AdventCode

This repo is my solution to the Advent Of Code challenge, where a different problem to solve is given everyday from the 1st to the 25th of December. I started solving them in 2017 using Python, and aim to continue in 2018 using Java.

Getting Started

There is one folder per year, each one containing:

• an inputs subfolder containing the inputs in a .txt format
• a test_cases subfolder containing the test cases in a .json format
• the solutions in a format depending on which language is used

Python solutions

Python Prerequisites

These scripts are meant to be used with python 3.5+. Compatibility is not garanteed with earlier versions.

To know which version you are using, run:

python --version

Run the script

Once you are in the right folder, there are two way to use the solve.py script: let the script ask you what the parameters are, or specify them in the command line.

For the first option, symply run the solve.py file with Python:

python solve.py

You'll then be asked which day (1-25) and which problem (1-2) you want to use, and if you want to test the solution before getting the final answer (y/n)

You can also indicate those parameters in the command line, and the script won't ask them

python main.py -d 2 -p 2 -t y // day 2, problem 2, with tests

The defaults values for these parameters are day 1, problem 1, with tests.

Run the tests

You can test all the test-cases by running the following command:

python solve.py -all

Java solutions

Java Prerequisites

Have a working Java environment, which requires you to install the JDK. You can check if it your case by running the following command:

java -version

You'll also need to have either Eclipse or Ant 1.8+ installed. You can download the Eclipse IDE here, or make sure you have the right version of Ant installed using the following command:

ant -version

Running the Java solutions with Eclipse

Since the Main class is built to accept command-line instructions, you will need to go to Run > Run Configurations > Arguments and add the following program arguments to the Main class:

-d 1 -p 2 // for day 1 part 2

Running the Java solutions with Ant

/!\ Does not work anymore since JUnit tests were added, will probably be fixed in the future

Using the command-lines, run the following commands:

cd 2018
ant compile jar
ant run -Dday 1 -Dpart 2 // for day 1 part 2
ant clean

Built With

Python 3.6.4

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details, but basically I'll welcome any comment or criticism of my own work. Thank you!

Author

Solen Le Roux--Couloigner - Tishwa

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details