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[โ€“] janAkali@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Nim

Huh, I didn't expect two easy days in a row.
Part 1 is a range check. Part 2 is a range merge.

Runtime: ~720 ยตs

type
  AOCSolution[T,U] = tuple[part1: T, part2: U]

proc merge[T](ranges: var seq[Slice[T]]) =
  ranges.sort(cmp = proc(r1, r2: Slice[T]): int = cmp(r1.a, r2.a))
  var merged = @[ranges[0]]
  for range in ranges.toOpenArray(1, ranges.high):
    if range.a <= merged[^1].b:
      if range.b > merged[^1].b:
        merged[^1].b = range.b
    else:
      merged.add range
  ranges = merged

proc solve(input: string): AOCSolution[int, int] =
  let chunks = input.split("\n\n")
  var freshRanges = chunks[0].splitLines().mapIt:
    let t = it.split('-'); t[0].parseInt .. t[1].parseInt

  freshRanges.merge()

  block p1:
    let availableFood = chunks[1].splitLines().mapIt(parseInt it)
    for food in availableFood:
      for range in freshRanges:
        if food in range:
          inc result.part1
          break

  block p2:
    for range in freshRanges:
      result.part2 += range.b-range.a+1

Full solution at Codeberg: solution.nim