% :- table valid/1. :- table path/3. answer(Answer) :- pipe_at(From, ess), once(path(From, Via, From)), length(Via, ViaLen), writef('%t -> %t\n', [From, Via]), Answer is (ViaLen + 1) div 2 . % path(From, Next, To, Dist) :- % pipe_at(From, FromPipe), % FromG =.. [FromPipe, From, Next path(From, [Via], To) :- pipe_at(Via, ViaPipe), ViaG =.. [ViaPipe, Via, From, To], ViaG. path(From, [Via1, Via2 | Vias], To) :- path(From, [Via1], Via2), path(Via1, [Via2 | Vias], To). dot(_, _, _) :- fail. vert(X-Y, X1-Y, X2-Y) :- pipe_at(X-Y, vert), ( X1 is X+1, X2 is X-1 ; X1 is X-1, X2 is X+1), valid(X1-Y), valid(X2-Y). horz(X-Y, X-Y1, X-Y2) :- pipe_at(X-Y, horz), ( Y1 is Y+1, Y2 is Y-1 ; Y1 is Y-1, Y2 is Y+1), valid(X-Y1), valid(X-Y2). el(X-Y, X1-Y1, X2-Y2) :- pipe_at(X-Y, el), ( Y1 = Y, X1 is X-1, Y2 is Y+1, X2 = X ; X1 = X, Y1 is Y+1, X2 is X-1, Y2 = Y), valid(X1-Y1), valid(X2-Y2). jay(X-Y, X1-Y1, X2-Y2) :- pipe_at(X-Y, jay), ( Y1 = Y, X1 is X-1, Y2 is Y-1, X2 = X ; X1 = X, Y1 is Y-1, X2 is X-1, Y2 = Y), valid(X1-Y1), valid(X2-Y2). seven(X-Y, X1-Y1, X2-Y2) :- pipe_at(X-Y, seven), ( Y1 = Y, X1 is X+1, Y2 is Y-1, X2 = X ; X1 = X, Y1 is Y-1, X2 is X+1, Y2 = Y), valid(X1-Y1), valid(X2-Y2). eff(X-Y, X1-Y1, X2-Y2) :- pipe_at(X-Y, eff), ( Y1 = Y, X1 is X+1, Y2 is Y+1, X2 = X ; X1 = X, Y1 is Y+1, X2 is X+1, Y2 = Y), valid(X1-Y1), valid(X2-Y2). ess(X-Y, X1-Y1, X2-Y2) :- pipe_at(X-Y, ess), findall(Coord, ess_adjacent(Coord), [X1-Y1, X2-Y2]). ess_adjacent(X1-Y1) :- pipe_at(X-Y, ess), ( X1 is X-1, Y1 = Y, pipe_at(X1-Y1, El), points_down(El) ; X1 = X, Y1 is Y+1, pipe_at(X1-Y1, El), points_left(El) ; X1 is X+1, Y1 = Y, pipe_at(X1-Y1, El), points_up(El) ; X1 = X, Y1 is Y-1, pipe_at(X1-Y1, El), points_right(El)), valid(X1-Y1). points_down(El) :- (El=ess; El=vert; El=seven; El=eff). points_left(El) :- (El=ess; El=horz; El=jay; El=seven). points_up(El) :- (El=ess; El=vert; El=el; El=jay). points_right(El) :- (El=ess; El=horz; El=el; El=eff). valid(X-Y) :- input(Map), length(Map, NRows), Map = [Row0 | _], length(Row0, NCols), X >= 0, Y >= 0, X < NRows, Y < NCols. % Element is at (Row, Column) in the map. pipe_at(Row-Column, Element) :- input(Map), nth0(Row, Map, SubList), nth0(Column, SubList, Symbol), symbol_predicate(Symbol, Element). symbol_predicate("|", vert). symbol_predicate("-", horz). symbol_predicate("L", el). symbol_predicate("J", jay). symbol_predicate("7", seven). symbol_predicate("F", eff). symbol_predicate(".", dot). symbol_predicate("S", ess).