"The file to read planet data from")
type Commodity struct {
- Name string
BasePrice int
CanSell bool
Limit int
}
-
+type Planet struct {
+ Name string
+ BeaconOn bool
+ /* Use relative prices rather than absolute prices because you
+ can get relative prices without traveling to each planet. */
+ RelativePrices map [string] int
+}
type planet_data struct {
- Commodities []Commodity
- Planets []struct {
- Name string
- BeaconOn bool
- /* Use relative prices rather than absolute prices because you
- can get relative prices without traveling to each planet. */
- RelativePrices map [string] int
- }
+ Commodities map [string] Commodity
+ Planets []Planet
}
func ReadData() (data planet_data) {
return
}
+/* What is the value of hauling 'commodity' from 'from' to 'to'?
+ * Take into account the available funds and the available cargo space. */
func TradeValue(data planet_data,
- from_index, to_index, commodity_index, quantity int) int {
-
- commodity := &data.Commodities[commodity_index]
- if !commodity.CanSell {
+ from, to *Planet,
+ commodity string,
+ initial_funds, max_quantity int) int {
+ if !data.Commodities[commodity].CanSell {
return 0
}
-
- from_planet := &data.Planets[from_index]
- from_relative_price, from_available := from_planet.RelativePrices[commodity.Name]
+ from_relative_price, from_available := from.RelativePrices[commodity]
if !from_available {
return 0
}
-
- to_planet := &data.Planets[to_index]
- to_relative_price, to_available := to_planet.RelativePrices[commodity.Name]
+ to_relative_price, to_available := to.RelativePrices[commodity]
if !to_available {
return 0
}
- from_absolute_price := from_relative_price * commodity.BasePrice
- to_absolute_price := to_relative_price * commodity.BasePrice
+ base_price := data.Commodities[commodity].BasePrice
+ from_absolute_price := from_relative_price * base_price
+ to_absolute_price := to_relative_price * base_price
buy_price := from_absolute_price
sell_price := int(float64(to_absolute_price) * 0.9)
- return (sell_price - buy_price) * quantity
-
+ var can_afford int = initial_funds / buy_price
+ quantity := can_afford
+ if quantity > max_quantity {
+ quantity = max_quantity
+ }
+ return (sell_price - buy_price) * max_quantity
}
-func FindBestTrades(data planet_data) [][]*Commodity {
- best := make([][]*Commodity, len(data.Planets))
- for from_index := range data.Planets {
- best[from_index] = make([]*Commodity, len(data.Planets))
- for to_index := range data.Planets {
+func FindBestTrades(data planet_data) [][]string {
+ best := make([][]string, len(data.Planets))
+ for from_index, from_planet := range data.Planets {
+ best[from_index] = make([]string, len(data.Planets))
+ for to_index, to_planet := range data.Planets {
best_gain := 0
- for commodity_index := range data.Commodities {
- gain := TradeValue(data, from_index, to_index, commodity_index, 1)
+ price_list := from_planet.RelativePrices
+ if len(to_planet.RelativePrices) < len(from_planet.RelativePrices) {
+ price_list = to_planet.RelativePrices
+ }
+ for commodity := range price_list {
+ gain := TradeValue(data,
+ &from_planet,
+ &to_planet,
+ commodity,
+ 10000000,
+ 1)
if gain > best_gain {
- best[from_index][to_index] = &data.Commodities[commodity_index]
+ best[from_index][to_index] = commodity
gain = best_gain
}
}
for from_index, from_planet := range data.Planets {
for to_index, to_planet := range data.Planets {
best_trade := "(nothing)"
- if best_trades[from_index][to_index] != nil {
- best_trade = best_trades[from_index][to_index].Name
+ if best_trades[from_index][to_index] != "" {
+ best_trade = best_trades[from_index][to_index]
}
fmt.Printf("%s to %s: %s\n", from_planet.Name, to_planet.Name, best_trade)
}