package tprint

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"unicode"
)

func maxLengthStr(a, b string) string {
	if strLen(a) > strLen(b) {
		return a
	}
	return b
}

func maxLengthSlice[T any](a, b []T) []T {
	if len(a) > len(b) {
		return a
	}
	return b
}

func strLen(str string) int {
	l := 0

	runes := []rune(str)

	for i := 0; i < len(runes); i++ {

		// skip control sequences
		if unicode.IsControl(runes[i]) {
			for j := i; j < len(runes)-1 && runes[j] != 'm'; j++ {
				i = j
			}
			i++
			continue
		}

		l++
	}

	return l
}

func padStringRight(str string, pad rune, length int) string {
	padding := length - strLen(str)
	return str + strings.Repeat(string(pad), padding)
}

func padStringLeft(str string, pad rune, length int) string {
	padding := length - strLen(str)
	return strings.Repeat(string(pad), padding) + str
}

func padStringCenter(str string, pad rune, length int) string {
	l := strLen(str)
	fmt.Println(l, length)
	return padStringLeft(padStringRight(str, pad, (length-l)/2+l), pad, length)
}