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package codejam.common;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 *
 * @author Lance Chen
 */
public class CodeHelper {

    private static String FILE_ROOT = "D:/workspace/googlecodejam/meta";

    public static List<List<String>> loadInputsExcludes(String fileName) {
        List<List<String>> result = new ArrayList<List<String>>();
        List<String> lines = FileUtil.readLines(FILE_ROOT + fileName);
        int index = 0;
        for (String line : lines) {
            if (index == 0) {
                index++;
                continue;
            }
            if (index % 2 == 1) {
                index++;
                continue;
            }
            List<String> dataList = new ArrayList<String>();
            String[] dataArray = line.split("\\s+");
            for (String data : dataArray) {
                if (data.trim().length() > 0) {
                    dataList.add(data);
                }
            }
            result.add(dataList);
            index++;
        }
        return result;
    }

    public static List<List<String>> loadInputs(String fileName) {
        List<List<String>> result = new ArrayList<List<String>>();
        List<String> lines = FileUtil.readLines(FILE_ROOT + fileName);
        for (String line : lines) {
            List<String> dataList = new ArrayList<String>();
            String[] dataArray = line.split("\\s+");
            for (String data : dataArray) {
                if (data.trim().length() > 0) {
                    dataList.add(data);
                }
            }
            result.add(dataList);
        }
        return result;
    }

    public static List<String> loadInputLines(String fileName) {
        return FileUtil.readLines(FILE_ROOT + fileName);
    }

    public static void writeOutputs(String fileName, List<String> lines) {
        FileUtil.writeLines(FILE_ROOT + fileName, lines);
    }
}

package hk.polyu.cslhu.codejam.solution;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

public abstract class Solution implements Cloneable {
	public static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Solution.class);
	
	protected String result;
	
	/**
	 * Set the problem to be solved
	 * 
	 * @param problemDesc List<String> The description of problem
	 */
	public abstract void setProblem(List<String> problemDesc);
	
	/**
	 * Solve the problem
	 */
	public abstract void solve();
	
	/**
	 * Return the result of problem
	 * 
	 * @return String Result
	 */
	public String getResult() {
		return this.result;
	}
	
	public Solution clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
		return (Solution) super.clone();
	}
}
