const caesar = function(string, shiftValue) { return string .split("") .map(char => shift(char, shiftValue)) .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 shift = (char, shiftValue) => { const code = char.charCodeAt(); if ((code >= 65 && code <= 90) || (code >= 97 && code <= 122)) { return String.fromCharCode( mod(code + shiftValue - codeSet(code), 26) + codeSet(code) ); } return char; }; module.exports = caesar;