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diff --git a/day8-test-input.txt b/day8-test-input.txt
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diff --git a/day8-tree-heights.lisp b/day8-tree-heights.lisp
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+;;; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGedUxTAfBk
+
+;; tree is visible if from one of 4 directions there are only trees that are "strictly lower"
+;; the computation reuse - if we checked the tree on the top before, and it's visible from top and lower - then currnt is visible
+;; but if it's not visible from top, then we need to know which tree covered it up, to calculate whether current tree is taller than that.
+;;
+;; so. i'd want to i think this time actually use classes. to store visibility from the directions.
+;; or rather for each tree store the highest tree towards the enge in the direction.
+;; and would be possible to calculate visibility into a direction then
+;;
+;; so. have a class with hash-table of DIRECTION -> tallest-in-that-direction
+;; i suppose can be done without storing this data. just go through the line against the checking direction, and store last tallest tree in var
+;; could store visibility in the shared 2d array
+
+(loop
+  :for i :across (vector 1 2 3 4)
+  :do (print (* 5 i)))
+
+(coerce (list 1 2 3 4) 'vector)
+
+(require 'cl-ppcre)
+(cl-ppcre:split "" "hello")
+
+(coerce (mapcar #'parse-integer (cl-ppcre:split "" "30373" )) 'vector)
+
+;; (defparameter *file-name* "day8-test-input.txt")
+(defparameter *file-name* "day8-input.txt")
+(progn
+  (defparameter *trees-2d-vector*
+    (let ((rows-accumulation ()))
+      (with-open-file (in *file-name*)
+        (loop
+          for line = (read-line in nil nil)
+          while line
+          do (push
+              (coerce (mapcar #'parse-integer (cl-ppcre:split "" line)) 'vector)
+              rows-accumulation)
+          )
+        (coerce (reverse rows-accumulation) 'vector))))
+  (defparameter *trees-rownum* (length *trees-2d-vector*))
+  (defparameter *trees-colnum* (length (aref *trees-2d-vector* 0))))
+
+*trees-2d-vector*
+;; (aref *trees-2d-vector* 3 0)            ; error
+(let ((arr (make-array '(2 3))))
+  (setf (aref arr 1 1) "hello")
+  arr)          ; but can't access row at a time.
+                                        ; ugh.
+
+;; now. i'd want visibility matrix. with true on edges and false inside
+
+;; then loop over lines / rows against the direction
+;; store previous max height, if current is bigger - store it as previous max visible and
+;; put visible into the shared matrix
+;;
+;; then do iteration against all directions, only updating table to true
+(ql:quickload "iterate")
+(use-package 'iterate)
+
+(defparameter *tree-vis-matr*
+  (let* ((rows-count (length *trees-2d-vector*))
+         (cols-count (length (aref *trees-2d-vector* 0)))
+         (visibility-matrix (make-array (list rows-count cols-count) :initial-element nil)))
+
+    (iterate:iter (for rownum from 0 to (1- rows-count))
+      (iterate:iter (for colnum from 0 to (1- cols-count))
+        (if (or (= rownum 0)
+                (= rownum (1- rows-count))
+                (= colnum 0)
+                (= colnum (1- cols-count)))
+            (setf (aref visibility-matrix rownum colnum) 'T))))
+    ;; cool
+
+    ;; (loop
+    ;;   for rownum from 0 to (1- rows-count)
+    ;;   for colnum from 0 to (1- cols-count)
+    ;;   when (or (= rownum 0)
+    ;;            (= rownum (1- rows-count))
+    ;;            (= colnum 0)
+    ;;            (= colnum (1- cols-count)))
+    ;;     do (progn
+    ;;          (setf (aref visibility-matrix rownum colnum) "hello")
+    ;;          ))
+
+    ;; (setf (aref visibility-matrix 1 1) "hello")
+    visibility-matrix))
+
+;; now for i j if
+(loop
+    for rownum from 0 to 3
+    for colnum from 0 to 4
+    ;; when (or (= rownum 0)
+    ;;        (= rownum (1- rows-count))
+    ;;        (= colnum 0)
+    ;;        (= colnum (1- cols-count)))
+    collect rownum)
+
+(iterate:iter (for i from 1 to 5)
+  (print i))
+(iterate:iter (for i from 5 downto 1)
+  (print i))
+(iterate:iter (for item in '(1 2 3))
+  (print item))
+
+;; so. now i have visibility matrix wihch is 2d,
+;; to store which trees are "visible"
+;; and also i have Vector(Vectors) for tree sizes, for iteration.
