:- table galaxy/2. :- table no_galaxy_row/2. :- table no_galaxy_col/2. :- use_module(library(pio)). :- initialization(start, main). start :- input('input.txt', Map), findall(Dist, distance(Map, _, _, Dist), Dists), sum_list(Dists, Answer), writef('Answer=%w\n', [Answer]). distance(Map, X1-Y1, X2-Y2, Dist) :- galaxy(Map, X1-Y1), galaxy(Map, X2-Y2), (X1 < X2; X1 =:= X2, Y1 < Y2), findall(X, no_galaxy_row(Map, X), EmptyXs), findall(Y, no_galaxy_col(Map, Y), EmptyYs), include(between(X1, X2), EmptyXs, ExpandedX), length(ExpandedX, RowsToAdd), include(between(Y1, Y2), EmptyYs, ExpandedY), length(ExpandedY, ColsToAdd), Dist is abs(X1 - X2) + abs(Y1 - Y2) + RowsToAdd*999999 + ColsToAdd*999999. between(End1, End2, N) :- End1 < N, N < End2; End1 > N, N > End2. no_galaxy_row(Map, X) :- nth0(X, Map, Row), maplist([46]>>(true), Row). no_galaxy_col(Map, Y) :- maplist({Y}/[Row]>>(nth0(Y, Row, 46)), Map). galaxy(Map, X-Y) :- nth0(X, Map, Row), nth0(Y, Row, 35). input(FileName, Map) :- phrase_from_file(lines(Map), FileName). lines([]) --> eos, !. lines([Line|Lines]) --> line(Line), lines(Lines). eos([], []). line([]) --> ( "\n" ; eos ), !. line([L|Ls]) --> [L], line(Ls).