Day 12 finally. I hate you.

src/Utils.kt

@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ class CharGrid {
     val data: Array<CharArray>
     val bChar: Char
 
+    constructor(width: Int, height: Int, borderChar: Char = ' ') {
+        bChar = borderChar
+        this.width = width
+        this.height = height
+        data = Array(height) { CharArray(width) { bChar } }
+    }
+
     constructor(input: List<String>, borderChar: Char = ' ') {
         bChar = borderChar
         width = input[0].length
@@ -196,6 +203,9 @@ class CharGrid {
     fun matchRelative(c: Int, r: Int, relposes: Iterable<RelPos>, predicate: (char: Char) -> Boolean): List<RelPos> =
         relposes.filter { predicate(get(c + it.dc, r + it.dr)) }
 
+    fun matchRelativeRelPos(pos: RelPos, relposes: Iterable<RelPos>, predicate: (char: Char) -> Boolean): List<RelPos> =
+        relposes.filter { predicate(get(pos.translate(it))) }
+
     fun matchAbsoluteRelPos(pos: RelPos, relposes: Iterable<RelPos>, predicate: (char: Char) -> Boolean): List<RelPos> =
         relposes.map { pos.translate(it) }.filter { predicate(get(it)) }
 

src/aoc2024/Day12.kt

@@ -54,53 +54,29 @@ MMMISSJEEE
     fun part2(input: List<String>): Int {
         val grid = CharGrid(input)
         var sum = 0
+        val magic = listOf(3, 5, 10, 12)
         for (p in grid.generateGridPos()) {
             val c = grid[p]
             if (c != '.') {
-                println("$p: $c")
                 val areaPos = HashSet<RelPos>()
-                val fence = HashSet<RelPos>()
                 var newPos = setOf(p)
                 while (newPos.isNotEmpty()) {
                     val newSeeds = HashSet<RelPos>()
                     for (np in newPos) {
                         areaPos.add(np)
-                        grid[np] = c.lowercaseChar()
+                        grid[np] = '.'
                         newSeeds.addAll(grid.matchAbsoluteRelPos(np, CharGrid.PLUS_POS) { it == c })
-                        fence.addAll(grid.matchRelative(np.dc, np.dr, CharGrid.BOX_POS) { it.uppercaseChar() != c }
-                            .map { RelPos(np.dc * 2 + it.dc, np.dr * 2 + it.dr) })
                     }
                     newPos = newSeeds
                 }
-                var turns = 0
+                val corners = areaPos.sumOf {
-                while (fence.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    val plusCode = CharGrid.PLUS_POS.mapIndexed { index, relPos -> if (areaPos.contains(it.translate(relPos))) 1 shl index else 0 }.sum()
-                    val f1 = fence.first()
+                    val crossCode = CharGrid.CROSS_POS.mapIndexed { index, relPos -> if (areaPos.contains(it.translate(relPos))) 1 shl index else 0 }.sum()
-                    var dir = CharGrid.PLUS_POS.find { fence.contains(f1.translate(it)) }
+                    val outer = magic.count { plusCode and it == 0 }
-                    if (dir == null) {
+                    val inner = magic.filterIndexed { i, m -> (plusCode and m == m) && (crossCode and (1 shl i) == 0) }.count()
-                        fence.remove(f1)
+                    outer + inner
-                        turns += 2
-                        break
-                    }
-
-                    // 851006 too low
-                    // 852491 too high
-                    val initDir = dir
-                    var rp = f1
-                    while (fence.isNotEmpty()) {
-                        fence.remove(rp)
-                        if (fence.contains(rp.translate(dir!!))) {
-                            rp = rp.translate(dir)
-                        } else {
-                            dir = CharGrid.PLUS_POS.find { fence.contains(rp.translate(it)) } ?: break
-                            rp = rp.translate(dir)
-                            turns++
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (initDir != dir) turns++
                 }
-                println("$c Area: ${areaPos.size} Fence: ${fence.size} Discount: $turns = ${areaPos.size * turns}")
+                sum += areaPos.size * corners
-                areaPos.forEach { grid[it] = '.' }
-                sum += areaPos.size * turns
             }
         }
         return sum