replacing dijkstra with a* didn't speed it up...

day18/d18p2.swift

@@ -23,29 +23,34 @@ struct Map : CustomStringConvertible {
         let top = "   \u{001B}[4m" + (0..<w).map { " \($0 % 10)" }.joined() + "\u{001B}[0m\n"
         let maze = (0..<h).map { i in
             String(format: "%2d▕", i) + (0..<w).map { j in
-                walls.contains(Coord(x: j, y: i)) ? "██" : "  "
+                walls.contains(Coord(x: j, y: i)) ? "▓▓" : "  "
             }.joined() + "▌"
         }.joined(separator: "\n")
         let bot = "\n   " + String(repeating: "🬂", count: w*2) + "🬀"
         return top + maze + bot
     }
 
-    func dijkstra(from start: Coord, to end: Coord) -> Int? {
+    func heur(_ a: Coord, _ b: Coord) -> Int {
+        return abs(a.x - b.x) + abs(a.y - b.y)
+    }
+    func astar(from start: Coord, to end: Coord) -> Int? {
         var q = Heap<(Coord, Int)>(comparator: { l, r in l.1 < r.1 })
-        var seen: Set<Coord> = [start]
-        q.insert((start, 0))
-        while let (cell, cost) = q.pop() {
+        var seen: [Coord: Int] = [start: 0]
+        q.insert((start, heur(start, end)))
+        while let (cell, _) = q.pop() {
             if cell == end {
-                return cost
+                return seen[cell]
             }
             [(0, -1), (0, 1), (-1, 0), (1, 0)].map { dy, dx in
                 Coord(x: cell.x + dx, y: cell.y + dy)}
                 .filter { c in c.x >= 0 && c.y >= 0 && c.x < w && c.y < h }
-                .filter { !seen.contains($0) }
                 .filter { !walls.contains($0) }
-                .forEach { neighbor in
-                    seen.insert(neighbor)
-                    q.insert((neighbor, cost + 1))
+                .forEach { nb in
+                    let newCost = seen[cell]! + 1
+                    if seen[nb, default: w*h] > newCost {
+                        seen[nb] = newCost
+                        q.insert((nb, newCost + heur(nb, end)))
+                    }
                 }
         }
         return nil
@@ -58,9 +63,10 @@ struct AoC {
         let bytes = try readInput(CommandLine.arguments[1])
         let w = Int(CommandLine.arguments[2]) ?? 71
         let h = Int(CommandLine.arguments[3]) ?? 71
-        for limit in 1024..<bytes.count {
+        let startLimit = Int(CommandLine.arguments[4]) ?? 1024
+        for limit in startLimit..<bytes.count {
             let map = Map(walls: Set(bytes.prefix(limit)), w: w, h: h)
-            if let cost = map.dijkstra(
+            if let cost = map.astar(
                 from: Coord(x: 0, y: 0),
                 to: Coord(x: map.w - 1, y: map.h - 1)
             ) {