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352 B
Ruby
24 lines
352 B
Ruby
def compress_string(str)
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result = []
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prev = str[0]
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count = 0
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str.each_char do |char|
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if char == prev
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count += 1
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else
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result << char + count.to_s
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prev = char
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count = 0
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end
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end
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result << char + count.to_s
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result = result.join('')
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if result.length < str.length
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result
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else
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str
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end
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end
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