2/puzzle2p2.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ int main(){
             }
 
             list<int> currentLevelsBackup = currentLevels;
+            int numOfLevelsInLine = currentLevels.size();
             int numOfLevelsProcessed = 0;
             auto curListIt = currentLevels.begin();
             curListIt++; //point to second item in list
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ int main(){
                     levelStaysSame.push_front(index);
                 }
             }
+            float averageChange = totalChange/(currentLevels.size()-1); //we use average change to smooth out the data
 
             if (totalChange>0){
                 dir= UP;
@@ -74,23 +76,12 @@ int main(){
                 dir = DOWN;
             }
 
-            if (dir==UP&&levelGoDown.size()>1){ //if the overall direction goes up and more then 1 level go down the list is bad 
+            if (dir==UP&&levelGoDown.size()>2){ //if the overall direction goes up and more then 2 leves go down the list is bad 
                 currentLevels.clear();
-            } else if (dir==DOWN&&levelGoesUp.size()>1){ //same as above but opiosite dirrection 
+            } else if (dir==DOWN&&levelGoesUp.size()>2){ //same as above but opiosite dirrection 
                 currentLevels.clear();
             }
 
-            if (levelStaysSame.size()>1){ //cant have more then 1 number the same or the list is bad 
-                currentLevels.clear();
-            }
-
-            if (!currentLevels.empty()&&levelStaysSame.size()==1){
-                auto itNumberToDelete = currentLevels.begin();
-                advance(itNumberToDelete,levelStaysSame.front());
-                currentLevels.erase(itNumberToDelete);
-                listDirty = true;
-            }
-
             if (!currentLevels.empty()){
                 if (dir==UP&&levelGoDown.size()==1){
                     list<int>::iterator itNumberToDelete = currentLevels.begin();
@@ -103,16 +94,16 @@ int main(){
                     currentLevels.erase(itNumberToDelete);
                     listDirty=true;
                 }
-
-                int numOfLevelsInLine = currentLevels.size();
             
                 //need to pull the first one to have something to compare to
                 int prevlevel = currentLevels.front();
                 currentLevels.pop_front();
-                numOfLevelsProcessed++;
 
                 for (int level = currentLevels.front(); !currentLevels.empty();level=currentLevels.front()){
                     if (abs(prevlevel-level)>3) {currentLevels.clear();break;}
+                    if(prevlevel==level){ currentLevels.clear();break;}
+                    if(dir==UP&&(prevlevel<currentLevels.front())) {currentLevels.clear();break;}
+                    if(dir==DOWN&&(prevlevel>currentLevels.front())) {currentLevels.clear();break;}
                     
                     prevlevel=currentLevels.front();
                     currentLevels.pop_front();