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advent_of_code_2021/14/part2.php
2021-12-14 23:14:43 +01:00

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<?php
$lines = file('input', FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES | FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
$mapings = [];
$before = [];
$initialMappings = [];
$template = array_shift($lines);
for ($i = 0; $i < strlen($template) - 1; $i++) {
$pair = substr($template, $i, 2);
$before[$pair] = 1;
}
foreach ($lines as $item) {
$line = explode(' -> ', $item);
$mapings[$line[0]] = $line[1];
$initialMappings[$line[0]] = 0;
}
for ($step = 1; $step <= 40; $step++) {
$after = $initialMappings;
foreach ($before as $pair => $count) {
$left = $pair[0] . $mapings[$pair];
$right = $mapings[$pair] . $pair[1];
$after[$left] += $count;
$after[$right] += $count;
}
$before = $after;
}
$letters = [];
foreach ($before as $pair => $count) {
$left = $pair[0];
if (!isset($letters[$left])) {
$letters[$left] = 0;
}
$letters[$left] += $count;
}
$letters[substr($template, -1)] += 1;
sort($letters);
echo array_pop($letters) - array_shift($letters); //2516901104210