Advent of Code (2021-2024)

C# solutions to the Advent of Code problems. Check out https://adventofcode.com.

Dependencies

• This project is based on .NET 8 and C# 10. It should work on Windows, Linux and OS-X.
• AngleSharp is used for problem download.

Running

To run the project:

1. Install .NET Core
2. Clone the repo
3. Get help with dotnet run

Usage: dotnet run [arguments]
1) To run the solutions and admire your advent calendar:

 [year]/[day|all]      Solve the specified problems
 today                 Shortcut to the above
 [year]                Solve the whole year
 all                   Solve everything

 calendars             Show the calendars

2) To start working on new problems:
login to https://adventofcode.com, then copy your session cookie, and export 
it in your console like this

 export SESSION=73a37e9a72a...

then run the app with

 update [year]/[day]   Prepares a folder for the given day, updates the input,
                       the readme and creates a solution template.
 update today          Shortcut to the above.

3) To upload your answer:
set up your SESSION variable as above.

 upload [year]/[day]   Upload the answer for the selected year and day.
 upload today          Shortcut to the above.

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VS Code Tasks

This project includes VS Code tasks for common operations:

• Run Solution: Execute a specific day's solution
• Update Input: Download input for a specific day
• Upload Solution: Submit your answer for a specific day

To use these tasks:

1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
2. Type 'Tasks: Run Task'
3. Select the desired task
4. Enter the year and day when prompted

Note: For downloading inputs and uploading solutions, you'll need your session cookie from adventofcode.com