MahadMuhammad/cplib

My custom library for C++ competitive programming

Overview

This repository contains a custom tools/scripts for competitive programming. It includes various utilities and templates to streamline the process of setting up, running, and testing competitive programming problems.

Chrome Web Extension

This repository uses the Competitive Companion Chrome web extension for fetching problem data. This extension allows you to quickly and easily download problem statements and test cases from various competitive programming websites.

Usage

To clone this repository and set up your environment, follow these steps:

git clone https://github.com/MahadMuhammad/cplib.git ~/cplib
cd ~/cplib

Add the following to your shell configuration file (e.g., .bashrc, .zshrc):

export PATH="$HOME/cplib/utils/gen:$PATH"
alias gen='gen -o'

Then, source your shell configuration file to apply the changes:

source ~/.bashrc  # or source ~/.zshrc

gen [output_file_name] [-p]

Options

• -o, --output_file: Path to the output file (default: A.cpp).
• --author: Author name to include in the header (default: mahad).
• Optional -p, --python: Generate a Python file with a Python header comment.

utils/dbrun Script

The dbrun script is used for building and testing competitive programming problems.

Usage

dbrun [file_name]

utils/download_prob Script

The download_prob script is used to download and set up problems from Competitive Companion.

Usage

download_prob

Options

• --echo: Just echo received responses and exit.
• --dryrun: Don't actually create any problems.
• -n COUNT, --number COUNT: Number of problems to download.
• -b COUNT, --batches COUNT: Number of batches to download (default: 1 batch).
• -t TIME, --timeout TIME: Timeout for listening to problems in seconds.