Year 2016: Day 21

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ I'm also adding notes that may be useful if you're learning Ruby.
 
 Notes for solving:
 * [2015, complete](year_2015.md)
-* [2016, up to day 20](year_2016.md)
+* [2016, up to day 21](year_2016.md)
 * [2023, up to day 04](year_2023.md)
 
 # How to use

spec/year_2016/day_21_input

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+reverse positions 1 through 6
+rotate based on position of letter a
+swap position 4 with position 1
+reverse positions 1 through 5
+move position 5 to position 7
+swap position 4 with position 0
+swap position 4 with position 6
+rotate based on position of letter a
+swap position 0 with position 2
+move position 5 to position 2
+move position 7 to position 1
+swap letter d with letter c
+swap position 5 with position 3
+reverse positions 3 through 7
+rotate based on position of letter d
+swap position 7 with position 5
+rotate based on position of letter f
+swap position 4 with position 1
+swap position 3 with position 6
+reverse positions 4 through 7
+rotate based on position of letter c
+move position 0 to position 5
+swap position 7 with position 4
+rotate based on position of letter f
+reverse positions 1 through 3
+move position 5 to position 3
+rotate based on position of letter g
+reverse positions 2 through 5
+rotate right 0 steps
+rotate left 0 steps
+swap letter f with letter b
+rotate based on position of letter h
+move position 1 to position 3
+reverse positions 3 through 6
+rotate based on position of letter h
+swap position 4 with position 3
+swap letter b with letter h
+swap letter a with letter h
+reverse positions 1 through 6
+swap position 3 with position 6
+swap letter e with letter d
+swap letter e with letter h
+swap position 1 with position 5
+rotate based on position of letter a
+reverse positions 4 through 5
+swap position 0 with position 4
+reverse positions 0 through 3
+move position 7 to position 2
+swap letter e with letter c
+swap position 3 with position 4
+rotate left 3 steps
+rotate left 7 steps
+rotate based on position of letter e
+reverse positions 5 through 6
+move position 1 to position 5
+move position 1 to position 2
+rotate left 1 step
+move position 7 to position 6
+rotate left 0 steps
+reverse positions 5 through 6
+reverse positions 3 through 7
+swap letter d with letter e
+rotate right 3 steps
+swap position 2 with position 1
+swap position 5 with position 7
+swap letter h with letter d
+swap letter c with letter d
+rotate based on position of letter d
+swap letter d with letter g
+reverse positions 0 through 1
+rotate right 0 steps
+swap position 2 with position 3
+rotate left 4 steps
+rotate left 5 steps
+move position 7 to position 0
+rotate right 1 step
+swap letter g with letter f
+rotate based on position of letter a
+rotate based on position of letter b
+swap letter g with letter e
+rotate right 4 steps
+rotate based on position of letter h
+reverse positions 3 through 5
+swap letter h with letter e
+swap letter g with letter a
+rotate based on position of letter c
+reverse positions 0 through 4
+rotate based on position of letter e
+reverse positions 4 through 7
+rotate left 4 steps
+swap position 0 with position 6
+reverse positions 1 through 6
+rotate left 2 steps
+swap position 5 with position 3
+swap letter b with letter d
+swap letter b with letter d
+rotate based on position of letter d
+rotate based on position of letter c
+rotate based on position of letter h
+move position 4 to position 7

spec/year_2016/day_21_spec.rb

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+require 'year_2016/day_21'
+
+describe Year2016::Day21 do
+  context 'when Part 1' do
+    subject(:sample_one) do
+      <<~HEREDOC
+        swap position 4 with position 0
+        swap letter d with letter b
+        reverse positions 0 through 4
+        rotate left 1 step
+        move position 1 to position 4
+        move position 3 to position 0
+        rotate based on position of letter b
+        rotate based on position of letter d
+      HEREDOC
+    end
+
+    it 'gives a final result' do
+      expect(described_class.new(sample_one, true).solve('abcde')).to eq('decab')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when Results' do
+    subject(:input_data) do
+      File.read('spec/year_2016/day_21_input')
+    end
+
+    it 'correctly answers part 1' do
+      expect(described_class.new(input_data, true).solve('abcdefgh')).to eq('gfdhebac')
+    end
+
+    it 'correctly answers part 2' do
+      expect(described_class.new(input_data).solve('fbgdceah')).to eq('dhaegfbc')
+    end
+  end
+end

