In Javascript, what's an efficient way to replace adjacent duplicate phrases in a random string-CodePudding

I'd like to replace duplicate phrases that appear adjacent to the original phrase in a string. None of the phrases or strings are known at runtime.

I've tried some regex that I think should work, to replace the duplicate phrase with " | ". See below.

Example Input String:

"FounderFounder Breakthrough Energy Breakthrough Energy 2015 - Present · 8 yrs2015 - Present · 8 yrs"

Desired Output String

"Founder | Breakthrough Energy | 2015 - Present · 8 yrs |"

// Regex function
function replaceDuplicateSubstrings(string) {
    var regex = /(\b\w \b)\s \1/g;
    return string.replace(regex, "$1 |");
}
// Sample String
var exampleString = "FounderFounder Breakthrough Energy Breakthrough Energy 2015 - Present · 8 yrs2015 - Present · 8 yrs";

// Console Write
console.log(replaceDuplicateSubstrings(exampleString)); 


// Should log "Founder | Breakthrough Energy | 2015 - Present · 8 yrs |" to the console
// Instead logs the same input string with no changes: "FounderFounder Breakthrough Energy Breakthrough Energy 2015 - Present · 8 yrs2015 - Present · 8 yrs"
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CodePudding user response：

You may use this snippet:

const str = "FounderFounder Breakthrough Energy Breakthrough Energy 2015 - Present · 8 yrs2015 - Present · 8 yrs";
var repl = str.replace(/(. ?)\1/g, "$1 |");

console.log(repl)

RegEx Demo

RegEx Pattern (. ?)\1 matches 1 of any characters and captures it in group #1. It must be immediately followed by back-reference \1 to make sure adjacent repeating text.