class Solution {
/**
* @param String[] $chars
* @return Integer
*/
function compress(&$chars) {
$result = $chars[0];
$count = 1;
for($index = 1; $index <= count($chars); $index++) {
if ($chars[$index] == $chars[$index - 1]) {
$count++;
} else {
if ($count > 1) {
$result .= "$count{$chars[$index]}";
} else {
$result .= $chars[$index];
}
$count = 1;
}
}
$strings = str_split($result);
foreach($strings as $index => $string) {
$chars[$index] = $string;
}
return count($strings);
}
}