Day 5, part 2.

2018/day05-2.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"internal/polymer"
+	"internal/util"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	data := util.ReadInputBytes()
+	result := [26][]byte{}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 26; i++ {
+		result[i] = polymer.StripElement(data, rune('a'+i))
+		result[i] = polymer.ApplyReactions(result[i])
+	}
+
+	shortest := len(result[0])
+	for i := 1; i < 26; i++ {
+		if len(result[i]) < shortest {
+			shortest = len(result[i])
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(shortest)
+}