private static int GetMaximumThrustValue(List <List <int> > phaseSettings, string intcodeSource)
{
//< Process each setting and get the result, retain all results
var resultMap = new Dictionary <List <int>, int>();
foreach (var phaseSetting in phaseSettings)
{
int input = 0;
//< Iterate through each of the amplifiers and process the resulting code with the current phase setting
for (int i = 0; i < NumAmplifiers; i++)
{
var phase = phaseSetting[i];
var amp = new Classes.Amplifier(intcodeSource);
amp.AddInput(phase);
amp.AddInput(input);
amp.Process();
input = (int)amp.Output;
}
//< Then the 'final' value of 'input' is the final 'output'
resultMap.Add(phaseSetting, input);
}
return(resultMap.Max(kvp => kvp.Value));
}
private static int GetMaximumFeedbackThrust(List <List <int> > phaseSettings, string intcodeSource)
{
//< Process each setting and get the result, retain all results
var resultMap = new Dictionary <List <int>, int>();
foreach (var phaseSetting in phaseSettings)
{
//< First, make an array to house the Amplifiers
var amps = new Classes.Amplifier[NumAmplifiers];
for (int i = 0; i < NumAmplifiers; i++)
{
amps[i] = new Classes.Amplifier(intcodeSource, feedbackLoop: true);
//< Add the phase as the first input
amps[i].AddInput(phaseSetting[i]);
if (i == 0)
{
amps[i].AddInput(0);
}
}
bool isFinished = false;
while (!isFinished)
{
for (int i = 0; i < NumAmplifiers; i++)
{
//< Get the index of the Amplifier this one is connected to
int connectedIdx = i < phaseSetting.Count - 1 ? i + 1 : 0;
//< Process until Halt or next WaitingForInput
amps[i].Process();
//< If we've got some new output, send it along
if (amps[i].Output != null)
{
//< Update the current input to the last Output
amps[connectedIdx].AddInput((int)amps[i].Output);
}
}
isFinished = amps.Last().IsHalted;
}
var output = amps.Last().Output;
//< Then the 'final' value of 'input' is the final 'output'
resultMap.Add(phaseSetting, (int)output);
}
return(resultMap.Max(kvp => kvp.Value));
}
