Solution.cpp

/**
 * Definition for a binary tree node.
 * struct TreeNode {
 *     int val;
 *     TreeNode *left;
 *     TreeNode *right;
 *     TreeNode() : val(0), left(nullptr), right(nullptr) {}
 *     TreeNode(int x) : val(x), left(nullptr), right(nullptr) {}
 *     TreeNode(int x, TreeNode *left, TreeNode *right) : val(x), left(left), right(right) {}
 * };
 */
struct Status {
    int a, b, c;
};

class Solution {
public:
    int minCameraCover(TreeNode* root) {
        auto [a, b, _] = dfs(root);
        return min(a, b);
    }

    Status dfs(TreeNode* root) {
        if (!root) {
            return {1 << 29, 0, 0};
        }
        auto [la, lb, lc] = dfs(root->left);
        auto [ra, rb, rc] = dfs(root->right);
        int a = 1 + min({la, lb, lc}) + min({ra, rb, rc});
        int b = min({la + ra, la + rb, lb + ra});
        int c = lb + rb;
        return {a, b, c};
    };
};