matthewfranglen / puzzler2018

Help hexy collect his brandwatch features and bring them to the super product

Vim Submission for Puzzler 2018

This submission uses vim macros to implement a bot. The bot is implemented in yourBot.vim.

You can run it with make run-your-bot.

It does not use the best algorithm. It can get stuck.

Structure

The script launches vim using the default settings, instructing it to load and execute the first line of the second paragraph as a macro. This macro then loads other macros into named registers and then invokes them.

Important Change

To achieve this the server needs to accept GET requests for all used endpoints. The main endpoint for the bot also requires a payload.

To permit this the server implementation was changed:

• All routes accept GET requests.
• The payload of the tick request can be provided as a json argument.

Reviewing

The macros use unprintable characters that may be corrupted when viewed. It would be best to open yourBot.vim in vim as it will display the code properly.

Submission Run

Score: avg=6.554 high=10 low=-4 Rescued: avg=6.910 high=10 low=0 Lost: avg=0.356 high=6 low=0

See https://github.com/smmathews-bw-boston/puzzler2018 for original README