locutus/esm/python/calendar/formatstring.js

Locutus other languages' standard libraries to JavaScript for fun and educational purposes

import { formatString, toCalendarInteger } from "../_helpers/_calendar.js";
export function formatstring(items, cols = 20, spacing = 6) {
    //      discuss at: https://locutus.io/python/calendar/formatstring/
    // parity verified: Python 3.12
    //     original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (https://kvz.io)
    //       example 1: formatstring(['a', 'bb', 'ccc'], 2, 0)
    //       returns 1: 'a bbccc'
    if (arguments.length === 0) {
        throw new TypeError("formatstring() missing 1 required positional argument: 'cols'");
    }
    return formatString(items, toCalendarInteger(cols, 'formatstring'), toCalendarInteger(spacing, 'formatstring'));
}