From 3114866943cc0ab95554e91f18aa43490dc5c6fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: euchangxian <changxian2001@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:32:09 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] feat(simulation): Add 2257

A little difficult to recognize when a simpler solution is necessary,
and sufficient.
---
 .../Solution.cpp                              | 96 +++++++++++++++++++
 README.md                                     |  1 +
 2 files changed, 97 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 C++/2257-CountUnguardedCellsInTheGrid/Solution.cpp

diff --git a/C++/2257-CountUnguardedCellsInTheGrid/Solution.cpp b/C++/2257-CountUnguardedCellsInTheGrid/Solution.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79d7587
--- /dev/null
+++ b/C++/2257-CountUnguardedCellsInTheGrid/Solution.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <array>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <vector>
+
+class Solution {
+ private:
+  enum State {
+    UNGUARDED = 0,
+    GUARDED = 1,
+    GUARD = 2,
+    WALL = 3,
+  };
+
+  const std::array<std::array<int, 2>, 4> directions{{
+      {0, 1},
+      {1, 0},
+      {0, -1},
+      {-1, 0},
+  }};
+
+  void guardCardinal(std::vector<std::vector<int>>& grid, int r, int c) {
+    // DFS from [r, c]
+    for (auto [dr, dc] : directions) {
+      int nr = r + dr;
+      int nc = c + dc;
+
+      while (nr >= 0 && nc >= 0 && nr < grid.size() && nc < grid[0].size() &&
+             grid[nr][nc] != State::GUARD && grid[nr][nc] != State::WALL) {
+        grid[nr][nc] = State::GUARDED;
+        nr += dr;
+        nc += dc;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+ public:
+  int countUnguarded(int m,
+                     int n,
+                     std::vector<std::vector<int>>& guards,
+                     std::vector<std::vector<int>>& walls) {
+    // m * n grid.
+    // guard[i]/walls[j] = [row, col]  => position of ith/jth guard/wall
+    // Guard can see every cell in the 4 cardinal direction, unless obstructed
+    // by a Wall or another Guard.
+    // A cell is guarded if there is at least one Guard who can see it.
+    // Return number of unoccupied cells that are not guarded.
+    //
+    // Seems like Union Find. If there is a Guard in the cardinal direction of
+    // a cell, then Cell = Guarded.
+    // Not trivial to determine that though.
+    // E.g., consider the case below, where a Cell is not in the cardinal
+    // direction of a Guard, but is beside a guarded cell. Naive UF would mean
+    // that the Cell is also considered Guarded.
+    // _ _ ...
+    // G ...
+    // ...
+    // What about collecting the [r, c] of each Guard and Wall into their own
+    // (Multi-)Sets.
+    // When at a Cell, check its [r, c].
+    // WLOG, trivially, if either its row or column matches a Guard and no
+    // Walls, it is Guarded.
+    // If it matches a Guard and a Wall, determine if the Wall obstructs the
+    // Guard.
+    // The problem is the multi-set nature, which would require the Guard/Wall
+    // with the closest distance to the current Cell.
+    std::vector<std::vector<int>> grid(m, std::vector<int>(n));
+
+    for (auto& guard : guards) {
+      int r = guard[0], c = guard[1];
+      grid[r][c] = State::GUARD;
+    }
+
+    for (auto& wall : walls) {
+      int r = wall[0], c = wall[1];
+      grid[r][c] = State::WALL;
+    }
+
+    for (auto& guard : guards) {
+      int r = guard[0], c = guard[1];
+      guardCardinal(grid, r, c);
+    }
+
+    auto isUnguarded = [](int state) -> bool {
+      return state == State::UNGUARDED;
+    };
+
+    int unguarded = 0;
+    for (auto& row : grid) {
+      unguarded += std::count_if(row.begin(), row.end(), isUnguarded);
+    }
+
+    return unguarded;
+  }
+};
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c94c778..3afaced 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ Now solving in C++. Like it.
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 | 2246 | LongestPathWithDifferentAdjacentCharacters                       |                                      [![C++](assets/c++.svg)](C++/2246-LongestPathWithDifferentAdjacentCharacters/Solution.cpp)                                       |
 | 2254 | DesignVideoSharingPlatform                                       |                                              [![C++](assets/c++.svg)](C++/2254-DesignVideoSharingPlatform/Solution.cpp)                                               |
+| 2257 | CountUnguardedCellsInTheGrid                                     |                                             [![C++](assets/c++.svg)](C++/2257-CountUnguardedCellsInTheGrid/Solution.cpp)                                              |
 | 2275 | LargestCombinationWithBitwiseANDGreaterThanZero                  |                                    [![C++](assets/c++.svg)](C++/2275-LargestCombinationWithBitwiseANDGreaterThanZero/Solution.cpp)                                    |
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