diff --git a/Compression/RLE.js b/Compression/RLE.js new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..81a1538646 --- /dev/null +++ b/Compression/RLE.js @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +/* + * RLE (Run Length Encoding) is a simple form of data compression. + * The basic idea is to represent repeated successive characters as a single count and character. + * For example, the string "AAAABBBCCDAA" would be encoded as "4A3B2C1D2A". + * + * @author - [ddaniel27](https://github.com/ddaniel27) + */ + +function Compress(str) { + let compressed = '' + let count = 1 + + for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) { + if (str[i] !== str[i + 1]) { + compressed += count + str[i] + count = 1 + continue + } + + count++ + } + + return compressed +} + +function Decompress(str) { + let decompressed = '' + let match = [...str.matchAll(/(\d+)(\D)/g)] // match all groups of digits followed by a non-digit character + + match.forEach((item) => { + let [count, char] = [item[1], item[2]] + decompressed += char.repeat(count) + }) + + return decompressed +} + +export { Compress, Decompress } diff --git a/Compression/test/RLE.test.js b/Compression/test/RLE.test.js new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0094b5b7e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/Compression/test/RLE.test.js @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +import { Compress, Decompress } from '../RLE' + +describe('Test RLE Compressor/Decompressor', () => { + it('Test - 1, Pass long repetitive strings', () => { + expect(Compress('AAAAAAAAAAAAAA')).toBe('14A') + expect(Compress('AAABBQQQQQFG')).toBe('3A2B5Q1F1G') + }) + + it('Test - 2, Pass compressed strings', () => { + expect(Decompress('14A')).toBe('AAAAAAAAAAAAAA') + expect(Decompress('3A2B5Q1F1G')).toBe('AAABBQQQQQFG') + }) +})