+;;
+;; now ideally I'd be able to code these iterations in a compact way.
+;; but i'm just ugh
+
+;; no, just no. let's of iterations which i'm not sure how to generalize
+;; and need to share state, upleasant
+;; (defun nextPoint (row col direction)
+;;   (case direction
+;;     ('UP (list row (1- col)))
+;;     ('DOWN (list row (1+ col)))
+;;     ('LEFT (list (1- row) col))
+;;     ('RIGHT (list (1+ row) col))))
+;; (nextpoint 1 1 'up)
+;; (nextpoint 1 1 'left)
+;; (nextpoint 1 1 'right)
+;; (nextpoint 1 1 'down)
+;; (apply #'nextpoint '(1 1 down))
+;; (apply #'+ '(1 2 3))
+
+(defun gen-line-coords (startRow startCol rowNum colNum direction)
+  (flet ((row-col-valid (row col)
+           (and (>= row 0) (>= col 0) (< row rowNum) (< col colNum)))
+         (nextPoint (row col)
+           (case direction
+             ('LEFT (list row (1- col)))
+             ('RIGHT (list row (1+ col)))
+             ('UP (list (1- row) col))
+             ('DOWN (list (1+ row) col)))))
+    (let ((coords-collected ()))
+      (do
+       ((coords (list startRow startCol) (apply #'nextpoint coords)))
+       ((not (apply #'row-col-valid coords)) (reverse coords-collected))
+       (push coords coords-collected)))))
+
+(gen-line-coords 0 0 4 5 'down)
+(gen-line-coords 0 0 4 5 'right)
+(gen-line-coords 3 4 4 5 'up)
+(gen-line-coords 2 4 4 5 'left)
+(apply #'gen-line-coords '(0 0 4 5 down))
+
+;; well, looks like this works
+;; and then generic iteration on these coordinates?
+;; store previous max tree.
+;; if current is bigger than previous max - store it as previous max and put T into vix.matrix
+;; i really dislike this task so far.
+
+(defparameter *test-line-coords* (gen-line-coords 1 0 4 5 'right))
+(let ((biggest-tree-so-far -1))
+  (loop
+    for coords in *test-line-coords*
+    do (let* ((rownum (first coords))
+              (colnum (second coords))
+              (row (aref *trees-2d-vector* rownum))
+              (tree-size (aref row colnum)))
+        (if (< biggest-tree-so-far tree-size)
+            (progn (setq biggest-tree-so-far tree-size)
+                   (setf (aref *tree-vis-matr* rownum colnum) 't))))))
+
+*test-line-coords*
+*trees-2d-vector*
+*tree-vis-matr*
+(aref *tree-vis-matr* 1 1)
+
+;; well it kinda worked.
