adventofcode2024/day_05/src/main.rs

use std::{
    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
    env,
    error::Error,
    fs::File,
    io::{BufReader, prelude::*},
};

fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
    // Handle command input
    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
    if args.len() != 2 {
        panic!(
            "{} must be run with a single argument of files name!",
            &args[0]
        )
    }
    let input_file_string = &args[1];

    let buffer = BufReader::new(File::open(input_file_string)?);

    let mut rules_stage = true;
    let mut page_rules: HashMap<i64, HashSet<i64>> = HashMap::new();
    let mut valid_page_updates: Vec<Vec<i64>> = Vec::new();
    for line in buffer.lines() {
        let line = line?;
        if rules_stage {
            // Stage 1: load rules
            // Load rules that look like 1|1
            if line.is_empty() {
                // Blank line means end of rules
                rules_stage = false;
                println!("Page Rules: {:?}", page_rules);
                continue;
            }
            let split_line: Vec<&str> = line.split("|").collect();
            if split_line.len() != 2 {
                Err(format!("Invalid input in rules: {}", line))?;
            }

            // parse rule line and insert into out rule sets
            let key = split_line[0].parse::<i64>()?;
            let value = split_line[1].parse::<i64>()?;
            match page_rules.get_mut(&key) {
                Some(rule) => {
                    rule.insert(value);
                }
                None => {
                    let mut new_rule_set = HashSet::new();
                    new_rule_set.insert(value);
                    page_rules.insert(key, new_rule_set);
                }
            }
        } else {
            // Stage 2: check updates
            let update_page_nums: Vec<i64> = line
                .split(",")
                .map(|v| v.parse::<_>())
                .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;

            let mut prev_pages: HashSet<i64> = HashSet::new();
            let mut is_valid = true;
            for page_num in update_page_nums.iter() {
                if let Some(rule_set) = page_rules.get(page_num) {
                    if !prev_pages.is_disjoint(rule_set) {
                        is_valid = false;
                        break;
                    }
                    prev_pages.insert(*page_num);
                }
            }
            if is_valid {
                valid_page_updates.push(update_page_nums);
            }
        }
    }

    let mut accumulator = 0;
    for update in valid_page_updates {
        let middle_page = update[update.len() / 2];
        accumulator += middle_page;
    }

    println!("Sum of middle pages from valid updates: {}", accumulator);

    Ok(())
}