Advent of Code (2015-2020)

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

Dependencies

• This project is based on .NET 5. 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

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.

Working in Visual Studio Code

If you prefer, you can work directly in VSCode as well.

Open the command Palette (⇧ ⌘ P), select Tasks: Run Task then e.g. update today.

Work on part 1. Check the solution with the upload today task. Continue with part 2.

Note: this feature relies on the "Memento Inputs" extension to store your session cookie, you need to set it up in advance from the Command Palette with Install Extensions.