year_2016.md

@@ -292,3 +292,16 @@ Year2016::Day20
 ```
 
 Dealing with indexes inclusion can often be a pain in counting.
+
+## Day 21: Scrambled Letters and Hash
+
+```
+Year2016::Day21
+  when Part 1
+    gives a final result
+  when Results
+    correctly answers part 1
+    correctly answers part 2
+```
+
+While [some of my counterparts](https://github.com/rHermes/adventofcode/blob/master/2016/21/y2016_d21_p02.py) tried using complete brute-force approach to get the original password, I found reversing the instructions to be much more funnier.

year_2016/day_11.rb

@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ def initialize(input_file, input_part_one = false)
     # rubocop:enable Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity, Metrics/MethodLength, Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
 
     def search(states, moves_tried, depth)
-      # puts "DEPTH: #{depth} => #{states.length} (#{moves_tried.length})"
       return depth if states.any?{|state| state.all?(3) }
 
       next_states = []

year_2016/day_21.rb

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+class Year2016
+  class Day21
+    def initialize(input_data, input_part_one = false)
+      @version = input_part_one ? 1 : 2
+      @instructions = input_data.lines.map do |instruction|
+        compile_instruction(instruction.chomp)
+      end
+    end
+
+    # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
+    def compile_instruction(instruction)
+      case instruction
+      when /^swap position (\d+) with position (\d+)$/
+        [:swap_positions, $1.to_i, $2.to_i]
+      when /^swap letter (\w) with letter (\w)$/
+        [:swap_letters, $1, $2]
+      when /^rotate (\bleft\b|\bright\b) (\d+) steps?$/
+        [:"rotate_#{$1}", $2.to_i]
+      when /^rotate based on position of letter (\w)$/
+        [:rotate_based_on, $1]
+      when /^reverse positions (\d+) through (\d+)$/
+        [:reverse, $1.to_i, $2.to_i]
+      when /^move position (\d+) to position (\d+)$/
+        [:move, $1.to_i, $2.to_i]
+      else
+        raise "Unknown instruction: #{instruction}"
+      end
+    end
+    # rubocop:enable Metrics/MethodLength
+
+    def swap_positions(from, to)
+      @password[from], @password[to] = @password[to], @password[from]
+    end
+
+    def swap_letters(from, to)
+      @password.gsub!(from, '_')
+      @password.gsub!(to, from)
+      @password.gsub!('_', to)
+    end
+
+    def reverse(from, to)
+      @password[from..to] = @password[from..to].reverse
+    end
+
+    def _rotate(input, steps)
+      input.chars.rotate(steps).join
+    end
+
+    def rotate_left(steps)
+      @password = _rotate(@password, @version == 1 ? steps : steps * -1)
+    end
+
+    def rotate_right(steps)
+      @password = _rotate(@password, @version == 2 ? steps : steps * -1)
+    end
+
+    def move(from, to)
+      from, to = to, from if @version == 2
+      pass_arr = @password.chars
+      extract = pass_arr.delete_at(from)
+      pass_arr.insert(to, extract)
+      @password = pass_arr.join
+    end
+
+    def _rotate_based_on(input, index)
+      index = input.index(index)
+      index += index >= 4 ? 2 : 1
+      _rotate(input, index * -1)
+    end
+
+    def rotate_based_on(index)
+      return @password = _rotate_based_on(@password, index) if @version == 1
+
+      1.upto(@password.length) do |i|
+        str = _rotate(@password, i * - 1)
+        return @password = str if _rotate_based_on(str, index) == @password
+      end
+      raise 'NOT FOUND'
+    end
+
+    def solve(input_password)
+      @password = input_password
+      @instructions.send(@version == 2 ? :reverse_each : :each) do |instruction|
+        send(*instruction)
+      end
+      @password
+    end
+  end
+end