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Merge Intervals

Given an array of intervals where intervals[i] = [starti, endi], merge all overlapping intervals, and return an array of the non-overlapping intervals that cover all the intervals in the input.

Example 1:

Input: intervals = [[1,3],[2,6],[8,10],[15,18]] Output: [[1,6],[8,10],[15,18]] Explanation: Since intervals [1,3] and [2,6] overlap, merge them into [1,6]. Example 2:

Input: intervals = [[1,4],[4,5]] Output: [[1,5]] Explanation: Intervals [1,4] and [4,5] are considered overlapping. Example 3:

Input: intervals = [[4,7],[1,4]] Output: [[1,7]] Explanation: Intervals [1,4] and [4,7] are considered overlapping.

/**
* @param {number[][]} intervals
* @return {number[][]}
*/
var merge = function(intervals) {
if (intervals.length == 0) return [];

intervals.sort((a, b) => a[0] - b[0]);

const result = [];
let current = intervals[0];

for (let i = 1; i < intervals.length; i++) {
const next = intervals[i];

if (next[0] <= current[1]) {
current[1] = Math.max(current[1], next[1]);
} else {
result.push(current);
current = next;
}
}

result.push(current);

return result;
};