day08 done.

days/day08/src/main.rs

@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ fn main() {
     println!("Result: {}", part1::part1(&structured_input));
 
     println!("Part Two");
-    println!("Result: {}", part2::part2());
+    println!("Result: {}", part2::part2(&structured_input));
 }

days/day08/src/parse.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub struct Node {
 }
 
 static NODE_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| {
-    Regex::new(r"^([[:alpha:]]{3}) = \(([[:alpha:]]{3}), ([[:alpha:]]{3})\)$").unwrap()
+    Regex::new(r"^([[:alnum:]]{3}) = \(([[:alnum:]]{3}), ([[:alnum:]]{3})\)$").unwrap()
 });
 
 pub fn parse(input: &str) -> (Vec<Direction>, HashMap<String, Node>) {

days/day08/src/part2.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,113 @@
+use aoc_libs::misc::arr_lcm;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
 use crate::parse::*;
 
-pub fn part2() -> usize {
-    unimplemented!()
+// note about inputs: each "ends with A" node is the starting point,
+// and is not returned to part of the loop.
+// eatch 'Z' node is at the 'end' of the loop,
+// so the time when you first hit z is equal to your cycle time.
+
+pub fn part2(input: &(Vec<Direction>, HashMap<String, Node>)) -> usize {
+    let (directions, graph) = input;
+    let starting_points = find_starting_points(graph);
+    println!("{:?}", starting_points);
+    let cycle_lengths: Vec<_> = starting_points
+        .iter()
+        .inspect(|p| print!("starting point {}: ", p))
+        .map(|p| cycle_len_and_offset(p, directions, graph))
+        .inspect(|c| println!("cycles: {}", c))
+        .collect();
+    arr_lcm(&cycle_lengths)
+}
+
+//returns the length of the loop
+fn cycle_len_and_offset(
+    start: &str,
+    directions: &[Direction],
+    graph: &HashMap<String, Node>,
+) -> usize {
+    let mut current_node: String = start.to_string();
+    let mut dir_index: usize = 0;
+    let mut cycles: usize = 0;
+    while !current_node.ends_with('Z') {
+        match directions[dir_index % directions.len()] {
+            Direction::Left => current_node = graph.get(&current_node).unwrap().left.clone(),
+            Direction::Right => current_node = graph.get(&current_node).unwrap().right.clone(),
+        };
+        cycles += 1;
+        dir_index += 1;
+        // println!("finding index: {}", current_node);
+    }
+    cycles
+}
+
+fn find_starting_points(input: &HashMap<String, Node>) -> Vec<String> {
+    let mut ret = Vec::new();
+    for point in input.keys() {
+        if point.ends_with('A') {
+            ret.push(point.to_string())
+        }
+    }
+    ret
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_find_len_of_cycle() {
+        let input = parse(concat!(
+            "LR\n",
+            "\n",
+            "11A = (11B, XXX)\n",
+            "11B = (XXX, 11Z)\n",
+            "11Z = (11B, XXX)\n",
+            "22A = (22B, XXX)\n",
+            "22B = (22C, 22C)\n",
+            "22C = (22Z, 22Z)\n",
+            "22Z = (22B, 22B)\n",
+            "XXX = (XXX, XXX)\n",
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(cycle_len_and_offset("11A", &input.0, &input.1), 2);
+        assert_eq!(cycle_len_and_offset("22A", &input.0, &input.1), 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_find_starting_points() {
+        let input = parse(concat!(
+            "LR\n",
+            "\n",
+            "11A = (11B, XXX)\n",
+            "11B = (XXX, 11Z)\n",
+            "11Z = (11B, XXX)\n",
+            "22A = (22B, XXX)\n",
+            "22B = (22C, 22C)\n",
+            "22C = (22Z, 22Z)\n",
+            "22Z = (22B, 22B)\n",
+            "XXX = (XXX, XXX)\n",
+        ));
+        let starting_points = find_starting_points(&input.1);
+        assert_eq!(starting_points.len(), 2);
+        assert!(starting_points.contains(&"11A".to_string()));
+        assert!(starting_points.contains(&"22A".to_string()));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_part2() {
-        assert_eq!(0, 0);
+        let input = parse(concat!(
+            "LR\n",
+            "\n",
+            "11A = (11B, XXX)\n",
+            "11B = (XXX, 11Z)\n",
+            "11Z = (11B, XXX)\n",
+            "22A = (22B, XXX)\n",
+            "22B = (22C, 22C)\n",
+            "22C = (22Z, 22Z)\n",
+            "22Z = (22B, 22B)\n",
+            "XXX = (XXX, XXX)\n",
+        ));
+        assert_eq!(part2(&input), 6);
     }
 }