diff --git a/.github/workflows/get-inputs.yml b/.github/workflows/get-inputs.yml
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+name: Get inputs
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      year:
+        required: false
+        type: number
+    secrets:
+      SESSION:
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Get Day
+        id: get-day
+        run: |
+          from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+          import os
+          tz = timezone(timedelta(hours=-5))
+          year = ${{ inputs.year }} or 2024
+          day = max(0, min(25, (datetime.now(tz) - datetime(year, 12, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, tz)).days + 1))
+          with open(os.environ["GITHUB_OUTPUT"], "a") as f:
+            print("year=" + str(year), file=f)
+            print("day=" + str(min(25, max(0, day))), file=f)
+            print("days=" + ' '.join(map(str, range(1, day + 1))), file=f)
+        shell: python
+      - id: cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          key: inputs-${{ steps.get-day.outputs.day }}
+          restore-keys: inputs-
+          path: day*.txt
+      - name: Download inputs
+        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          for day in ${{ steps.get-day.outputs.days }}; do
+            [[ -e day$day.txt ]] || curl -A https://github.com/ephemient/aoc2024/blob/main/.github/workflows/get-inputs.yml -b session=$SESSION -o day$day.txt -f https://adventofcode.com/${{ steps.get-day.outputs.year }}/day/$day/input
+          done
+        shell: bash --noprofile --norc -euxo pipefail {0}
+        env:
+          SESSION: ${{ secrets.SESSION }}
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: inputs
+          path: day*.txt
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/day*.txt
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# [Advent of Code 2024](https://adventofcode.com/2024)
+### my answers
diff --git a/get-inputs b/get-inputs
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+import shutil
+import sys
+import time
+from urllib.error import HTTPError
+from urllib.request import urlopen, Request
+
+tz = timezone(timedelta(hours=-5))
+
+
+def main():
+    terminal_output = sys.stdout if sys.stdout.isatty(
+    ) else sys.stderr if sys.stderr.isatty() else None
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    group.add_argument("-n", "--dry-run", action='store_true')
+    group.add_argument("-o", "--overwrite", action='store_true', dest='force')
+    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    group.add_argument("-s", "--session")
+    group.add_argument("-S",
+                       "--session-file",
+                       metavar='FILE',
+                       type=argparse.FileType())
+    parser.add_argument("-y", "--year", type=int, default=2024)
+    parser.add_argument("days", metavar='DAY', type=int, nargs='*')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    dry_run, force, session = args.dry_run, args.force, args.session
+    if not session:
+        session_file = args.session_file
+        if not session_file:
+            session_file = open(Path.home() / '.aocrc')
+        with session_file:
+            session = session_file.read().strip()
+
+    year, days = args.year, args.days
+    base = datetime(year, 12, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, tz)
+    if days:
+        days = sorted(set(days))
+    else:
+        days = (datetime.now(tz) - base).days + 1
+        days = range(1, max(0, min(25, days)) + 1)
+
+    for day in days:
+        file = f"day{day}.txt"
+        if not force and Path(file).exists():
+            print(f"{file} already exists")
+            continue
+        if not dry_run:
+            target = base + timedelta(days=day - 1)
+            while True:
+                now = datetime.now(tz)
+                if now >= target:
+                    break
+                delta = target - now
+                message = f"{file} available in {delta}"
+                if terminal_output:
+                    print(message, end='', file=terminal_output, flush=True)
+                    if delta > timedelta(hours=2):
+                        delta = delta % timedelta(hours=1)
+                    elif delta > timedelta(minutes=2):
+                        delta = delta % timedelta(minutes=1)
+                    elif delta > timedelta(seconds=2):
+                        delta = delta % timedelta(seconds=1)
+                    elif delta > timedelta(milliseconds=20):
+                        delta = delta % timedelta(milliseconds=10)
+                    time.sleep(delta.total_seconds())
+                    print('\033[2K\r',
+                          end='',
+                          file=terminal_output,
+                          flush=True)
+                else:
+                    print(message)
+                    time.sleep(delta.total_seconds())
+        url = f"https://www.adventofcode.com/{year}/day/{day}/input"
+        print(f"{file} = {url}")
+        if dry_run:
+            continue
+        request = Request(
+            url,
+            headers={
+                "User-Agent":
+                "https://github.com/ephemient/aoc2024/blob/main/get-inputs",
+                "Cookie": f"session={session}"
+            })
+        response = urlopen(request)
+        if response.status != 200:
+            raise HTTPError(response.url, response.code, response.msg,
+                            response.headers, None)
+        with response:
+            with open(file, 'wb') as f:
+                shutil.copyfileobj(response, f)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()