Advent of Code 2024 puzzles in Rust

Here are my solutions to Advent of Code 2024 puzzles.

Advent of Code 2024 is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles. I share only my code solving the problems. I don't put puzzle text nor its inputs here, because it's against AoC's policy. If you want to know the puzzles, I encourage you to visit the AoC website.

Project's objective

It's my personal goal to learn Rust. I started learning it just few days before AoC 2024 fired off. I hope to progress in Rust while solving engaging algorithmic riddles.

Usage

I used JetBrain's template for RustRover advent-of-code-rust-template to initialize this repository.

Each day's puzzle is solved in its respective file in bin/: 01.rs, 02.rs etc.

There is also a template file NN.rs. It can be treated as a starting point for each new day. General instruction on filling the template file is:

• Open the bin folder, copy and paste the NN.rs file into it, and give it the corresponding name (01.rs, 02.rs, etc.).
• In the input folder, create and fill the input data file (01.txt, 02.txt, etc.).
• Fill in the DAY constant in the freshly created file.
• Run the current day's solution to check if it compiles (you can use the gutter icon next to the main function).
• Fill in <TEST-INPUT>.
• Write the expected answer for the test data in the assert_eq statement in Part 1.
• Now you're ready to write your solution in the part1 function (inside main).
• Use Shift+F10 (Win/Linux) or Ctrl-R (macOS) to re-run the same program.
• When you're done with the first part of the puzzle, use folding to hide Part 1.
• Uncomment Part 2, fill in the test data assertion, and start solving it.