Left-pad-ai NPM

left-pad-ai

left-pad-ai is a utility function that utilizes the OpenAI API to left-pad a given string to a desired length, using a specified padding character. Sometimes you just want to add some of that AI magic to any project, and left-pad-ai does exactly that in style.

Why Use AI for Left Padding?

You might be thinking: "Why use AI for something as simple as left-padding a string?" The answer is simple—because we can! Sometimes the journey is more fun than the destination, and left-pad-ai brings a bit of that OpenAI magic to even the most mundane of tasks. Besides, who doesn't love the idea of AI-generated padding?

Features

Left-pad any given string to a desired length.
Use any character for padding.
Implements OpenAI's GPT-3.5 model to determine the padded output.
Brings the power of AI into even the simplest of tasks—because why not?

Prerequisites

Node.js (version 14 or above recommended)
An OpenAI API key (required for using OpenAI services)

Installation

To install the left-pad-ai module, run the following command:

npm install left-pad-ai

Usage

Here's an example of how to use left-pad-ai in your project:

require('dotenv').config();
const leftPadAi = require('left-pad-ai');

(async () => {
  try {
    const paddedString = await leftPadAi('hello', 10, '*');
    console.log(paddedString); // Output: "*****hello"
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('An error occurred:', error.message);
  }
})();

Parameters

inputString (string): The original string that needs to be padded.
length (number): The desired length of the final padded string.
padChar (string): The character used for padding. This should be a single character.