Advent of Code 2023

Created by Sam Newby

Installation and Setup

Clone this repo and run npm i from to install the required packages. To see my solutions checkout to the master branch, to write your own solutions checkout the blank branch

Running existing code

In the main directory run npx ts-node test.ts to run the tests and npx ts-node main.ts to run the input. Once either file is run you will be shown a list of available days and asked which day you want to run. Inputting a day number will run the corresponding day, 'a' or 'all' will run all of the available days and leaving the input blank will run the latest days solution.

Writing your own solutions

Creating day solution template

If you are writing your solutions while Advent of Code is active running test.ts or main.ts will create a template for the current day if it does not currently exist. To manually create a template solution run npx ts-node createDay.ts and input the day you wish to create (Will not overwrite existing days). All solutions must be in days/day${dayNumber}/day${dayNumber}.ts file otherwise it will not be read.

Writing code

Your solutions should be written in the solvePart1 and solvePart2 functions, these function will receive a list of each line of the input file and should return the solution given the input.

Using different input and test files

To use different test or input files overwrite the testFiles or inputFiles property in your solution. The files must be in the same directory or within sub directories of the typescript file.

Changing solution return types

The Day abstract class can take 2 generic types for different solution return types, by default Part 2 return type = Part 1 return type = number