From c7204bf0b489b4c45af7aef3307c93e51b3f6eb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacopo De Simoi <wilderjds@protonmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:33:34 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Solution to p15 part 1

---
 p15/p15.org | 152 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 70 insertions(+), 82 deletions(-)

diff --git a/p15/p15.org b/p15/p15.org
index 95882cd..dcb25df 100644
--- a/p15/p15.org
+++ b/p15/p15.org
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #+title: Solution to p15
 
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+Process the input file to create the maps and the sequence of moves
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp :results none
   (require 'dash)
   (with-temp-buffer
-      (insert-file-contents "input-fuffa")
+      (insert-file-contents "input")
       (goto-char (point-min))
       (replace-regexp "^\\(#.*#\\)$" "\"\\1\"")
       (goto-char (point-min))
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@
       (goto-char (point-min))
       (replace-regexp "<" "( -1 0)")
       (goto-char (point-min))
-      (replace-regexp ">" "( 1 0)")      
+      (replace-regexp ">" "( 1 0)")
       (goto-char (point-min))
       (replace-regexp "v" "( 0 1)")
       (goto-char (point-min))
@@ -21,106 +22,93 @@
       (goto-char (point-max))
       (insert "))")
       (eval-buffer))
- 
 #+end_src
 
-#+RESULTS:
-read and parse the map
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-  (setq map-things (-map (lambda (str) (-map #'string-to-char (split-string str "\\|.+" t)))
-			 map)
-	  height (length map-things)
-	  width (length (car map-things)))
-
-  (defun stuff-coordinates (e)
+Read and parse the map to extract the positions of the various
+elements
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp :results none
+  (setq map-things (-map
+                    (lambda (str) (-map #'string-to-char (split-string
+                                                          str "\\|.+" t)))
+                    map)
+        height (length map-things)
+        width (length (car map-things)))
+
+  (defun coordinates-of (e)
     (-map #'cadr
-	  (--filter (eq (car it) e)
-		    (-mapcat #'identity
-			     (-map-indexed (lambda (y l) (-map-indexed (lambda (x el) (list el (list x y))) l)) map-things))))
-    )
-
-  (setq walls (stuff-coordinates ?#)
-	crates (stuff-coordinates ?O)
-	robot (car (stuff-coordinates ?@)))
+          (--filter (eq (car it) e)
+                    (-mapcat #'identity
+                             (-map-indexed (lambda (y l)
+                                             (-map-indexed (lambda (x el) (list el (list x y))) l))
+                                           map-things)))))
+
+  (setq walls (coordinates-of ?#)
+        crates (coordinates-of ?O)
+        robot (car (coordinates-of ?@)))
 #+end_src
 
-#+RESULTS:
-| 2 | 2 |
-
-
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
-    (defun thing-at (p)
-      (cond
-       ((equal p robot) 'robot)
-       ((-contains-p walls p) 'wall)
-       ((-contains-p crates p) 'crate)
-       (t nil)))
-
-    (defun neigh (p dir)
-      (list (+ (car p) (car dir)) (+ (cadr p) (cadr dir))))
-
-    (defun do-move (what from to)
+Implement the move logic.  The key function is try-move: it tries to
+move stuff in some direction and push anything it can along the way by
+calling itself recursively to see if whatever is on the way can itself
+be pushed.
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp :results none
+  (defun thing-at (p)
+    "Returns which object (if any) is present at position P"
+    (cond
+     ((equal p robot) 'robot)
+     ((-contains-p walls p) 'wall)
+     ((-contains-p crates p) 'crate)
+     (t nil)))
+
+  (defun neighbour (p dir)
+    "Returns the neighbour to P in the direction DIR"
+    (list (+ (car p) (car dir))
+          (+ (cadr p) (cadr dir))))
+
+  (defun do-move (from to)
+    "Updates the content of the warehouse by moving whatever is at
+  FROM to the position TO"
+    (cond
+     ((eq (thing-at from) 'crate) (setq crates (-replace from to crates)))
+     (t (setq robot to))))
+
+  (defun try-move (p dir)
+    "Try to move the object at P in the direction DIR"
+    (let ((thing (thing-at p)))
       (cond
-       ((equal what 'crate) (setq crates (-replace from to crates)))
-       (t (setq robot to))
-       (print crates))
-      )
-
-    (defun move (p dir)
-      (let ((thing (thing-at p)))
-	(cond
-	 ((not thing) t)
-	 ((equal thing 'wall))
-	 (t (let ((dest (neigh p dir)))
-	      (when (move dest dir)
-		(do-move thing p dest)))))))
+       ((not thing) t)
+       ((eq thing 'wall) nil)
+       (t (let ((dest (neighbour p dir)))
+            (when (try-move dest dir)
+              (do-move p dest)))))))
 #+end_src
 
-#+RESULTS:
-: move
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+This is just to make pretty pictures of the current state
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp :results none
   (defun make-bg ()
     (insert (apply #'concat (-repeat height (concat (concat (-repeat width ?. )) "\n")))))
 
-	  (defun plot (p s)
-	    (goto-line (- (cadr p) 1))
-	    (move-to-column (car p))
-	    (insert s)
-	    (delete-char 1))
-
-	  (defun plot-walls ()
-	    (--map (plot it "#") walls))
-
-      (defun plot-crates ()
-	(--map (plot it "O") crates))
+  (defun plot (p s)
+    (goto-line (+ (cadr p) 1))
+    (move-to-column (car p))
+    (insert s)
+    (delete-char 1))
 
   (defun save-pic ()
     (with-temp-buffer
       (make-bg)
-      (plot-walls)
-      (plot-crates)
+      (--map (plot it "#") walls); should use --each
+      (--map (plot it "O") crates)
       (plot robot "@")
       (write-file "test-out")))
-
 #+end_src
 
-#+RESULTS:
-: save-pic
-
+Finally, implement the moves and compute the result for part 1
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-  (move robot (car commands))
-  (setq commands (cdr commands))
+  (--map (try-move robot it) commands)
   (save-pic)
+  (-reduce #'+ (--map (+ (car it) (* 100 (cadr it))) crates))
 #+end_src
 
 #+RESULTS:
-
-#+begin_src
-(--map (move robot it) commands)
-
-  ;  (-reduce #'+ (--map (+ (car it) (* 100 (cadr it))) crates))
-
-#+end_src
-#+RESULTS:
-: 2024
-crates
+: 1371036