Day 8a complete

day8/day 8a/go.mod

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+module PWD
+
+go 1.17

day8/day 8a/main.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	content := returnContent("../input")
+	//content := returnContent("testInput")
+
+	matches := 0
+
+	for _, line := range *content {
+		split := strings.Split(line, " | ")
+		rhs := split[1]
+		digits := strings.Fields(rhs)
+
+		for _, digit := range digits {
+			segments := len(digit)
+			if segments == 2 || segments == 4 || segments == 3 || segments == 7 {
+				matches++
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(matches)
+
+}
+
+func returnContent(path string) *[]string {
+	//read file and return it as an array of integers
+
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
+	var content []string
+
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Unlucky, the file didn't open")
+		return &content
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		content = append(content, scanner.Text())
+	}
+
+	return &content
+}

day8/day 8a/testInput

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+be cfbegad cbdgef fgaecd cgeb fdcge agebfd fecdb fabcd edb | fdgacbe cefdb cefbgd gcbe
+edbfga begcd cbg gc gcadebf fbgde acbgfd abcde gfcbed gfec | fcgedb cgb dgebacf gc
+fgaebd cg bdaec gdafb agbcfd gdcbef bgcad gfac gcb cdgabef | cg cg fdcagb cbg
+fbegcd cbd adcefb dageb afcb bc aefdc ecdab fgdeca fcdbega | efabcd cedba gadfec cb
+aecbfdg fbg gf bafeg dbefa fcge gcbea fcaegb dgceab fcbdga | gecf egdcabf bgf bfgea
+fgeab ca afcebg bdacfeg cfaedg gcfdb baec bfadeg bafgc acf | gebdcfa ecba ca fadegcb
+dbcfg fgd bdegcaf fgec aegbdf ecdfab fbedc dacgb gdcebf gf | cefg dcbef fcge gbcadfe
+bdfegc cbegaf gecbf dfcage bdacg ed bedf ced adcbefg gebcd | ed bcgafe cdgba cbgef
+egadfb cdbfeg cegd fecab cgb gbdefca cg fgcdab egfdb bfceg | gbdfcae bgc cg cgb
+gcafb gcf dcaebfg ecagb gf abcdeg gaef cafbge fdbac fegbdc | fgae cfgab fg bagce