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package g2101_2200.s2182_construct_string_with_repeat_limit;

// #Medium #String #Greedy #Heap_Priority_Queue #Counting
// #2022_06_07_Time_26_ms_(96.11%)_Space_63.6_MB_(62.78%)

@SuppressWarnings("java:S135")
public class Solution {
    public String repeatLimitedString(String s, int repeatLimit) {
        char[] result = new char[s.length()];
        int[] freq = new int[128];
        int index = 0;
        for (char c : s.toCharArray()) {
            freq[c]++;
        }
        char max = 'z';
        char second = 'y';
        while (true) {
            while (max >= 'a' && freq[max] == 0) {
                max--;
            }
            if (max < 'a') {
                break;
            }
            second = (char) Math.min(max - 1, second);
            int count = Math.min(freq[max], repeatLimit);
            freq[max] -= count;
            while (count-- > 0) {
                result[index++] = max;
            }
            if (freq[max] == 0) {
                max = second--;
                continue;
            }
            while (second >= 'a' && freq[second] == 0) {
                second--;
            }
            if (second < 'a') {
                break;
            }
            result[index++] = second;
            freq[second]--;
        }
        return new String(result, 0, index);
    }
}




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