+;; now i need to get all possible line-coords, with desired directions
+;; and then run for each of these
+;; and then - count amount of T in the resulting matr
+
+;; getting all possible direction line-coords
+;;
+(progn
+  (defparameter *trees-right-line-coords*
+    (loop
+      for startRow from 0 below *trees-rownum*
+      collect (gen-line-coords startRow 0 *trees-rownum* *trees-colnum* 'right)))
+
+  (defparameter *trees-left-line-coords*
+    (loop
+      for startRow from 0 below *trees-rownum*
+      collect (gen-line-coords startRow (1- *trees-colnum*) *trees-rownum* *trees-colnum* 'left)))
+
+  (defparameter *trees-right-down-coords*
+    (loop
+      for startCol from 0 below *trees-colnum*
+      collect (gen-line-coords 0 startCol *trees-rownum* *trees-colnum* 'down)))
+
+  (defparameter *trees-right-up-coords*
+    (loop
+      for startCol from 0 below *trees-colnum*
+      collect (gen-line-coords (1- *trees-rownum*) startCol *trees-rownum* *trees-colnum* 'up)))
+
+  (defparameter *trees-all-line-coords*
+    (concatenate 'list
+                 *trees-right-line-coords*
+                 *trees-left-line-coords*
+                 *trees-right-down-coords*
+                 *trees-right-up-coords*))
+
+;;; iterate over all col-lines
+  (loop
+    for coord-line in *trees-all-line-coords*
+    do (let ((biggest-tree-so-far -1))
+         (loop
+           for coords in coord-line
+           do (let* ((rownum (first coords))
+                     (colnum (second coords))
+                     (row (aref *trees-2d-vector* rownum))
+                     (tree-size (aref row colnum)))
+                (if (< biggest-tree-so-far tree-size)
+                    (progn (setq biggest-tree-so-far tree-size)
+                           (setf (aref *tree-vis-matr* rownum colnum) 't)))))))
+
+  *tree-vis-matr*
+
+  ;; counting amount of 'T in the visibility matrix
+  (let ((running-sum 0))
+    (iterate:iter (for rownum from 0 to (1- *trees-rownum*))
+      (iterate:iter (for colnum from 0 to (1- *trees-colnum*))
+        (if (aref *tree-vis-matr* rownum colnum)
+            (incf running-sum 1))))
+    running-sum))
+
+;;; wow, 1835 was the right answer. urrgh
+;;; now to the second part
+;; and that's totally different thing now.
+;; i guess i could use my "col-line" to get coords to check from the tree
+;; for each tree take tail of coord line into each direction
+;; and count how long to the first tree of at least same height.
+
+*trees-2d-vector*
+
+(defparameter *test-tree-coords* '(2 2))
+(defparameter *test-line-coords* (gen-line-coords 3 3 4 5 'right))
+(cdr *test-line-coords*)
+(eval `(gen-line-coords ,@*test-tree-coords* *trees-rownum* *trees-colnum* 'right))
+(defparameter *test-tree-direction-cols*
+  (mapcar #'cdr
+          (mapcar #'eval
+                  (mapcar
+                   (lambda (direction)
+                     `(gen-line-coords ,@*test-tree-coords* *trees-rownum* *trees-colnum* ,direction)
+                     )
+                   '('right 'down 'left 'up)))))
+
+(defun tree-size-by-coords (coords)
+  (aref  (aref *trees-2d-vector* (first coords)) (second coords)))
+(tree-size-by-coords '(1 1) )
+
+(print (mapcar (lambda (coord-line)
+                 (mapcar #'tree-size-by-coords coord-line)) *test-tree-direction-cols*))
+
+(defun take-while (list pred)
+  (loop for elt in list while (funcall pred elt) collect elt))
+(take-while '(1 2 3 3 3 4 5 6) (lambda (n) (>= 3 n)))
+
+;; it's not it. ugh. why it's so hard.
+;; how can i find index of first inclusion of element in list.
+;; i guess i could do strict less than and add 1? no.
+
+(take-while '(1 2 3 3 3 4 5 6) (lambda (n) (> 3 n)))
+;; and then if list i got not equal to initial list - add 1 because we dropped something?
+;; UGH!
+;; should be a better way.
+(do*
+ ((start-tree-size (tree-size-by-coords '(3 3)))
+  (coords-direction (car *test-tree-direction-cols*) (cdr coords-direction))
+  (coord (car coords-direction) (car coords-direction))
+  (coord-tree-size (tree-size-by-coords coord) (tree-size-by-coords coord))
+  (count 0 (1+ count)))
+ ((or (not coords-direction)
+      (> coord-tree-size start-tree-size))
+  (if ((= coord-tree-size start-tree-size)
+       (1+ count)
+       count))))
+;; i'm incredibly frustrated
+;; more that an hour on trying to get initial part of list until first inclusion of target element.
