Task: Intersecting number wheels

C: #include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

struct Wheel {
    char *seq;
    int len;
    int pos;
};

struct Wheel *create(char *seq) {
    struct Wheel *w = malloc(sizeof(struct Wheel));
    if (w == NULL) {
        return NULL;
    }

    w->seq = seq;
    w->len = strlen(seq);
    w->pos = 0;

    return w;
}

char cycle(struct Wheel *w) {
    char c = w->seq[w->pos];
    w->pos = (w->pos + 1) % w->len;
    return c;
}

struct Map {
    struct Wheel *v;
    struct Map *next;
    char k;
};

struct Map *insert(char k, struct Wheel *v, struct Map *head) {
    struct Map *m = malloc(sizeof(struct Map));
    if (m == NULL) {
        return NULL;
    }

    m->k = k;
    m->v = v;
    m->next = head;

    return m;
}

struct Wheel *find(char k, struct Map *m) {
    struct Map *ptr = m;

    while (ptr != NULL) {
        if (ptr->k == k) {
            return ptr->v;
        }
        ptr = ptr->next;
    }

    return NULL;
}

void printOne(char k, struct Map *m) {
    struct Wheel *w = find(k, m);
    char c;

    if (w == NULL) {
        printf("Missing the wheel for: %c\n", k);
        exit(1);
    }

    c = cycle(w);
    if ('0' <= c && c <= '9') {
        printf(" %c", c);
    } else {
        printOne(c, m);
    }
}

void exec(char start, struct Map *m) {
    struct Wheel *w;
    int i;

    if (m == NULL) {
        printf("Unable to proceed.");
        return;
    }

    for (i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
        printOne(start, m);
    }
    printf("\n");
}

void group1() {
    struct Wheel *a = create("123");

    struct Map *m = insert('A', a, NULL);

    exec('A', m);
}

void group2() {
    struct Wheel *a = create("1B2");
    struct Wheel *b = create("34");

    struct Map *m = insert('A', a, NULL);
    m = insert('B', b, m);

    exec('A', m);
}

void group3() {
    struct Wheel *a = create("1DD");
    struct Wheel *d = create("678");

    struct Map *m = insert('A', a, NULL);
    m = insert('D', d, m);

    exec('A', m);
}

void group4() {
    struct Wheel *a = create("1BC");
    struct Wheel *b = create("34");
    struct Wheel *c = create("5B");

    struct Map *m = insert('A', a, NULL);
    m = insert('B', b, m);
    m = insert('C', c, m);

    exec('A', m);
}

int main() {
    group1();
    group2();
    group3();
    group4();

    return 0;
}


C++: #include <initializer_list>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <vector>

struct Wheel {
private:
    std::vector<char> values;
    size_t index;

public:
    Wheel() : index(0) {
        
    }

    Wheel(std::initializer_list<char> data) : values(data), index(0) {
        
        if (values.size() < 1) {
            throw new std::runtime_error("Not enough elements");
        }
    }

    char front() {
        return values[index];
    }

    void popFront() {
        index = (index + 1) % values.size();
    }
};

struct NamedWheel {
private:
    std::map<char, Wheel> wheels;

public:
    void put(char c, Wheel w) {
        wheels[c] = w;
    }

    char front(char c) {
        char v = wheels[c].front();
        while ('A' <= v && v <= 'Z') {
            v = wheels[v].front();
        }
        return v;
    }

    void popFront(char c) {
        auto v = wheels[c].front();
        wheels[c].popFront();

        while ('A' <= v && v <= 'Z') {
            auto d = wheels[v].front();
            wheels[v].popFront();
            v = d;
        }
    }
};

void group1() {
    Wheel w({ '1', '2', '3' });
    for (size_t i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
        std::cout << ' ' << w.front();
        w.popFront();
    }
    std::cout << '\n';
}

void group2() {
    Wheel a({ '1', 'B', '2' });
    Wheel b({ '3', '4' });

    NamedWheel n;
    n.put('A', a);
    n.put('B', b);

    for (size_t i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
        std::cout << ' ' << n.front('A');
        n.popFront('A');
    }
    std::cout << '\n';
}

void group3() {
    Wheel a({ '1', 'D', 'D' });
    Wheel d({ '6', '7', '8' });

    NamedWheel n;
    n.put('A', a);
    n.put('D', d);

    for (size_t i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
        std::cout << ' ' << n.front('A');
        n.popFront('A');
    }
    std::cout << '\n';
}

void group4() {
    Wheel a({ '1', 'B', 'C' });
    Wheel b({ '3', '4' });
    Wheel c({ '5', 'B' });

    NamedWheel n;
    n.put('A', a);
    n.put('B', b);
    n.put('C', c);

    for (size_t i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
        std::cout << ' ' << n.front('A');
        n.popFront('A');
    }
    std::cout << '\n';
}

int main() {
    group1();
    group2();
    group3();
    group4();

    return 0;
}