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;