threeCharCombine.purs

data Count = One | Two | ThreeOrMore
type Datum = { count :: Count, char :: Char }
data Stat = Stat (Array Datum)


instance semigroupCount :: Semigroup Count where
  append One One = Two
  append One _ = ThreeOrMore
  append Two _ = ThreeOrMore

toStat :: Char -> Stat
toStat = Stat [{ count: One, char: _ }]

fromDatum :: Datum -> [Char]
fromDatum {count, char} = case count of
  One -> [char]
  Two -> [char, char]
  ThreeOrMore -> []

instance semigroupStat :: Semigroup Stat where
  append (Stat a) (Stat b) = case Array.unsnoc a of
    Nothing -> Stat b -- a is empty
    Just { init, last } -> case Array.uncons b of
      Nothing -> Stat a -- b is empty
      Just { head, tail }
        | last.char == head.char ->
            let count = append last.count head.count
            in if count == ThreeOrMore
              then append (Stat init) (Stat tail) -- recursive call
              else (Stat (init <> [{ count, char: head.char }] <> tail)
        | otherwise -> Stat (append a b)

instance monoidStat :: Monoid Stat where
  mempty = Stat []

compute :: [Char] -> [Char]
compute = foldMap toDatum >>> un Stat >>> foldMap fromDatum