adventofcode/2018/day16/problem

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--- Day 16: Chronal Classification ---

   As you see the Elves defend their hot chocolate
   successfully, you go back to falling through time. This is
   going to become a problem.

   If you're ever going to return to your own time, you need
   to understand how this device on your wrist works. You
   have a little while before you reach your next
   destination, and with a bit of trial and error, you manage
   to pull up a programming manual on the device's tiny
   screen.

   According to the manual, the device has four registers
   (numbered 0 through 3) that can be manipulated by
   instructions containing one of 16 opcodes. The registers
   start with the value 0.

   Every instruction consists of four values: an opcode, two
   inputs (named A and B), and an output (named C), in that
   order. The opcode specifies the behavior of the
   instruction and how the inputs are interpreted. The
   output, C, is always treated as a register.

   In the opcode descriptions below, if something says "value
   A", it means to take the number given as A literally.
   (This is also called an "immediate" value.) If something
   says "register A", it means to use the number given as A
   to read from (or write to) the register with that number.
   So, if the opcode addi adds register A and value B,
   storing the result in register C, and the instruction addi
   0 7 3 is encountered, it would add 7 to the value
   contained by register 0 and store the sum in register 3,
   never modifying registers 0, 1, or 2 in the process.

   Many opcodes are similar except for how they interpret
   their arguments. The opcodes fall into seven general
   categories:

   Addition:

     * addr (add register) stores into register C the result
       of adding register A and register B.
     * addi (add immediate) stores into register C the result
       of adding register A and value B.

   Multiplication:

     * mulr (multiply register) stores into register C the
       result of multiplying register A and register B.
     * muli (multiply immediate) stores into register C the
       result of multiplying register A and value B.

   Bitwise AND:

     * banr (bitwise AND register) stores into register C the
       result of the bitwise AND of register A and register
       B.
     * bani (bitwise AND immediate) stores into register C
       the result of the bitwise AND of register A and value
       B.

   Bitwise OR:

     * borr (bitwise OR register) stores into register C the
       result of the bitwise OR of register A and register B.
     * bori (bitwise OR immediate) stores into register C the
       result of the bitwise OR of register A and value B.

   Assignment:

     * setr (set register) copies the contents of register A
       into register C. (Input B is ignored.)
     * seti (set immediate) stores value A into register C.
       (Input B is ignored.)

   Greater-than testing:

     * gtir (greater-than immediate/register) sets register C
       to 1 if value A is greater than register B. Otherwise,
       register C is set to 0.
     * gtri (greater-than register/immediate) sets register C
       to 1 if register A is greater than value B. Otherwise,
       register C is set to 0.
     * gtrr (greater-than register/register) sets register C
       to 1 if register A is greater than register B.
       Otherwise, register C is set to 0.

   Equality testing:

     * eqir (equal immediate/register) sets register C to 1
       if value A is equal to register B. Otherwise, register
       C is set to 0.
     * eqri (equal register/immediate) sets register C to 1
       if register A is equal to value B. Otherwise, register
       C is set to 0.
     * eqrr (equal register/register) sets register C to 1 if
       register A is equal to register B. Otherwise, register
       C is set to 0.

   Unfortunately, while the manual gives the name of each
   opcode, it doesn't seem to indicate the number. However,
   you can monitor the CPU to see the contents of the
   registers before and after instructions are executed to
   try to work them out. Each opcode has a number from 0
   through 15, but the manual doesn't say which is which. For
   example, suppose you capture the following sample:

 Before: [3, 2, 1, 1]
 9 2 1 2
 After:  [3, 2, 2, 1]

   This sample shows the effect of the instruction 9 2 1 2 on
   the registers. Before the instruction is executed,
   register 0 has value 3, register 1 has value 2, and
   registers 2 and 3 have value 1. After the instruction is
   executed, register 2's value becomes 2.

   The instruction itself, 9 2 1 2, means that opcode 9 was
   executed with A=2, B=1, and C=2. Opcode 9 could be any of
   the 16 opcodes listed above, but only three of them behave
   in a way that would cause the result shown in the sample:

     * Opcode 9 could be mulr: register 2 (which has a value
       of 1) times register 1 (which has a value of 2)
       produces 2, which matches the value stored in the
       output register, register 2.
     * Opcode 9 could be addi: register 2 (which has a value
       of 1) plus value 1 produces 2, which matches the value
       stored in the output register, register 2.
     * Opcode 9 could be seti: value 2 matches the value
       stored in the output register, register 2; the number
       given for B is irrelevant.

   None of the other opcodes produce the result captured in
   the sample. Because of this, the sample above behaves like
   three opcodes.

   You collect many of these samples (the first section of
   your puzzle input). The manual also includes a small test
   program (the second section of your puzzle input) - you
   can ignore it for now.

   Ignoring the opcode numbers, how many samples in your
   puzzle input behave like three or more opcodes?

   Your puzzle answer was 547.

--- Part Two ---

   Using the samples you collected, work out the number of
   each opcode and execute the test program (the second
   section of your puzzle input).

   What value is contained in register 0 after executing the
   test program?

   Your puzzle answer was 582.

   Both parts of this puzzle are complete! They provide two
   gold stars: **

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