/// <summary>
/// Method to execute the solutions to the Project Euler problems
/// </summary>
/// <param name="problemNumber">The problem number to execute</param>
/// <returns>SolutionOutput object, giving info on result of running the problem</returns>
public static SolutionOutput RunSolution(int problemNumber)
{
SolutionOutput solutionOutput;
try
{
BaseProblem problem = GetProblemInstance(problemNumber);
solutionOutput = problem.Solve();
}
catch (Exception exception)
{
solutionOutput = new SolutionOutput();
solutionOutput.ValidationResult = false;
solutionOutput.Output = exception.Message;
}
return(solutionOutput);
}
/// <summary>
/// Finds the Class for the problem based on string + passed in problem number
/// Saves having a large switch statement
/// </summary>
/// <param name="problemNumber">The problem number to use to find class</param>
/// <returns>BaseProblem object for the problem</returns>
private static BaseProblem GetProblemInstance(int problemNumber)
{
string className = string.Format("{0}{1}", cClassNameStart, problemNumber);
Assembly executingAssembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
if (null == executingAssembly)
{
throw new Exception("Could not get executing assembly");
}
Type problemClass = executingAssembly.GetTypes().FirstOrDefault(type => string.Compare(type.Name, className, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase) == 0);
if (null == problemClass)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Could not find class for problem in assembly");
}
BaseProblem problemInstance = (BaseProblem)Activator.CreateInstance(problemClass);
problemInstance.ProblemNumber = problemNumber;
return(problemInstance);
}