+	fmt.Println(score)
+}

23/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	partOne()
+	duration := time.Since(start)
+	partTwo()
+	duration2 := time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Printf("p1: %s, p2: %s\n", duration, duration2-duration)
+}
+
+func cupInList(cup int, cups []int) bool {
+	for _, c := range cups {
+		if c == cup {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func generateFullCupset(cups []int, totalCups int) []int {
+	for i := len(cups); i < totalCups; i = i + 1 {
+		cups = append(cups, i)
+	}
+	return cups
+}
+
+func findTargetCupIndex(cup int, cups []int) int {
+	for i, c := range cups {
+		if c == cup {
+			return i
+		}
+	}
+	return 0 // uh-oh
+}
+
+func step(cups []int) []int {
+	cupCount := len(cups)
+	currentCup := cups[0]
+	removedCups := cups[1:4]
+	newList := make([]int, 0, cupCount)
+	newList = append([]int{cups[0]}, cups[4:]...)
+	var targetCup int
+	if currentCup == 1 {
+		targetCup = cupCount
+	} else {
+		targetCup = currentCup - 1
+	}
+	for cupInList(targetCup, removedCups) {
+		targetCup = targetCup - 1
+		if targetCup == 0 {
+			targetCup = cupCount
+		}
+	}
+	tc := findTargetCupIndex(targetCup, newList)
+	result := make([]int, 0, cupCount)
+	result = append(result, newList[1:tc+1]...)
+	result = append(result, removedCups...)
+	result = append(result, newList[tc+1:]...)
+	result = append(result, newList[0])
+	return result
+}
+
+func runabout(cups []int) string {
+	oneIndex := findTargetCupIndex(1, cups)
+	result := ""
+	for i := oneIndex + 1; i < len(cups); i = i + 1 {
+		result = result + strconv.Itoa(cups[i])
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(cups[:oneIndex]); i = i + 1 {
+		result = result + strconv.Itoa(cups[i])
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func nextTwo(cups []int) (int, int) {
+	oneIndex := findTargetCupIndex(1, cups)
+	if oneIndex+1 > len(cups) {
+		return cups[0], cups[1]
+	}
+	if oneIndex+2 > len(cups) {
+		return cups[len(cups)], cups[0]
+	}
+	return cups[oneIndex+1], cups[oneIndex+2]
+}
+
+func partOne() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("testinput")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	cups := []int{}
+
+	scanner.Scan()
+	for _, s := range strings.Split(scanner.Text(), "") {
+		i, _ := strconv.Atoi(s)
+		cups = append(cups, i)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i = i + 1 {
+		cups = step(cups)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(runabout(cups))
+
+}
+
+func partTwo() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("testinput")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	cups := []int{}
+
+	scanner.Scan()
+	for _, s := range strings.Split(scanner.Text(), "") {
+		i, _ := strconv.Atoi(s)
+		cups = append(cups, i)
+	}
+
+	allCups := generateFullCupset(cups, 10000000)
+	for i := 0; i < 10000000; i = i + 1 {
+		allCups = step(allCups)
+		fmt.Println(i)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(nextTwo(allCups))
+}

