10wpressure/advent-of-code

Solutions to advent-of-code, written in Go

Advent of Code in Golang

This repository contains my solutions for Advent of Code challenges implemented in Golang.

Table of Contents

• Advent of Code in Golang
  • Table of Contents
  • Folder Structure
  • Getting Started
  • Usage
  • Contributing
  • License

Folder Structure

The repository is organized by year, with each year containing the solutions for each day:

• aoc2023/: Solutions for Advent of Code 2023.
  • day1/: Contains the solution for Day 1.
  • day2/: Contains the solution for Day 2. ...

Each day's directory typically includes:

• input.txt: The input data for the specific day.
• main.go: The Golang code implementing the solution.

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/10wpressure/advent-of-code.git
   

Advent of Code Input Data Downloader

To simplify the process of downloading Advent of Code input data, you can use the Advent of Code downloader CLI utility. Follow the instructions below to set it up:

1. Install the downloader using go get:

   go install github.com/GreenLightning/advent-of-code-downloader/aocdl@latest
   

2. Set your session cookie as a command line parameter:

   aocdl -session-cookie 0123456789...abcdef

Or create a configuration file named .aocdlconfig in your home directory or in the current directory and add the session-cookie key: bash { "session-cookie": "0123456789...abcdef" } 3. Navigate to your current problem (i.e. cd aoc2023/day3) and use command:

```bash
aocdl -year 2015 -day 1