🎄 Advent of Code

This repository includes my personal solution framework for the Advent of Code challenges. Capabilities include:

• Automatic setup - creates files for challenges and input data
• Easy submission - submit solutions directly from the command line

Setup

Important

Be sure Deno is installed before proceeding. If not, follow the steps in the provided guide.

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/lewxdev/advent-of-code.git
   cd advent-of-code

2. Create a .env file

   echo "AOC_SESSION=your_session_id" > .env

   Replace your_session_id with the session cookie found on the Advent of Code website. You can find this by authenticating in a browser and copying the value of the session cookie from the developer tools.

Usage

1. Run the setup script

   deno run dev

   This will prompt you to enter the event year and day, and create the necessary files.

2. Run the dev script

   deno run dev path/to/solution

   This will run the script in watch mode and prompt you to submit when the solution changes. Alternatively, you can open the script in Visual Studio Code and run the deno: dev task from the command palette.

Important

When providing a filepath, be sure the path is a valid import path (e.g. relative to the project root: ./2020/01/main.ts or an absolute path: /home/user/projects/advent-of-code/2020/01/main.ts). An error will be thrown if the path is invalid.