adventofcode/src/bin/2024/01.rs

use advent_of_code::strings::{parsenumber, splitspace};
#[allow(unused_imports)]
use advent_of_code::{include_data, include_example};

include_data!(DATA 2024 01);

fn distance(leftlist: &Vec<u32>, rightlist: &Vec<u32>) -> u32 {
    let mut distance = 0;
    for i in 0..leftlist.len() {
        let left = leftlist[i];
        let right = rightlist[i];
        distance += match right > left {
            true => right - left,
            false => left - right,
        };
    }
    distance
}

fn similarity(leftlist: &Vec<u32>, rightlist: &Vec<u32>) -> u32 {
    let mut similarity = 0;
    let mut count: u32;
    for i in leftlist {
        if rightlist.contains(i) {
            count = 0;
            for j in rightlist {
                if *i == *j {
                    count += 1;
                }
            }
            similarity += i * count;
        }
    }
    similarity
}

fn main() {
    let mut leftlist = Vec::<u32>::with_capacity(1000);
    let mut rightlist = Vec::<u32>::with_capacity(1000);
    for (left, right) in DATA.split("\n").map(splitspace) {
        leftlist.push(parsenumber(left));
        rightlist.push(parsenumber(right));
    }
    leftlist.sort();
    rightlist.sort();
    let length = leftlist.len();
    if length != rightlist.len() {
        println!("Not matching lists");
        return;
    }
    println!("Maximum Distance: {}", distance(&leftlist, &rightlist));
    println!("Similarity: {}", similarity(&leftlist, &rightlist))
}