advent_of_code_2023/Day06/js/solution.js
2023-12-06 20:07:53 +01:00

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JavaScript

const fs = require('fs');
const assert = require('assert');
/**
* Parses the input file to extract the race time and record distance.
* @param {string} file_path - Path to the input file.
* @returns {Object} - An object containing time and record distance.
*/
function parseInput(file_path) {
try {
const lines = fs.readFileSync(file_path, 'utf-8').trim().split('\n');
const time = parseInt(lines[0].replace(/\D/g, ''), 10);
const distance = parseInt(lines[1].replace(/\D/g, ''), 10);
console.log(`Parsed input from ${file_path} - Time: ${time}, Distance: ${distance}`);
return { time, distance };
} catch (error) {
throw new Error(`Error parsing input file: ${error.message}`);
}
}
/**
* Calculates the number of ways to beat the record for the race.
* @param {number} time - Total time for the race.
* @param {number} record - Record distance to beat.
* @returns {number} - Number of ways to win the race.
*/
function calculateWinningWays(time, record) {
console.log(`Calculating winning ways for Time: ${time}, Record: ${record}`);
let minHoldTime = 0;
while (minHoldTime * (time - minHoldTime) <= record && minHoldTime < time) {
minHoldTime++;
}
let maxHoldTime = time - 1;
while (maxHoldTime * (time - maxHoldTime) <= record && maxHoldTime >= 0) {
maxHoldTime--;
}
const winningWays = Math.max(0, maxHoldTime - minHoldTime + 1);
console.log(`Winning ways calculated: ${winningWays} (Min: ${minHoldTime}, Max: ${maxHoldTime})`);
return winningWays;
}
/**
* Runs a test with the given file and compares the result to the expected result.
* @param {string} file_path - Path to the test file.
* @param {number} expected_result - Expected result for the test.
*/
function runTest(file_path, expected_result) {
console.log(`Running test with file: ${file_path}`);
const { time, distance } = parseInput(file_path);
const result = calculateWinningWays(time, distance);
assert.strictEqual(result, expected_result, `Test failed! Expected ${expected_result}, got ${result}`);
console.log("Test passed successfully.");
}
function main() {
try {
// Run the test
const testFilePath = "../test.txt";
const expectedTestResult = 71503; // Expected result from the test file
runTest(testFilePath, expectedTestResult);
// Process the actual input
const inputFilePath = "../input.txt";
console.log(`\nProcessing input file: ${inputFilePath}`);
const { time, distance } = parseInput(inputFilePath);
const result = calculateWinningWays(time, distance);
console.log(`Final result from input file: ${result}`);
} catch (error) {
console.error(`An error occurred: ${error.message}`);
}
}
main();