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+import math, sequtils, strscans, strutils, tables
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+type
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+ State = tuple[start: int, plants: string]
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+const
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+ iterations = 50_000_000_000
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+func score(state: State): int =
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+ for i, c in state.plants:
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+ if c == '#':
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+ result += i + state.start
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+func iterate(state: State, rules: ref Table[string, char]): State =
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+ let
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+ input = "...." & state.plants & "...."
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+ start = state.start - 2
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+ var
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+ output = ""
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+ left = -1
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+ for i in 0..input.len - 5:
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+ let val = rules[input.substr(i, i + 4)]
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+ output &= val
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+ if left == -1 and val == '#':
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+ left = i - 1
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+ (start + left, output.substr(left).strip(leading=false, chars={'.'}))
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+proc solve(initialState: State, rules: ref Table[string, char]) =
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+ var state = initialState
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+ for i in 1..iterations:
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+ var nextState = iterate(state, rules)
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+ if i == 20:
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+ echo nextState.score
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+ if state.plants == nextState.plants:
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+ # Same pattern of plants, they're just wandering off somewhere.
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+ let
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+ difference = nextState.score - state.score
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+ remaining = iterations - i
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+ score = nextState.score + difference * remaining
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+ echo score
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+ return
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+ state = nextState
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+ # If we reach here then the pattern didn't repeat, and it's
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+ # probably taken an *awfully* long time.
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+ echo state.score
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+var
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+ rules = newTable[string, char]()
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+ lines = readFile("data/12.txt").strip.splitlines
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+ initialState: State = (0, lines[0].strip.substr(15))
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+for line in lines[2..lines.len-1]:
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+ if line.strip.len > 0:
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+ rules.add(line.substr(0,4), line.substr(9)[0])
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+solve(initialState, rules)
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