Day 16: Reindeer Maze

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  • @mykl
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    5 hours ago

    Uiua

    Uiua’s new builtin path operator makes this a breeze. Given a function that returns valid neighbours for a point and their relative costs, and another function to test whether you have reached a valid goal, it gives the minimal cost, and all relevant paths. We just need to keep track of the current direction as we work through the maze.

    Data  ← ≡°□°/$"_\n_" "###############\n#.......#....E#\n#.#.###.#.###.#\n#.....#.#...#.#\n#.###.#####.#.#\n#.#.#.......#.#\n#.#.#####.###.#\n#...........#.#\n###.#.#####.#.#\n#...#.....#.#.#\n#.#.#.###.#.#.#\n#.....#...#.#.#\n#.###.#.#.#.#.#\n#S..#.....#...#\n###############"
    D₄    ← [1_0 ¯1_0 0_1 0_¯1]
    End   ← ⊢⊚=@EData
    Costs ← :∩▽⟜:≡(≠@#⊡:Data⊢).≡⊟⊙⟜(+1×1000¬≡/×=)+⟜:D₄∩¤°⊟
    :path(Costs|≍End⊙◌°⊟)⊂:[1_0]⊢⊚=@SData
    &p
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