Terrible solution to a terrible question. Working part 2

2024/day-14/solution-2.sh

@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ read -r -a BOT_ARRAY <<< "$( grep -Eo '[-0-9]*' "$FILE" | paste -s -d " " )"
 printf "Bot array size: %s\n" "${#BOT_ARRAY[@]}"
 
 # Load arrangements for every second
-for SECONDS in $( seq 1 100 )
+#for SECONDS in $( seq 1 9999 )
+for SECONDS in $( seq 6514 6516 )
 do
+  # Compute positions for each bot
+  printf "Working on +%s seconds.\n" "$SECONDS"
   IFS=';'; read -r -a FINAL_ARRAY <<< "$(
     for (( i=0; i<${#BOT_ARRAY[@]}; i+=4 )) 
     do
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ do
   unset IFS
 
   # Generate "empty" map
+  # Map is a 1d array
   MAP_LEN=$(( MAP_HEIGHT * MAP_WIDTH ))
   read -r -a MAP_ARRAY <<< "$( 
     for (( i=0; i<MAP_LEN; i++ ))
@@ -63,16 +67,21 @@ do
       PY=$(( MAP_HEIGHT + PY ))
     fi
 
-    # Calculate serial position
-    POSITION=$(( PX + (PY*MAP_WIDTH -1) ))
+    # Calculate serial position and mark it
+    POSITION=$(( PX + (PY -1)*MAP_WIDTH ))
     MAP_ARRAY[POSITION]=X
   
   done <<< "$( printf "%s\n" "${FINAL_ARRAY[@]}" )"
 
   # Print out map for manual review
+  #printf "%s" "${MAP_ARRAY[@]}" | fold -w $(( MAP_WIDTH )) | grep -o 'XXXXXXXXXX' && break
   printf "%s" "${MAP_ARRAY[@]}" | fold -w $(( MAP_WIDTH ))
   printf "\n"
+
+  printf "Final array length: %s, map array length: %s\n" "${#FINAL_ARRAY[@]}" "${#MAP_ARRAY[@]}"
   printf "\n"
 
+  # Reset for next run
+  unset MAP_ARRAY
   unset FINAL_ARRAY
 done