AdventOfCode-2018/day5.cr

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Crystal

require "./common.cr"
lines = File.read("day5_input").split("\n")
struct Char
def inverse?(other)
return (other != self) && (other.downcase == self.downcase)
end
end
def react(string)
stack = [] of Char
string.each_char do |char|
last_char = stack.last?
if !last_char || !last_char.inverse? char
stack << char
else
stack.pop
end
end
return stack
end
puts react(lines[0]).size
pairs = {} of Tuple(Char, Char) => Int32
('a'..'z').to_a.zip(('A'..'Z').to_a).each do |pair|
new_string = lines[0].select { |c| c != pair[0] && c != pair[1] }
pairs[pair] = react(new_string).size
end
puts pairs.values.min