diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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diff --git a/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.Input/AdventOfCode2024.Input.csproj b/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.Input/AdventOfCode2024.Input.csproj
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.Input/AdventOfCode2024.Input.csproj
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+
+
+
+ net8.0
+ enable
+ enable
+
+
+
diff --git a/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.Input/IParser.cs b/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.Input/IParser.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c64b0ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.Input/IParser.cs
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+namespace AdventOfCode2024.Input;
+
+///
+/// Represents a text parser that outputs a specific type
+/// given a text stream
+///
+/// The type that will be parsed
+public interface IParser where T : notnull
+{
+ ///
+ /// Parses the stream and returns an object
+ ///
+ ///
+ /// The object
+ public Task ParseAsync(Stream input);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.Input/Parsers/TextLineParser.cs b/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.Input/Parsers/TextLineParser.cs
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+++ b/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.Input/Parsers/TextLineParser.cs
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+namespace AdventOfCode2024.Input.Parsers;
+
+public abstract class TextLineParser : IParser> where U : notnull
+{
+ ///
+ /// Parses a line to the given Entity type
+ ///
+ /// Line in the form of a string
+ /// The parsed entity
+ protected abstract U ParseLine(string line);
+
+ ///
+ public async Task> ParseAsync(Stream input)
+ {
+ using StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(input);
+ List entities = [];
+
+ while (!reader.EndOfStream)
+ {
+ string? line = await reader.ReadLineAsync();
+ if (line != null)
+ {
+ entities.Add(ParseLine(line));
+ }
+ }
+
+ return entities;
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.sln b/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.sln
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+++ b/AdventOfCode2024/AdventOfCode2024.sln
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+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Day1", "Day1\Day1.csproj", "{B3CC14A1-DFE9-4D6B-832E-849968515E74}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "AdventOfCode2024.Input", "AdventOfCode2024.Input\AdventOfCode2024.Input.csproj", "{25106B70-A5DC-466A-9A1B-4CA33E2D7FC9}"
+EndProject
+Global
+ GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+ Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+ Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+ EndGlobalSection
+ GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+ {B3CC14A1-DFE9-4D6B-832E-849968515E74}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+ {B3CC14A1-DFE9-4D6B-832E-849968515E74}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+ {B3CC14A1-DFE9-4D6B-832E-849968515E74}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+ {B3CC14A1-DFE9-4D6B-832E-849968515E74}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+ {25106B70-A5DC-466A-9A1B-4CA33E2D7FC9}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+ {25106B70-A5DC-466A-9A1B-4CA33E2D7FC9}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+ {25106B70-A5DC-466A-9A1B-4CA33E2D7FC9}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+ {25106B70-A5DC-466A-9A1B-4CA33E2D7FC9}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+ EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal
diff --git a/AdventOfCode2024/Day1/Day1.csproj b/AdventOfCode2024/Day1/Day1.csproj
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/AdventOfCode2024/Day1/Day1.csproj
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+
+
+
+ Exe
+ net8.0
+ enable
+ enable
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ input\day1.txt
+ Always
+
+
+ input\day1sample.txt
+ Always
+
+
+ input\_placeholder
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/AdventOfCode2024/Day1/DayOne.cs b/AdventOfCode2024/Day1/DayOne.cs
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index 0000000..bcb0763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AdventOfCode2024/Day1/DayOne.cs
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+namespace Day1;
+
+// Advent of Code 2024
+// Day 1
+// James Plante (jwplante)
+
+class DayOne
+{
+ private static async Task PartOne()
+ {
+ await using FileStream inputStream = File.OpenRead("input/day1.txt");
+ PairParser parser = new();
+
+ IList<(int, int)> entries = await parser.ParseAsync(inputStream);
+
+ // Given the parsed entries, add them to two new lists and sort them
+ List leftList = [];
+ List rightList = [];
+ foreach ((int left, int right) in entries)
+ {
+ leftList.Add(left);
+ rightList.Add(right);
+ }
+ leftList.Sort();
+ rightList.Sort();
+
+ // Convert back into pairs of (smallest, smallest), (secondSmallest, ...
+ List<(int, int)> sortedPairs = leftList
+ .Zip(rightList, (left, right) => (left, right))
+ .ToList();
+
+ long totalDistance = 0;
+ foreach ((int left, int right) in sortedPairs)
+ {
+ var lineDistance = Math.Abs(left - right);
+ totalDistance += lineDistance;
+ }
+
+ Console.WriteLine($"Part 1: The total distance of the lines is {totalDistance}.");
+ }
+
+ private static async Task PartTwo()
+ {
+ await using FileStream inputStream = File.OpenRead("input/day1.txt");
+ PairParser parser = new();
+
+ IList<(int, int)> entries = await parser.ParseAsync(inputStream);
+
+ // Get the frequencies for the right list
+ Dictionary frequencies = [];
+ foreach ((_, int right) in entries)
+ {
+ frequencies[right] = frequencies.GetValueOrDefault(right) + 1;
+ }
+
+ long similarityScore = 0;
+ foreach ((int left, _) in entries)
+ {
+ var intermediateScore = left * frequencies.GetValueOrDefault(left);
+ similarityScore += intermediateScore;
+ }
+ Console.WriteLine($"Part 2: The total similarity score is {similarityScore}.");
+ }
+
+ public static async Task Main(string[] args)
+ {
+ await PartOne();
+ await PartTwo();
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AdventOfCode2024/Day1/PairParser.cs b/AdventOfCode2024/Day1/PairParser.cs
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index 0000000..e59b2ab
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+++ b/AdventOfCode2024/Day1/PairParser.cs
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+using AdventOfCode2024.Input.Parsers;
+
+namespace Day1;
+
+///
+/// Parses a Stream line by line for pairs of integers
+///
+public class PairParser : TextLineParser<(int, int)>
+{
+ protected override (int, int) ParseLine(string line)
+ {
+ var pair = line.Split(" ", StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+ if (pair.Length < 2)
+ {
+ throw new ArgumentException("Invalid line");
+ }
+
+ var entryOneParsed = int.TryParse(pair[0], out var entryOne);
+ var entryTwoParsed = int.TryParse(pair[1], out var entryTwo);
+ if (!entryOneParsed || !entryTwoParsed)
+ {
+ throw new ArgumentException("Invalid line");
+ }
+
+ return (entryOne, entryTwo);
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
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