pad.js

var baseToString = require('../internal/baseToString'),
    createPadding = require('../internal/createPadding');

/** Native method references. */
var ceil = Math.ceil,
    floor = Math.floor;

/* Native method references for those with the same name as other `lodash` methods. */
var nativeIsFinite = global.isFinite;

/**
 * Pads `string` on the left and right sides if it's shorter than `length`.
 * Padding characters are truncated if they can't be evenly divided by `length`.
 *
 * @static
 * @memberOf _
 * @category String
 * @param {string} [string=''] The string to pad.
 * @param {number} [length=0] The padding length.
 * @param {string} [chars=' '] The string used as padding.
 * @returns {string} Returns the padded string.
 * @example
 *
 * _.pad('abc', 8);
 * // => '  abc   '
 *
 * _.pad('abc', 8, '_-');
 * // => '_-abc_-_'
 *
 * _.pad('abc', 3);
 * // => 'abc'
 */
function pad(string, length, chars) {
  string = baseToString(string);
  length = +length;

  var strLength = string.length;
  if (strLength >= length || !nativeIsFinite(length)) {
    return string;
  }
  var mid = (length - strLength) / 2,
      leftLength = floor(mid),
      rightLength = ceil(mid);

  chars = createPadding('', rightLength, chars);
  return chars.slice(0, leftLength) + string + chars;
}

module.exports = pad;