Day 6: Guard Gallivant

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    fedilink
    35 days ago

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    Brute forced part 2, but got a lot of reuse from part 1.

    Part 1 and 2
    
    (defvar *part1* "inputs/day06-part1")
    (defvar *part1-test* "inputs/day06-part1-test")
    
    (defstruct move x y direction)
    
    (defstruct guard direction x y (moves (make-hash-table :test 'equalp)))
    
    (defun convert-direction (g)
      (case g
        (^ 'up)
        (> 'right)
        (< 'left)
        (v 'down)))
    
    
    (defun find-guard (map)
      (destructuring-bind (rows cols) (array-dimensions map)
        (loop for j from 0 below rows
              do (loop for i from 0 below cols
                       for v = (aref  map j i)
                       when (not (or (eql '|.| v) (eql '|#| v)))
                         do (return-from find-guard (make-guard :direction (convert-direction v) :x i :y j ))))))
    
    (defun turn-guard (guard)
      (case (guard-direction guard)
        (UP (setf (guard-direction guard) 'RIGHT))
        (DOWN (setf (guard-direction guard) 'LEFT))
        (LEFT (setf (guard-direction guard) 'UP))
        (RIGHT (setf (guard-direction guard) 'DOWN))))
    
    (defun on-map (map x y)
      (destructuring-bind (rows cols) (array-dimensions map)
        (and (>= x 0) (>= y 0)
             (< y rows) (< x cols))))
    
    (defun mark-guard (map guard)
      (setf (aref map (guard-y guard) (guard-x guard)) 'X))
    
    (defun next-pos (guard)
      (case (guard-direction guard)
        (UP (list (guard-x guard) (1- (guard-y guard))))
        (DOWN (list (guard-x guard) (1+ (guard-y guard))))
        (LEFT (list (1- (guard-x guard)) (guard-y guard)))
        (RIGHT (list (1+ (guard-x guard)) (guard-y guard)))))
    
    (defun move-guard (map guard)
      (destructuring-bind (x y) (next-pos guard)
        (if (on-map map x y)
            (if (eql '|#| (aref map y x))
                (turn-guard guard)
                (progn (setf (guard-x guard) x)
                       (setf (guard-y guard) y))) 
            (setf (guard-direction guard) nil))))
    
    (defun run-p1 (file) 
      (let* ((map (list-to-2d-array (read-file file #'to-symbols)))
             (guard (find-guard map)))
        (mark-guard map guard)
        (loop while (guard-direction guard)
              do (mark-guard map guard)
              do (move-guard map guard))
        (destructuring-bind (rows cols) (array-dimensions map)
          (loop for y from 0 below rows sum (loop for x from 0 below cols count (eql (aref map y x) 'X))))))
    
    (defun save-move (guard move)
      (setf (gethash move (guard-moves guard)) t))
    
    (defun reset-moves (guard)
      (setf (guard-moves guard) nil))
    
    (defun is-loop (x y map original-guard)
      ;; can only set new blocks in blank spaces
      (unless (eql '|.| (aref map y x)) (return-from is-loop nil))
      (let ((guard (copy-guard original-guard)))
        ;; save the initial guard position
        (save-move guard (make-move :x (guard-x guard) :y (guard-y guard) :direction (guard-direction guard)))
        ;; set the "new" block
        (setf (aref map y x) '|#|)
        ;; loop and check for guard loops
        (let ((result
                (loop
                  while (move-guard map guard)
                  for move = (make-move :x (guard-x guard) :y (guard-y guard) :direction (guard-direction guard))
                  ;; if we have seen the move before, then it is a loop
                  if (gethash move (guard-moves guard))
                    return t
                  else
                    do (save-move guard move)
                  finally
                     (return nil))))
    
          ;; reset initial position
          (setf (aref map y x) '|.|)
          (clrhash (guard-moves guard))
          result)))
    
    
    (defun run-p2 (file) 
      (let* ((map (list-to-2d-array (read-file file #'to-symbols)))
             (guard (find-guard map)))
        
        (destructuring-bind (rows cols) (array-dimensions map)
          (loop for y from 0 below rows
                sum (loop for x from 0 below cols
                          count (is-loop x y map guard)))
          )))