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advent-of-code/2021/puzzle-14-02.cc

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#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <numeric>
#include <string>
using Starter = std::pair<char, char>;
using PolymerMap = std::map<Starter, char>;
auto main() -> int
{
std::string initial;
std::string line;
PolymerMap polymers;
if (!std::getline(std::cin, initial)) {
std::cerr << "Unable to read initial lines.\n";
return 1;
}
if (!std::getline(std::cin, line) && !line.empty()) {
std::cerr << "Missing empty line.\n";
return 1;
}
while (std::getline(std::cin, line) && !line.empty()) {
polymers.insert({{line[0], line[1]}, line.back()});
}
/* Work out what reactions we have in the first step. */
std::map<Starter, std::uint64_t> counts;
for (std::size_t idx{0}; idx < initial.size() - 1; ++idx) {
auto [it, success] = counts.insert({{initial[idx], initial[idx + 1]}, 0});
++(it->second);
}
/* Then for each of the following steps work out the reactions that would produce, and how many
* Note we don't care about the order they're applied here.
*/
for (unsigned i = 0; i < 40; ++i) {
std::map<Starter, std::uint64_t> updated_counts;
auto a{std::accumulate(counts.begin(), counts.end(), std::uint64_t{0},
[](auto a, auto const& it) { return a + it.second; })};
std::cout << "Step " << i << " size " << a << '\n';
for (auto const& c : counts) {
auto it{polymers.find(c.first)};
if (it == polymers.end()) {
auto [it2, success] = updated_counts.insert({c.first, 0});
it2->second += c.second;
}
else {
auto [it3, success3] = updated_counts.insert({{c.first.first, it->second}, 0});
it3->second += c.second;
auto [it4, success4] = updated_counts.insert({{it->second, c.first.second}, 0});
it4->second += c.second;
}
}
std::swap(counts, updated_counts);
}
/* Now count up have many for each letter we have. We only count the first letter of each
* molecule as the second letter will form the start of the next molecule. Well except for the
* last element.
*/
std::map<char, std::uint64_t> letter_counts;
for (auto const& c : counts) {
auto [it, success] = letter_counts.insert({c.first.first, 0});
it->second += c.second;
}
/* So add the last letter. */
auto [it, success] = letter_counts.insert({initial.back(), 0});
++(it->second);
for (auto const& c : counts) {
std::cout << c.first.first << c.first.second << " -> " << c.second << '\n';
}
for (auto const& c : letter_counts) {
std::cout << c.first << " -> " << c.second << '\n';
}
auto [min, max] =
std::minmax_element(letter_counts.begin(), letter_counts.end(),
[](auto const& l, auto const& r) { return l.second < r.second; });
std::cout << "Min: " << min->first << " -> " << min->second << '\n';
std::cout << "Max: " << max->first << " -> " << max->second << '\n';
std::cout << "Difference: " << max->second - min->second << '\n';
return 0;
}