odin-javascript-exercises/caesar/caesar.js
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const caesar = function(string, shift) {
return string
.split("")
.map(char => shiftChar(char, shift))
.join("");
};
const codeSet = code => (code < 97 ? 65 : 97);
// this function is just a fancy way of doing % so that it works with negative numbers
// see this link for details:
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4467539/javascript-modulo-gives-a-negative-result-for-negative-numbers
const mod = (n, m) => (n % m + m) % m;
const shiftChar = (char, shift) => {
const code = char.charCodeAt();
if ((code >= 65 && code <= 90) || (code >= 97 && code <= 122)) {
return String.fromCharCode(
mod(code + shift - codeSet(code), 26) + codeSet(code)
);
}
return char;
};
module.exports = caesar;