Longest Happy String 16th Oct 2024.java

class Solution {
    public String longestDiverseString(int a, int b, int c) {
        PriorityQueue<int[]> pq = new PriorityQueue<>((x, y) -> y[0] - x[0]);
        if (a > 0) pq.offer(new int[]{a, 'a'});
        if (b > 0) pq.offer(new int[]{b, 'b'});
        if (c > 0) pq.offer(new int[]{c, 'c'});

        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();

        while (!pq.isEmpty()) {
            int[] first = pq.poll();
            if (result.length() >= 2 && result.charAt(result.length() - 1) == first[1] &&
                result.charAt(result.length() - 2) == first[1]) {

                if (pq.isEmpty()) break;  
                int[] second = pq.poll();
                result.append((char) second[1]);
                second[0]--;

                if (second[0] > 0) pq.offer(second);
                pq.offer(first);
            } else {
                result.append((char) first[1]);
                first[0]--;

                if (first[0] > 0) pq.offer(first);
            }
        }

        return result.toString();
    }
}