Day 23

Day23.cs

@@ -4,39 +4,127 @@
 var lines = File.ReadAllLines("day23/input")
     .ToList();
 
-var aStack = new Stack<char>();
-var bStack = new Stack<char>();
-var cStack = new Stack<char>();
-var dStack = new Stack<char>();
-
-var stackSpace = new Dictionary<Stack<char>, int>() {{aStack, 2}, {bStack, 4}, {cStack, 6}, {dStack, 8}};
-var moveCost = new Dictionary<char, int>() {{'A', 1},{'B', 10},{'C', 100},{'D', 1000}};
 var spaces = Enumerable.Repeat('.', 11).ToArray();
 
-foreach ((var stack, var space) in stackSpace) {
+var charInfos = new Dictionary<char, CharInfo>() {
+    {'A', new CharInfo(new Stack<char>(), 2, 1)},
+    {'B', new CharInfo(new Stack<char>(), 4, 10)},
+    {'C', new CharInfo(new Stack<char>(), 6, 100)},
+    {'D', new CharInfo(new Stack<char>(), 8, 1000)},
+};
+var allStackPos = charInfos.Values.Select(i => i.stackPos).ToHashSet();
+
+foreach (var charInfo in charInfos.Values) {
     int pos = 2;
-    while (pos < lines.Count && lines[pos][space+1] != '#') {
-        stack.Push(lines[pos][space+1]);
+    var chars = new List<char>();
+    while (pos < lines.Count && lines[pos][charInfo.stackPos+1] != '#') {
+        chars.Add(lines[pos][charInfo.stackPos+1]);
         pos++;
     }
+    chars.Reverse();
+    chars.ForEach(c => charInfo.stack.Push(c));
 }
 
-Console.WriteLine("adsf");
+int maxStackDepth = charInfos.Values.Select(i => i.stack.Count).Max();
 
+long globalMinimumCost = long.MaxValue;
+Solve(charInfos, spaces, 0L);
+Console.WriteLine(globalMinimumCost);
 
-long Solve(Dictionary<Stack<char>, int> stackSpace, char[] spaces) {
-    if (spaces.Any(c => c != '.')) {
-        
+void Solve(Dictionary<char, CharInfo> charInfos, char[] spaces, long cost) {
+    if (cost >= globalMinimumCost) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (Solved(charInfos, spaces)) {
+        if (cost < globalMinimumCost) {
+            globalMinimumCost = cost;
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+    bool spaceMoveToStack = false;
+    for (int i = 0; i < spaces.Length; i++) {
+        if (spaces[i] != '.' && CheckMoveFromSpaces(i, spaces)) {
+            spaceMoveToStack = true;
+            char moved = spaces[i];
+            CharInfo charInfo = charInfos[spaces[i]];
+            spaces[i] = '.';
+            charInfo.stack.Push(moved);
+            long curCost = (Math.Abs(i - charInfo.stackPos) + (maxStackDepth - charInfo.stack.Count + 1)) * charInfo.cost;
+            Solve(charInfos, spaces, cost + curCost);
+            charInfo.stack.Pop();
+            spaces[i] = moved;
+        }
+    }
+    if (spaceMoveToStack) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    foreach ((var key,var value) in charInfos) {
+        if (value.stack.Any(c => c != key)) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < spaces.Length; i++) {
+                if (spaces[i] != '.' ||  allStackPos.Contains(i) || CheckMoveToSpacesImpossible(value.stackPos, i, spaces)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                var movedChar = value.stack.Pop();
+                var movedCharInfo = charInfos[movedChar];
+                spaces[i] = movedChar;
+                long curCost = (Math.Abs(i - value.stackPos) + (maxStackDepth - value.stack.Count)) * movedCharInfo.cost;
+                Solve(charInfos, spaces, cost + curCost);
+                value.stack.Push(movedChar);
+                spaces[i] = '.';
+            }
+        }
     }
-    
-    // first check that all chars from spaces that can be moved to its corresponding stack has been moved
-    //   if possible, call recursive (remember what has been moved and undo after call)
-    // iterate all stacks, check if stack contains element that does not fit. then move the top most element
-    //   after move, call recursive
-    
-    // if move is not possible, return int max? each recursive all needs to optimize su-calls to minimum. hand down current minimum to check against? (can be done in second step. solve first?)
-    
-    
 }
 
+int NumberOfChars(Dictionary<char, CharInfo> charInfos, char[] spaces) {
+    return charInfos.Values.Select(i => i.stack.Count).Sum() + spaces.Count(c => c != '.');
+}
+
+bool CheckMoveToSpacesImpossible(int from, int to, char[] spaces) {
+    int min = Math.Min(from, to);
+    int max = Math.Max(from, to);
+
+    for (int i = min; i <= max; i++) {
+        if (spaces[i] != '.') {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool CheckMoveFromSpaces(int posInSpaces, char[] spaces) {
+    CharInfo charInfo = charInfos[spaces[posInSpaces]];
+    if (charInfo.stack.Any(c => !c.Equals(spaces[posInSpaces]))) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    int min, max;
+    if (charInfo.stackPos == posInSpaces) { // should not happen
+        return true;
+    } else if (charInfo.stackPos > posInSpaces) {
+        min = posInSpaces + 1;
+        max = charInfo.stackPos;
+    } else {
+        min = charInfo.stackPos;
+        max = posInSpaces - 1;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = min; i <= max; i++) {
+        if (spaces[i] != '.') {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool Solved(Dictionary<char, CharInfo> charInfos, char[] spaces) {
+    if (spaces.All(c => c == '.') && charInfos.All(info => info.Value.stack.All(c => c == info.Key))) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+record CharInfo(Stack<char> stack, int stackPos, long cost);
 #endif

day23/input

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #############
 #...........#
 ###B#C#C#B###
+  #D#C#B#A#
+  #D#B#A#C#
   #D#D#A#A#
   #########