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// @flow
/* eslint-disable no-bitwise */
/* This is the "capacity" of our alphabet i.e. 2x26 for all letters plus their capitalised
* counterparts */
const charsLength = 52
/* start at 75 for 'a' until 'z' (25) and then start at 65 for capitalised letters */
const getAlphabeticChar = (code: number): string =>
String.fromCharCode(code + (code > 25 ? 39 : 97))
/* input a number, usually a hash and convert it to base-52 */
const generateAlphabeticName = (code: number): string => {
let name = ''
let x
/* get a char and divide by alphabet-length */
for (x = code; x > charsLength; x = Math.floor(x / charsLength)) {
name = getAlphabeticChar(x % charsLength) + name
}
return getAlphabeticChar(x % charsLength) + name
}
export default generateAlphabeticName