AdventOfCode2023/day10-1.py

with open("input_day10.txt",encoding='utf-8') as file:
    y_arr = [line.rstrip() for line in file]

class mato_Vector2:
    def __init__(self,x,y):
        self.x = x
        self.y = y
    def __str__(self):
        return f"({self.x},{self.y})"
    def as_tuple(self):
        return (self.x,self.y)
    def add_Vector2(self,vec):
        #self.x += vec.x
        #self.y += vec.y
        new_vector = mato_Vector2(self.x + vec.x, self.y+vec.y)
        return new_vector
    def add(self,x,y):
        #self.x += x
        #self.y += y
        new_vector = mato_Vector2(self.x + x, self.y+y)
        return new_vector
    def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
        if self.x == other.x and self.y == other.y:
            return True
        return False

maze = [[0 for x in range(len(y_arr)) ] for y in range(len(y_arr))]

starting_pos = mato_Vector2(0,0)
start_x = 0 
for y in range(len(y_arr)):
    for x in range(len(y_arr[y])):
        maze[y][x] = y_arr[y][x]
        if maze[y][x] == "S":
            starting_pos = mato_Vector2(x,y)
        #print(maze[y][x],end="")
    #print()

print(starting_pos)
current_pos = starting_pos

#now go through the pipes in the right (literally in step 0) direction!
step = 0

alive = True
while alive:
    if step==0:
        #first step, go right bc im cool :3
        delta_pos = mato_Vector2(1,0)
        last_pos = current_pos
        current_pos = current_pos.add_Vector2(delta_pos)
        step+=1
    else:
        # step is not 0 so do normal stuff bc thats what normal programs do
        # first check what current block is
        print(f"{starting_pos} {current_pos} {step}")
        current_block = maze[current_pos.y][current_pos.x]
        match current_block:
            case '┃':
                #check bottom
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(0,1):
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(0,-1)
                #check top
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(0,-1): 
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(0,1)
            case '━':
                # last position is left
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(-1,0):
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(1,0)
                # check right
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(1,0):
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(-1,0)
            case '┛':
                # check left
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(-1,0):
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(0,-1)
                #check top
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(0,-1):
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(-1,0)
            case '┓':
                # check left
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(-1,0):
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(0,1)
                #check bottom
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(0,1):
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(-1,0)
            case '┗':
                # check right
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(1,0):
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(0,-1)
                #check top
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(0,-1):
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(1,0)
            case '┏':
                # check right
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(1,0):
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(0,1)
                #check bottom
                if last_pos==current_pos.add(0,1):
                    delta_pos = mato_Vector2(1,0)

        #now check next position is valid
        next_pos = mato_Vector2(current_pos.x+delta_pos.x,current_pos.y+delta_pos.y)

        #if next block pos is start position loop is over, so break
        if next_pos == starting_pos:
            alive = False
            total_length = step+1
            break
        elif next_pos.x < 0 or next_pos.x > 139:
            next_block = '.'
        elif next_pos.y < 0 or next_pos.y > 139:
            next_block = '.'
        else:
            next_block = maze[next_pos.y][next_pos.x]

        valid = False

        if next_block == '.':
            break

        match next_block:
            case '┃':
                #check bottom
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(0,1):
                    valid = True
                #check top
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(0,-1): 
                    valid = True
            case '━':
                # last position is left
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(-1,0):
                    valid = True
                # check right
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(1,0):
                    valid = True
            case '┛':
                # check left
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(-1,0):
                    valid = True
                #check top
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(0,-1):
                    valid = True
            case '┓':
                # check left
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(-1,0):
                    valid = True
                #check bottom
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(0,1):
                    valid = True
            case '┗':
                # check right
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(1,0):
                    valid = True
                #check top
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(0,-1):
                    valid = True
            case '┏':
                # check right
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(1,0):
                    valid = True
                #check bottom
                if current_pos==next_pos.add(0,1):
                    valid = True
        if valid == False:
            alive = False
        else:
            #is valid, so update current position
            last_pos = current_pos
            current_pos = current_pos.add_Vector2(delta_pos)
            step += 1

result = total_length/2
print(result)