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+extern crate advent_of_code_2017;
+use advent_of_code_2017::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    let args = AdventArgs::init();
+
+    let init_layout = parse_space_separated_ints(&args.input[0]).unwrap();
+    
+    let mut layouts = vec!(init_layout);
+    let mut balances = 0;
+    let mut cycle_found = false;
+    let mut cycle_size = 0;
+
+    while !cycle_found {
+        balances += 1;
+        let new_layout = find_next_layout(&layouts);
+        
+        if let Some(index) = layouts.iter().position(|x| *x == new_layout) {
+            cycle_found = true;
+            cycle_size = layouts.len() - index;
+        };
+        
+        layouts.push(new_layout);
+    }
+
+    if args.part == 1 {
+        println!("Did {} rebalances", balances);
+    } else {
+        println!("Cycle was {} long", cycle_size);
+    }
+}
+
+fn find_next_layout(layouts: &Vec<Vec<i32>>) -> Vec<i32> {
+    let previous_layout = layouts.last().unwrap();
+    rebalance(&previous_layout)
+}
+
+fn rebalance(layout: &Vec<i32>) -> Vec<i32> {
+    let biggest_container = layout.iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .max_by(|&(ai, &asize), &(bi, &bsize)| {
+            asize.cmp(&bsize).then(bi.cmp(&ai))
+        })
+        .map(|(i, _)| i)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    
+    let mut new_layout = layout.clone();
+    let mut to_redistribute = new_layout[biggest_container];
+    new_layout[biggest_container] = 0;
+    let mut target = (biggest_container + 1) % layout.len();
+
+    while to_redistribute > 0 {
+        new_layout[target] += 1;
+        to_redistribute -= 1;
+        target = (target + 1) % layout.len();
+    }
+
+    new_layout
+}
+