Daily JavaScript Challenge: String Compression

Hey fellow developers! 👋 Welcome to today's JavaScript coding challenge. Let's keep those programming skills sharp!

The Challenge

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: String Manipulation

Description

Implement a function that compresses a given string using basic run-length encoding. In this compression, repeated characters in a string are replaced by the character followed by the count of its repetitions. If the compressed string is not shorter than the original string, return the original string.

Ready to Begin?

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1. Fork this challenge
2. Write your solution
3. Test it against the provided test cases
4. Share your approach in the comments below!

Want to Learn More?

Check out the documentation about this topic here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding

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