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Longest Happy String

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class Solution {

public:
string longestDiverseString(int a, int b, int c) {
string res = "";
vector<pair<int, char>> counts = {{a, 'a'}, {b, 'b'}, {c, 'c'}};

while (true) {
// Sort counts in descending order by the number of occurrences
sort(counts.rbegin(), counts.rend());

bool added = false;


for (auto &[count, ch] : counts) {
if (count <= 0) continue;

int n = res.size();
// If the last two characters in the result are the same as the
current character, skip this character for now
if (n >= 2 && res[n - 1] == ch && res[n - 2] == ch) continue;

// Add the character and decrease its count


res += ch;
count--;
added = true;
break;
}

if (!added) break; // No more characters can be added without violating


the rules
}

return res;
}
};

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