24/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	partOne()
+	duration := time.Since(start)
+	partTwo()
+	duration2 := time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Printf("p1: %s, p2: %s\n", duration, duration2-duration)
+}
+
+// Our grid is a hex, so let's represent that as follows:
+// x runs east-west, y runs north-south. Yes, these coordinates here are backward.
+//       2,-2      2,0     2,2     2,4
+//  1,-2      1,-1     1,1     1,2
+//       0,-2      0,0     0,2     0,4
+// -1,-2     -1,-1    -1,1    -1,2
+//      -2,-2     -2,0    -2,2    -2,4
+// 0,0 ->  e ->  0, 2
+//     ->  w ->  0,-2
+//     -> se ->	-1, 1
+//     -> sw -> -1,-1
+//     -> ne ->  1, 1
+//     -> nw ->  1,-1
+
+// 0 == white, 1 == black
+type tiles map[coord]int
+
+type coord struct {
+	x int
+	y int
+}
+
+func walkGrid(directions []string) (int, int) {
+	var y, x int
+	for _, d := range directions {
+		switch d {
+		case "e":
+			x = x + 2
+		case "se":
+			y = y - 1
+			x = x + 1
+		case "sw":
+			y = y - 1
+			x = x - 1
+		case "w":
+			x = x - 2
+		case "ne":
+			y = y + 1
+			x = x + 1
+		case "nw":
+			y = y + 1
+			x = x - 1
+		}
+	}
+	return y, x
+}
+
+func parseLine(s string) []string {
+	directions := []string{}
+	for i := 0; i < len(s); {
+		switch s[i] {
+		case 'e':
+			directions = append(directions, "e")
+			i = i + 1
+		case 's':
+			if s[i+1] == 'e' {
+				directions = append(directions, "se")
+				i = i + 2
+			} else if s[i+1] == 'w' {
+				directions = append(directions, "sw")
+				i = i + 2
+			}
+		case 'w':
+			directions = append(directions, "w")
+			i = i + 1
+		case 'n':
+			if s[i+1] == 'e' {
+				directions = append(directions, "ne")
+				i = i + 2
+			} else if s[i+1] == 'w' {
+				directions = append(directions, "nw")
+				i = i + 2
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return directions
+}
+
+func generation(t tiles) tiles {
+	newTiles := tiles{}
+	seenWhiteTiles := tiles{}
+	for coord, tile := range t {
+		// walk black tile list
+		if tile == 1 {
+			neighbors := getNeighbors(coord)
+			bn := 0
+			for _, n := range neighbors {
+				if t[n] == 0 {
+					seenWhiteTiles[n] = seenWhiteTiles[n] + 1
+				} else {
+					bn = bn + 1
+				}
+			}
+			// black tiles only survive if they have one or two black neighbors
+			if bn == 1 || bn == 2 {
+				newTiles[coord] = 1
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// white tiles turn black if they have two black neighbors
+	for c, n := range seenWhiteTiles {
+		if n == 2 {
+			newTiles[c] = 1
+		}
+	}
+	return newTiles
+}
+
+func getNeighbors(c coord) []coord {
+	return []coord{
+		{x: c.x + 2, y: c.y},     // e
+		{x: c.x - 2, y: c.y},     // w
+		{x: c.x + 1, y: c.y + 1}, // ne
+		{x: c.x + 1, y: c.y - 1}, // nw
+		{x: c.x - 1, y: c.y + 1}, // se
+		{x: c.x - 1, y: c.y - 1}, // sw
+	}
+}
+
+func countBlackTiles(t tiles) int {
+	sum := 0
+	for _, tile := range t {
+		sum = sum + tile
+	}
+	return sum
+}
+
+func partOne() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("testinput")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	t := tiles{}
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		x, y := walkGrid(parseLine(line))
+		if t[coord{x: x, y: y}] == 0 {
+			t[coord{x: x, y: y}] = 1
+		} else {
+			t[coord{x: x, y: y}] = 0
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Println(countBlackTiles(t))
+}
+
+func partTwo() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("input")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	t := tiles{}
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		y, x := walkGrid(parseLine(line))
+		if t[coord{x: x, y: y}] == 0 {
+			t[coord{x: x, y: y}] = 1
+		} else {
+			t[coord{x: x, y: y}] = 0
+		}
+	}
+	for day := 1; day <= 100; day = day + 1 {
+		t = generation(t)
+	}
+	fmt.Println(countBlackTiles(t))
+
+}

25/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	start := time.Now()
+	partOne()
+	duration := time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Printf("p1: %s, p2: n/a\n", duration)
+}
+
+func partOne() {
+	f, _ := os.Open("input")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(reader)
+
+	scanner.Scan()
+	doorPubKey, _ := strconv.Atoi(scanner.Text())
+	scanner.Scan()
+	cardPubKey, _ := strconv.Atoi(scanner.Text())
+
+	subjectNumber := 7
+	value := 1
+	magicPrime := 20201227
+	loopCount := 1
+	doorLoopCount := 0
+	cardLoopCount := 0
+	for {
+		value = (value * subjectNumber) % magicPrime
+		if value == doorPubKey {
+			doorLoopCount = loopCount
+		}
+		if value == cardPubKey {
+			cardLoopCount = loopCount
+		}
+		loopCount = loopCount + 1
+		if doorLoopCount != 0 && cardLoopCount != 0 {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	value = 1
+	subjectNumber = cardPubKey
+	for i := 0; i < doorLoopCount; i = i + 1 {
+		value = (value * subjectNumber) % magicPrime
+	}
+	fmt.Println(value)
+}

new.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [ "${1}" != "" ]; then
-    mkdir ${1}
-    touch ${1}/input
-    cp main.go.tmpl ${1}/main.go
+    mkdir -p ${1}
+    touch ${1}/{input,testinput}
+    cp -n main.go.tmpl ${1}/main.go
 fi