+;; horrible
+
+;; ok. this monstrocity
+(let ((self 3)
+      (found-self nil))
+  (loop for elt in '(1 2 2 3 1 5 1)
+        while (and (not found-self)
+                   (>= self elt)) collect elt
+        if (= elt self) do (setq found-self 't)))
+
+(defun my-get-prefix (trees-heights self-height)
+  (let ((self self-height)
+      (found-self nil))
+    (loop for elt in trees-heights
+        while (not found-self) collect elt
+        if (>= elt self) do (setq found-self 't))))
+(my-get-prefix '(3 3 1 5 1 2) 4)
+(my-get-prefix '() 6)
+;; ok. let's map that on top of other shit
+
+(print (mapcar (lambda (height-list)
+                 (length (my-get-prefix height-list 3)))
+               (mapcar (lambda (coord-line)
+                         (mapcar #'tree-size-by-coords coord-line)) *test-tree-direction-cols*)))
+
+;; and this was all inconsequential because for 3 seeing 3 and seing 5 is same end
+;; so i could have used take-while with strict condition.
+;; in any way would have needed to add 1?
+
+;; will modify my ugly function, making it uglier, cool
+;;
+;; now need to multiply them and call that with correct coords for all inner trees.
+;; this is pain.
+
+;;; returning to calculating the directions from each tree
+*trees-2d-vector*
+
+(defparameter *test-tree-coords* '(4 2))
+(defparameter *test-line-coords* (gen-line-coords 3 3 4 5 'right))
+(defparameter *test-tree-direction-cols*
+  (mapcar #'cdr
+          (mapcar #'eval
+                  (mapcar
+                   (lambda (direction)
+                     `(gen-line-coords ,@*test-tree-coords* *trees-rownum* *trees-colnum* ,direction)
+                     )
+                   '('right 'down 'left 'up)))))
+
+(defun get-tree-direction-cols (tree-coords)
+  (mapcar #'cdr
+          (mapcar #'eval
+                  (mapcar
+                   (lambda (direction)
+                     `(gen-line-coords ,@tree-coords *trees-rownum* *trees-colnum* ,direction)
+                     )
+                   '('right 'down 'left 'up))))
+  )
+
+(defun tree-size-by-coords (coords)
+  (aref  (aref *trees-2d-vector* (first coords)) (second coords)))
+(tree-size-by-coords '(1 1) )
+
+(print (mapcar (lambda (coord-line)
+                 (mapcar #'tree-size-by-coords coord-line)) *test-tree-direction-cols*))
+
+(print (mapcar (lambda (height-list)
+                 (length (my-get-prefix height-list 3)))
+               (mapcar (lambda (coord-line)
+                         (mapcar #'tree-size-by-coords coord-line)) *test-tree-direction-cols*)))
+(apply #'* '(1 2 2 0))
+
+(let ((cur-max -1))
+  (iterate:iter (for row from 1 to (1- *trees-rownum*))
+    (iterate:iter (for col from 1 to (1- *trees-colnum*))
+      (let* ((cur-tree-height (tree-size-by-coords (list row col)))
+             (cur-tree-lines (get-tree-direction-cols (list row col)))
+             (cur-tree-lines-tree-heights
+               (mapcar (lambda (coord-line)
+                         (mapcar #'tree-size-by-coords coord-line)) cur-tree-lines))
+             (cur-tree-visibilities
+               (mapcar (lambda (height-list)
+                         (length (my-get-prefix height-list cur-tree-height))) cur-tree-lines-tree-heights))
+             (cur-tree-score (apply #'* cur-tree-visibilities)))
+        (if (> cur-tree-score cur-max)
+            (setq cur-max cur-tree-score)))))
+  cur-max)
+
+;; wow. i got an aswer 8
+;; now try to recalculate this horrible thing with actual input.