994. Rotting Oranges
Description
You are given an m x n grid where each cell can have one of three values:
0representing an empty cell,1representing a fresh orange, or2representing a rotten orange.
Every minute, any fresh orange that is 4-directionally adjacent to a rotten orange becomes rotten.
Return the minimum number of minutes that must elapse until no cell has a fresh orange. If this is impossible, return -1.
Constraints
m == grid.lengthn == grid[i].length1 <= m, n <= 10grid[i][j]is0,1, or2.
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Examples
Input: grid = [[2, 1, 1], [1, 1, 0], [0, 1, 1]]
Output: 4
Explanation:

Input: grid = [[2, 1, 1], [0, 1, 1], [1, 0, 1]]
Output: -1
Explanation: The orange in the bottom left corner (row 2, column 0) is never rotten, because rotting only happens 4-directionally.
Input: grid = [[0, 2]]
Output: 0
Explanation: Since there are already no fresh oranges at minute 0, the answer is just 0.
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