Advent Of Code Template

Written in C# 11 (preview), .NET 7.0

Template Features

• Uses Reflection to easily discover classes
• Supporting Data Structures:
  • Vector2Int and Vector3Int
  • Bounds and Bounds3D
  • Node and Grid for graph traveral or pathfinding
  • Circular Array
• Lots of Utility helpers:
  • Pathfinding (A* and Dijkstra)
  • Collection extensions
  • Math extensions (primes, factors, GCD, LCM, and more)
  • File reading helpers
• Perfect for test-driven development:
  • Uses strings so no need to convert between int, long, or use dynamic
  • Supports multi-line answers (*only for Part 2). Tip: use StringBuilder
• Benchmark project to compare your solution against your friends

Note: For legal purposes, you should add the following line to your .gitignore because we don't own the rights to redistribute their data:

/AdventOfCode/*/input.txt

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✍️ Open to feedback. Feel free to send a PR or open a ticket! 💻

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Future TODO's:

• Add a script to automate fetching input data
• Expand the different types of pathfinding algorithms and make it more flexible