// AdventOfCode2018-01 var fs = require('fs'); var frequency = 0; var textFile = fs.readFileSync('./input.txt').toString(); var textArray = textFile.split(/\r?\n/); textArray.forEach(line => { if (line.substr(0,1) == '+') { frequency += parseInt(line.substr(1)); } else { frequency -= parseInt(line.substr(1)); } }); console.log('The resulting frequency is ' + frequency);