remove_last(A, C) :- reverse(A, [_|B]), reverse(B, C). strings_chars([], []). strings_chars([A|As], [B|Bs]) :- string_chars(A, B), strings_chars(As, Bs). read_file(Stream, []) :- at_end_of_stream(Stream). read_file(Stream, [X|Xs]) :- \+ at_end_of_stream(Stream), read_line_to_codes(Stream, C), string_chars(S, C), split_string(S, "|", "", [A, B]), split_string(A, " ", "", A0), split_string(B, " ", "", [_|B0]), remove_last(A0, A1), strings_chars(A1, A2), strings_chars(B0, B1), X = [A2, B1], % X = S, read_file(Stream, Xs). main :- open('../input/08', read, Stream), read_file(Stream, Lines), !, close(Stream), solve_all(Lines, Ans), count_all(Ans, S), print(S). solve_all([], []). solve_all([L|Ls], [A|As]) :- solve(L, A), solve_all(Ls, As). should_count(1). should_count(4). should_count(7). should_count(8). count([], 0). count([N|Ns], S) :- should_count(N), count(Ns, S1), S is S1 + 1. count([N|Ns], S) :- \+ should_count(N), count(Ns, S). count_all([], 0). count_all([N|Ns], S) :- count(N, S0), count_all(Ns, S1), S is S0 + S1. letter(a). letter(b). letter(c). letter(d). letter(e). letter(f). letter(g). solve([Q, W], X) :- letter(A), letter(B), letter(C), letter(D), letter(E), letter(F), letter(G), A \= B, A \= C, A \= D, A \= E, A \= F, A \= G, B \= C, B \= D, B \= E, B \= F, B \= G, C \= D, C \= E, C \= F, C \= G, D \= E, D \= F, D \= G, E \= F, E \= G, F \= G, length(A1, 2), length(A7, 3), length(A4, 4), length(A8, 7), permutation([_, A1, _, _, A4, _, _, A7, A8, _], Q), !, decode_all(W, X, [A1, A4, A7, A8]). decode_all([], [], _). decode_all([Q|Qs], [W|Ws], A) :- decode(Q, W, A), decode_all(Qs, Ws, A). decode(Q, W, [A1, A4, A7, A8]) :- ((permutation(A1, Q), W is 1, !); (permutation(A4, Q), W is 4, !); (permutation(A7, Q), W is 7, !); (permutation(A8, Q), W is 8, !); (W is -1)).