Advent-of-Code-2023/day8/dayEight.go

package day8

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"
	"regexp"
	"slices"
	"strings"
)

func Run() int {
	fmt.Print("hello day 8")
	filename := "day8/example3"
	net, path := Read(filename)
	fmt.Printf("got %+v and %+v\n", net, path)
	result := GhostTraverse(net, path)
	return result
}

func getGhostStartNodes(net Network) []Node {
	simultaneousPaths := make([]Node, 0)
	for nodeName, node := range net.Nodes {
		if strings.HasSuffix(nodeName, "A") {
			simultaneousPaths = append(simultaneousPaths, node)
		}
	}
	log.Printf("collected start points: %+v\n", simultaneousPaths)
	return simultaneousPaths
}

type GhostPathInfo struct {
	InitialSteps, CycleLen int
}

func getGhostPathInfo(startNode Node, net Network, pathString string) GhostPathInfo {
	path := Path {Instruction: pathString}
	initialSteps, cycleLen := 0, 1
	runnerNode := startNode

	for !strings.HasSuffix(runnerNode.Name, "Z") {
		direction := path.next()
		runnerNode = getNextNode(net, runnerNode, direction)
		initialSteps += 1
	}
	// one more step for starting to check for cycle
	oneDirection := path.next()
	runnerNode = getNextNode(net, runnerNode, oneDirection)

	for !strings.HasSuffix(runnerNode.Name, "Z") {
		direction := path.next()
		runnerNode = getNextNode(net, runnerNode, direction)
		cycleLen += 1
	}

	return GhostPathInfo{
		InitialSteps: initialSteps,
		CycleLen: cycleLen,
	}
}

func GhostTraverse(net Network, path Path) int {
	simultaneousPaths := getGhostStartNodes(net)
	pathInfos := make([]GhostPathInfo, 0, len(simultaneousPaths))
	for _, pathStart := range simultaneousPaths {
		pathInfos = append(pathInfos, getGhostPathInfo(pathStart, net, path.Instruction))
	}
	log.Printf("path infos are %+v\n", pathInfos)

	// and now the algo.
	// if initial paths equal - that's answer
	// if not - seed round, +1 cycle to each
	// if equal - that the answer
	// if not - here's the main loop
	// find biggest.
	// then iterate all but that one.
	// calculate diff % curCycle. if == 0, just add to where they stand together
	// if not - add cycles to this with one overhopping
	// and check whether they are all equeal

	stepCounts := make([]int, len(pathInfos))
	for i, pathInfo := range pathInfos {
		stepCounts[i] = pathInfo.InitialSteps
	}

	// oh, i don't need to seed the cycle, they are already not equal
	for !allEqual(stepCounts) {
		max := slices.Max(stepCounts)
		for i, pathInfo := range pathInfos {
			steps := stepCounts[i]
			if steps == max {
				continue
			}
			diff := max - steps
			isCatchingUp := diff % pathInfo.CycleLen == 0
			if isCatchingUp {
				stepCounts[i] = max
			} else {
				overJump := (diff / pathInfo.CycleLen + 1) * pathInfo.CycleLen
				stepCounts[i] += overJump
			}
		}
		log.Printf("done one cycle iteration, results : %+v", stepCounts)
	}

	return stepCounts[0]
}

func allEqual(nums []int) bool {
	head := nums[0]
	for _, num := range nums {
		if num != head {
			return false
		}
	}
	return true
}

func getNextNode(net Network, curNode Node, direction rune) Node {
	var nextNodeName string
	switch direction {
	case 'L':
		nextNodeName = curNode.Left
	case 'R':
		nextNodeName = curNode.Right
	}
	nextNode, found := net.Nodes[nextNodeName]
	if !found {
		panic(fmt.Sprintf("instruction %s from node %+v results in not found next node %s",
			string(direction), curNode, nextNodeName))
	}
	return nextNode
}

func TraverseNetwork(net Network, path Path) int {
	stepsNum := 0

	curNode := net.Nodes["AAA"]
	for curNode.Name != "ZZZ" {
		direction := path.next()
		var nextNodeName string
		switch direction {
		case 'L':
			nextNodeName = curNode.Left
		case 'R':
			nextNodeName = curNode.Right
		}
		nextNode, found := net.Nodes[nextNodeName]
		if !found {
			panic(fmt.Sprintf("at step %d instruction %s from node %+v results in not found next node %s",
				stepsNum, string(direction), curNode, nextNodeName))
		}
		curNode = nextNode

		stepsNum += 1
	}

	return stepsNum
}

func Read(filename string) (Network, Path) {
	net := Network{
		Nodes: make(map[string]Node),
	}
	bytes, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
	if err != nil {
		panic(fmt.Sprintln("error reading file ", filename))
	}
	lines := strings.Split(string(bytes), "\n")
	path := Path{
		Instruction: strings.TrimSpace(lines[0]),
	}

	netDescriptions := lines[2:]
	re := regexp.MustCompile(`(?P<NAME>\D{3}) = \((?P<LEFT>\D{3}), (?P<RIGHT>\D{3})\)`)
	nameIndex := re.SubexpIndex("NAME")
	leftIndex := re.SubexpIndex("LEFT")
	rightIndex := re.SubexpIndex("RIGHT")
	for _, line := range netDescriptions {
		if line == "" {
			continue
		}
		match := re.FindStringSubmatch(line)
		if match == nil {
			panic(fmt.Sprintln("error finding match in string : ", line))
		}
		node := Node{
			Name:  match[nameIndex],
			Left:  match[leftIndex],
			Right: match[rightIndex],
		}
		net.Nodes[node.Name] = node
	}

	return net, path
}

type Node struct {
	Name        string
	Left, Right string
}

type Network struct {
	Nodes map[string]Node
}

type Path struct {
	Instruction string
	curStep     int
}

func (p *Path) next() rune {
	curInstruction := p.Instruction[p.curStep]
	p.curStep += 1
	if p.curStep == len(p.Instruction) {
		p.curStep = 0
	}
	return rune(curInstruction)
}