import fs from "fs"; const CONTENT_REGEX = /^(\d+) (\w+ \w+) bags?.?$/; /** * Main function for Puzzle A * * @param {string} data - Puzzle input as a single string. * @returns {number} Number of all bag types that eventually contain a shiny golden bag. */ async function main(data) { const lines = data.split(/\r?\n/); /** @type {Object.} */ const contentsOf = {}; /** @type {Object.} */ const containedBy = {}; for (const line of lines) { const [bag, content] = line.split(" bags contain "); contentsOf[bag] = []; if (content === "no other bags.") continue; contentsOf[bag] = content.split(", ").map((entry) => { const [, count, containedBag] = entry.match(CONTENT_REGEX); return [parseInt(count), containedBag]; }); for (const [count, containedBag] of contentsOf[bag]) { if (!containedBy.hasOwnProperty(containedBag)) containedBy[containedBag] = []; containedBy[containedBag].push([count, bag]); } } const to_check = containedBy["shiny gold"].slice(); /** @type {string[]} */ const checked = []; while (to_check.length > 0) { const [, bag] = to_check.shift(); if (checked.includes(bag) || bag === undefined) continue; if (containedBy.hasOwnProperty(bag)) to_check.push(...containedBy[bag].slice()); checked.push(bag); } return checked; } fs.readFile("input", (err, data) => { if (err) throw err; main(data.toString()).then(console.log).catch(console.error); });