feat: solve day 8 part 1...twice

cmd/08/estimator/estimator.go

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+// Package estimator provides model and methods
+// for answering questions about cable needs
+// for connecting junction boxes.
+package estimator
+
+import (
+	"slices"
+
+	"github.com/StevanFreeborn/advent-of-code-2025/cmd/08/box"
+	"github.com/StevanFreeborn/advent-of-code-2025/cmd/08/circuitMap"
+	"github.com/StevanFreeborn/advent-of-code-2025/cmd/08/connection"
+)
+
+type Estimator interface {
+	PossibleConnections() []connection.Connection
+	CreateMap() circuitMap.CircuitMap
+}
+
+type estimator struct {
+	possibleConnections []connection.Connection
+	boxes               []box.Box
+}
+
+func From(boxes []box.Box) Estimator {
+	return estimator{
+		boxes:               boxes,
+		possibleConnections: createAllPossibleConnections(boxes),
+	}
+}
+
+func (e estimator) PossibleConnections() []connection.Connection {
+	return e.possibleConnections
+}
+
+func (e estimator) CreateMap() circuitMap.CircuitMap {
+	return circuitMap.From(e.boxes)
+}
+
+func createAllPossibleConnections(boxes []box.Box) []connection.Connection {
+	connections := []connection.Connection{}
+	numOfBoxes := len(boxes)
+
+	for i := range numOfBoxes {
+		for j := i + 1; j < numOfBoxes; j++ {
+			start := boxes[i]
+			end := boxes[j]
+			conn := connection.From(start, end)
+			connections = append(connections, conn)
+		}
+	}
+
+	slices.SortFunc(connections, func(a connection.Connection, b connection.Connection) int {
+		return int(a.Distance() - b.Distance())
+	})
+
+	return connections
+}