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+input/
diff --git a/2024/src/day24.clj b/2024/src/day24.clj
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+(ns day24
+  (:require
+   [clojure.math :as math]
+   [clojure.string :as s]
+   [core :as c :refer :all]
+   [input-manager :as i]))
+
+(def sample "x00: 1
+x01: 0
+x02: 1
+x03: 1
+x04: 0
+y00: 1
+y01: 1
+y02: 1
+y03: 1
+y04: 1
+
+ntg XOR fgs -> mjb
+y02 OR x01 -> tnw
+kwq OR kpj -> z05
+x00 OR x03 -> fst
+tgd XOR rvg -> z01
+vdt OR tnw -> bfw
+bfw AND frj -> z10
+ffh OR nrd -> bqk
+y00 AND y03 -> djm
+y03 OR y00 -> psh
+bqk OR frj -> z08
+tnw OR fst -> frj
+gnj AND tgd -> z11
+bfw XOR mjb -> z00
+x03 OR x00 -> vdt
+gnj AND wpb -> z02
+x04 AND y00 -> kjc
+djm OR pbm -> qhw
+nrd AND vdt -> hwm
+kjc AND fst -> rvg
+y04 OR y02 -> fgs
+y01 AND x02 -> pbm
+ntg OR kjc -> kwq
+psh XOR fgs -> tgd
+qhw XOR tgd -> z09
+pbm OR djm -> kpj
+x03 XOR y03 -> ffh
+x00 XOR y04 -> ntg
+bfw OR bqk -> z06
+nrd XOR fgs -> wpb
+frj XOR qhw -> z04
+bqk OR frj -> z07
+y03 OR x01 -> nrd
+hwm AND bqk -> z03
+tgd XOR rvg -> z12
+tnw OR pbm -> gnj")
+
+(let [[a b] (c/split-on-double-newlines
+             (i/get-input-raw 2024 24)
+             ; sample
+             ;
+             )]
+  (def registers (->> (s/split-lines a)
+                      (map #(c/get-match-groups #"^(.*): (.*)$" %))
+                      (map first)
+                      (map vec)
+                      (into {})
+                      (#(update-vals % parse-long))))
+  (def instrs (->> (s/split-lines b)
+                   (map c/split-whitespace)
+                   (map (fn [[a op b _ out]]
+                          {:args #{a b}
+                           :op op
+                           :out out}))
+                   (group-by :out)
+                   (#(update-vals % first)))))
+
+(defn get-var [prefix tape]
+  (->> (filter (fn [[reg value]]
+                 (s/starts-with? reg prefix))
+               tape)
+       sort
+       reverse
+       (map second)
+       (s/join)))
+
+(defn get-op-fn [op]
+  (condp = op
+    "AND" bit-and
+    "OR" bit-or
+    "XOR" bit-xor))
+
+;; part 1
+(->> (loop [tape registers
+            q (vec instrs)]
+       (if (empty? q)
+         tape
+         (let [[out curr :as instr] (first q)
+               {:keys [args op]} curr
+               operands (map (juxt identity tape) args)
+               to-be-computed (filter #(nil? (second %)) operands)
+               q' (subvec q 1)]
+           (cond
+             ;; already computed
+             (tape out) (recur tape q')
+
+             ;; needs dep
+             (seq to-be-computed) (recur tape
+                                         (-> q'
+                                             (conj instr)))
+
+             ;; ready to compute
+             :else (recur (assoc tape out (apply (get-op-fn op)
+                                                 (map second operands)))
+                          q')))))
+
+     (get-var "z")
+     binary->long)
+
+;; part 2
+;; output of machine should be
+(->> ["x" "y"]
+     (map #(get-var % registers))
+     (map binary->long)
+     (apply +)
+     long->binary)
+
+;; find what gates need to be flipped such that part 1 outputs that num