Leetcode 80. Remove Duplicates from Sorted Array II

public class Solution {
    public int removeDuplicates(int[] nums) {
        if (nums.length == 0) return 0;
        
        int pre = nums[0];
        int idx  = 1;
        int len  = 1;
        int slot = 1;
        
        for (int i=1; i<nums.length; i++) {
            if (pre == nums[i] && slot < 2) {
                nums[idx] = nums[i];
                ++idx;
                ++len;
                ++slot;
            }
            
            if (nums[i] > pre) {
                pre = nums[i];
                nums[idx] = pre;
                ++idx;
                ++len;
                slot = 1;
            }
        }
        
        return len;
    }
}