2025 Day 7 Complete!

helpers/helpers.go

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package aoc
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"math"
 	"os"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func Gcd(x, y int) int {
 // Lcm finds the least common multiple, using gcd
 func Lcm(a, b int, integers ...int) int {
 	result := a * b / Gcd(a, b)
-	for i := 0; i < len(integers); i++ {
+	for i := range integers {
 		result = Lcm(result, integers[i])
 	}
 	return result
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ func ArgIsSet(a string) bool {
 // GetArgValue returns the argument with the asked for key or ""
 func GetArgValue(a string) string {
 	for i := range os.Args {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(os.Args[i], a+"=") {
-			return strings.TrimPrefix(os.Args[i], a+"=")
+		if ret, ok := strings.CutPrefix(os.Args[i], a+"="); ok {
+			return ret
 		}
 	}
 	return ""
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ func FileToString(fn string) string {
 func FileToBytes(fn string) []byte {
 	var c []byte
 	var err error
-	c, err = ioutil.ReadFile(fn)
-	if err != nil {
+	if c, err = os.ReadFile(fn); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Unable to read file: " + fn)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
@@ -322,24 +321,16 @@ func StringSliceIndex(h []string, n string) int {
 
 // StringSliceContains takes a string slice and a string and return true
 // if the string is in the slice
+// Created before we had a slices.Contains. Still here for old solutions
 func StringSliceContains(h []string, n string) bool {
-	for _, v := range h {
-		if v == n {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
+	return slices.Contains(h, n)
 }
 
 // IntSliceContains takes an int slice and an int and return true
 // if the int is in the slice
+// Created before we had a slices.Contains. Still here for old solutions
 func IntSliceContains(h []int, n int) bool {
-	for _, v := range h {
-		if v == n {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
+	return slices.Contains(h, n)
 }
 
 // AppendString returns a slice of strings that are base+group[...]
@@ -375,7 +366,7 @@ func IntersectStringSlice(list1, list2 []string) []string {
 // Unique removes all duplicates
 func UniqueStringSlice(list []string) []string {
 	var ret []string
-	for k := 0; k < len(list); k++ {
+	for k := range list {
 		var dupe bool
 		for j := k; j < len(list); j++ {
 			if list[k] == list[j] {