Minimum Cost to Make String Valid
Given a string containing only '{' and '}', determine the minimum cost required to make the string valid. A string is considered valid if for every opening bracket '{', there is a corresponding closing bracket '}'. You can convert a '{' into '}' or vice versa, with each conversion costing 1.
Example:
The strings "{}{}", "{{}}", and "{{}{}}" are valid, while "}{}", "{}}{{}", and "{{}}}{" are not.
Example:
Input:
STR = "{{"
Output:
1
Explanation:
Converting the '{' at index 1 (0-based) to '}' results in the string "{}", which is valid.
Constraints:
1 ≤ T ≤ 100
0 ≤ |STR| ≤ 105
STR[i] = '{' or '}'
- Time Limit: 1 sec
Note:
Return -1 if it is impossible to make 'STR' valid.
Input
The first line contains an integer 'T' representing the number of test cases. Each test case contains a single string 'STR'.
Output
For each test case, output the minimum cost needed to make 'STR' valid. If it is impossible, output -1. Print each result on a new line.

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Given a string with only '{' and '}', find the minimum cost to make it valid by converting brackets.
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