Based on Laravel to get some basic framework setup. The idea is to work TDD in solving the puzzles (which I think is how the puzzles are meant to be solved anyway).
Use artisan make:day n to create classes for a new day. This will create:
- input file for the puzzle input
- Day class for the solving code
- Test class with methods to provide the puzzle example and expected outcomes for puzzle 1 and 2.
After creating, we can run tests and see them fail, for example artisan test --filter Day1 to run the Day 1 test.
After writing code and getting to a green test, we can run the code on the actual input file: artisan run:day n p
where n is the day number and p is 1 or 2 to run only puzzle 1 or 2. Leave it out to run both.