Day 5: Print Queue

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FAQ

    • I guess adding type aliases and removing the regex from parser makes it a bit more readable.

      typealias Rule = Pair<Int, Int>
      typealias PageNumbers = List<Int>
      
      fun part1(input: String): Int {
          val (rules, listOfNumbers) = parse(input)
          return listOfNumbers
              .filter { numbers -> numbers == sort(numbers, rules) }
              .sumOf { numbers -> numbers[numbers.size / 2] }
      }
      
      fun part2(input: String): Int {
          val (rules, listOfNumbers) = parse(input)
          return listOfNumbers
              .filterNot { numbers -> numbers == sort(numbers, rules) }
              .map { numbers -> sort(numbers, rules) }
              .sumOf { numbers -> numbers[numbers.size / 2] }
      }
      
      private fun sort(numbers: PageNumbers, rules: List<Rule>): PageNumbers {
          return numbers.sortedWith { a, b -> if (rules.contains(a to b)) -1 else 1 }
      }
      
      private fun parse(input: String): Pair<List<Rule>, List<PageNumbers>> {
          val (rulesSection, numbersSection) = input.split("\n\n")
          val rules = rulesSection.lines()
              .mapNotNull { line ->
                  val parts = line.split('|').map { it.toInt() }
                  if (parts.size >= 2) parts[0] to parts[1] else null
              }
          val numbers = numbersSection.lines()
              .map { line -> line.split(',').map { it.toInt() } }
          return rules to numbers
      }