advent-of-code/2022/day06-part1/src/main.rs

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Rust

use std::collections::{HashSet, VecDeque};
fn main() {
// Use command line arguments to specify the input filename.
let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
if args.len() < 2 {
panic!("Usage: ./main <input-file>\nNo input file provided. Exiting.");
}
// Next, read the contents of the input file into a string for easier processing.
let input = std::fs::read_to_string(&args[1]).expect("Error opening file");
// Use a double-ended queue as a ringbuffer to keep track of the characters.
let mut deq = VecDeque::from([' '; 4]);
// Iterate through all characters, together with their respective indices.
for (i, char) in input.chars().enumerate() {
// Remove the first character from the deque.
deq.pop_front();
// And add the next character to it.
deq.push_back(char);
// Collecting into a set, removing duplicates along the way.
let hs: HashSet<char> = deq.iter().copied().collect();
// Count the number of unique elements in the set.
if hs.len() >= 4 && !hs.contains(&' ') {
println!("Start of packet: {}", i + 1);
break;
}
}
}