export function compress(chars: string[]): number {
  let L = 0;
  let R = 1;
  let count = 1;
  const N = chars.length;

  while (R <= N) {
    if (chars[R] !== chars[L]) {
      if (count > 1) {
        const countStr = count.toString();
        for (let i = 0; i < countStr.length; i++) {
          chars[++L] = countStr[i];
        }
      }
      L++;
      if (R < N) chars[L] = chars[R];
      count = 1;
    } else {
      count++;
    }
    R++;
  }

  chars.length = L;

  return chars.length;
}

// export function compress(chars: string[]) {
//   let L = 0;
//   let R = 1;
//   const N = chars.length;
//   let currentCounter = 1;

//   while (L <= N && R <= N) {
//     const curL = chars[L];
//     const curR = chars[R];

//     if (curL !== curR || curR === undefined) {
//       if (currentCounter > 1) {
//         [...("" + currentCounter)].forEach((item, i) => {
//           chars[L + 1 + i] = item;
//         });
//         currentCounter = 1;
//       }
//       L = R;
//     }

//     if (curL === curR) {
//       currentCounter++;
//       chars[R] = " ";
//     }

//     R++;
//   }

//   for (let i = chars.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
//     if (chars[i] === " ") {
//       chars.splice(i, 1);
//     }
//   }

//   return chars.length;
// }