First event, first part

.gitignore

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+# If you prefer the allow list template instead of the deny list, see community template:
+# https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/community/Golang/Go.AllowList.gitignore
+#
+# Binaries for programs and plugins
+*.exe
+*.exe~
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.dylib
+
+# Test binary, built with `go test -c`
+*.test
+
+# Output of the go coverage tool, specifically when used with LiteIDE
+*.out
+
+# Dependency directories (remove the comment below to include it)
+# vendor/
+
+# Go workspace file
+go.work
+
+# Problem data
+input*.txt

20231201/trebuchet.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+    "fmt"
+    "bufio"
+    "os"
+    "strconv"
+)
+
+func check(e error) {
+    if e != nil {
+        panic(e)
+    }
+}
+
+func ExtractCalibration(s string) string {
+
+	firstDigit := 0
+	lastDigit := 0
+	index := 0
+	
+    for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
+       if num, err := strconv.Atoi(string(s[i])); err == nil {
+           firstDigit = num
+           index = i
+           break
+       }
+    }
+
+    for j := len(s) - 1; j >= index; j-- {
+       if num, err := strconv.Atoi(string(s[j])); err == nil {
+           lastDigit = num
+           break
+       }
+    }
+   
+    
+    return fmt.Sprint(firstDigit) + fmt.Sprint(lastDigit)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	file, err := os.Open("input")
+	check(err)
+
+	var total int = 0
+
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+    	line := scanner.Text()
+    	calibration := ExtractCalibration(line)
+    	num, err := strconv.Atoi(calibration)
+    	_ = err
+    	total += num
+	}
+	fmt.Println(total) 
+}