import fs from "fs"; const TREE = "#"; const FREE = "."; class Grid { /** * Construct a new Grid from an array of lines * * @param {string[]} lines The lines of the repeating Grid. */ constructor(lines) { this.lines = lines; } /** * Get the field at the respective coordinate in the grid. * * @param {number} x X-Coordinate of the field to get. * @param {number} y Y-Coordinate of the field to get. * * @returns {string} The field at the coordinate. */ get(x, y) { const line = this.lines[y]; return line[x % line.length]; } } /** * Main function for Puzzle A * * @param {string} data - Puzzle input as a single string. * * @returns {number} The amount of trees on the slope. */ async function main(data) { const grid = new Grid(data.split("\n").map((line) => line.trim())); let x = 0; let y = 0; let trees = 0; const dX = 3; const dY = 1; while (y < grid.lines.length) { if (grid.get(x, y) === TREE) { trees++; } x += dX; y += dY; } return trees; } fs.readFile("input", (err, data) => { if (err) throw err; main(data.toString()).then(console.log).catch(console.error); });