AdventOfCode/2022/Day08CSharp/Program.cs

// See https://aka.ms/new-console-template for more information
using System.Collections;

var exampleData = new LoadedData("example-input.txt");
var puzzleData = new LoadedData("puzzle-input.txt");

exampleData.Print();

Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Part01, visibility: Example({0}), Puzzle({1})", exampleData.VisibleCount, puzzleData.VisibleCount));

Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Part01, Scenic Score: Example({0}), Puzzle({1})", exampleData.ScenicScore, puzzleData.ScenicScore));

class LoadedData
{
    public List<List<int>> TreeData { get; } = new List<List<int>>();

    public void Print()
    {
        string toPrint = "";
        for (int j = 0; j < TreeData.Count; j++)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < TreeData[j].Count; i++)
            {
                toPrint += TreeData[j][i];
            }
            toPrint += "\n";
        }

        Console.WriteLine(toPrint);
    }

    public LoadedData(string fileName)
    {
        TreeData = new List<List<int>>();

        using (StreamReader reader = System.IO.File.OpenText(fileName))
        {
            while (!reader.EndOfStream)
            {
                string? line = reader.ReadLine();
                if (line == null)
                {
                    throw new InvalidDataException();
                }

                List<int> list = new List<int>();
                foreach (char c in line)
                {
                    list.Add((int)(c - '0'));
                }

                TreeData.Add(list);
            }
        }
    }

    public int VisibleCount
    {
        get 
        {
            int visible = 0;

            // Check the inside
            for (int j = 1; j < TreeData.Count-1; j++)
            {
                for (int i = 1; i < TreeData[0].Count-1; i++)
                {
                    if (IsVisible(i,j)) { visible++; }
                }
            }

            // Add the top row and bottom row
            visible += TreeData[0].Count * 2;

            // Add the two sides
            visible += (TreeData.Count-2)*2;
            return visible;
        }
    }

    private bool IsVisible(int i, int j)
    {
        int baseHeight = TreeData[j][i];

        bool visUp = true, visRight = true, visLeft = true, visDown = true;

        // Up
        for (int y = 0, x=i; y < j; y++)
        {
            if (baseHeight <= TreeData[y][x])
            {
                visUp = false;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (visUp) return true;

        // Right
        for (int x = i+1, y=j; x < TreeData[i].Count; x++)
        {
            if (baseHeight <= TreeData[y][x])
            {
                visRight = false;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (visRight) return true;

        // Left
        for (int x = 0, y = j; x < i; x++)
        {
            if (baseHeight <= TreeData[y][x])
            {
                visLeft = false;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (visLeft) return true;
        
        // Down
        for (int y = j+1, x = i; y < TreeData.Count; y++)
        {
            if (baseHeight <= TreeData[y][x])
            {
                visDown = false;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (visDown) return true;

        return false;
    }

    public int ScenicScore 
    {
        get 
        {
            int result = 0;
            for (int j = 1; j < TreeData.Count - 1; j++)
            {
                for (int i = 1; i < TreeData[0].Count - 1; i++)
                {
                    result = Int32.Max(result, GetScenicScore(i, j));
                }
            }

            return result;
        }
    }

    private int GetScenicScore(int i, int j)
    {
        int baseHeight = TreeData[j][i];
        int viewUp=0, viewDown=0, viewLeft=0, viewRight=0;

        // Up
        for (int y = j-1, x = i; y >= 0; y--)
        {
            viewUp++;
            if (TreeData[y][x] >= baseHeight)
            {
                break;
            }
        }

        // Right
        for (int x = i + 1, y = j; x < TreeData[i].Count; x++)
        {
            viewRight++;
            if (TreeData[y][x] >= baseHeight)
            {
                break;
            }
        }

        // Left
        for (int x = i-1, y = j; x >= 0; x--)
        {
            viewLeft++;
            if (TreeData[y][x] >= baseHeight)
            {
                break;
            }
        }

        // Down
        for (int y = j + 1, x = i; y < TreeData.Count; y++)
        {
            viewDown++;
            if (TreeData[y][x] >= baseHeight)
            {
                break;
            }
        }

        return viewUp * viewDown * viewLeft * viewRight;
        
    }
}