day 7 part 1

7/solve_1.go

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type coord struct {
+	x,y int
+}
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("Advent of Code - Day 7 - Part 1")
+	f,_ := os.Open("7/input")
+	defer f.Close()
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+	y := 0
+	scanner.Scan()
+	y_limit := len(scanner.Text())
+	for i := range(scanner.Text()){
+		if scanner.Text()[i] == 'S'{
+			y = i
+		}
+	}
+	initial_position := coord{0,y}
+	x:=1
+	var splitters []coord
+	for scanner.Scan(){
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		for i:= range line{
+			if line[i] == '^'{
+				splitters = append(splitters, coord{x,i})
+			}
+		}
+		x++
+	}
+	
+	limit := coord{x,y_limit}
+	res := 0
+	count_splits(initial_position, splitters, &res, limit)
+	fmt.Println(res)
+}
+
+var visited []coord
+func is_visited(pos coord) bool {
+	for _,v := range visited {
+		if pos.x == v.x && pos.y == v.y {
+			return true
+		} 
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func count_splits(pos coord, splitters []coord, acc* int, limit coord){
+
+	if (is_visited(pos)){
+		return
+	} else {
+		visited = append(visited, pos)
+	}
+	
+	if len(splitters) == 0 {return}
+	if pos.x >= limit.x || pos.y >= limit.y || pos.y < 0 {return}
+
+	splitted := false
+	for i,s := range splitters {
+		if pos.x == s.x && pos.y == s.y {
+			splitters[i] = splitters[len(splitters)-1]
+			splitters = splitters[:len(splitters)-1]
+			*acc = *acc + 1
+			count_splits(coord{pos.x,pos.y-1},splitters, acc, limit)
+			count_splits(coord{pos.x,pos.y+1},splitters, acc, limit)
+			splitted = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !splitted {
+		count_splits(coord{pos.x+1,pos.y},splitters, acc, limit)
+	}
+}

README.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Each day's folder is named after the day number (`1` to `12`). Inside each folde
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+| 7   | ✅     | ⬜     |
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