Problem:
Score : 300 points

Problem Statement

Snuke can change a string t of length N into a string t' of length N - 1 under the following rule:

For each i (1 ≤ i ≤ N - 1), the i-th character of t' must be either the i-th or (i + 1)-th character of t.

There is a string s consisting of lowercase English letters.
Snuke's objective is to apply the above operation to s repeatedly so that all the characters in s are the same.
Find the minimum necessary number of operations.

Constraints

1 ≤ |s| ≤ 100

s consists of lowercase English letters.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

s

Output

Print the minimum necessary number of operations to achieve the objective.

Sample Input 1

serval

Sample Output 1

3

One solution is: serval → srvvl → svvv → vvv.

Sample Input 2

jackal

Sample Output 2

2

One solution is: jackal → aacaa → aaaa.

Sample Input 3

zzz

Sample Output 3

0

All the characters in s are the same from the beginning.

Sample Input 4

whbrjpjyhsrywlqjxdbrbaomnw

Sample Output 4

8

In 8 operations, he can change s to rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Solution in Kotlin (1.3.71) (judge verdict: Accepted)

import java.io.BufferedReader
import java.io.InputStreamReader
import java.io.PrintWriter
import kotlin.math.max
import kotlin.math.min

val br = BufferedReader(InputStreamReader(System.`in`))
val out = PrintWriter(System.out)

fun main() {
    br.use { out.use {
        solve()
        out.flush()
    } }
}

fun solve() {
    val s = br.readLine()!!
    var ans = Int.MAX_VALUE

    for (curC in s) {
        var willChangeIndexFrom = 0
        var maxChangeCount = 0
        for ((i, c) in (s + curC).withIndex()) {
            if (c == curC) {
                maxChangeCount = max(maxChangeCount, i - willChangeIndexFrom)
                willChangeIndexFrom = i + 1
            }
        }
        ans = min(ans, maxChangeCount)
    }
    out.println(ans)
}

fun readInteger() = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine())
fun readLong() = java.lang.Long.parseLong(br.readLine())
fun readStringList() = br.readLine()!!.split(' ')
fun readIntegerList() = readStringList().map(Integer::parseInt)
fun readLongList() = readStringList().map(java.lang.Long::parseLong)
fun readDoubleList() = readStringList().map(java.lang.Double::parseDouble)