function byteLength (string) {
  return string.length * 2
}

function toString (buffer) {
  const len = buffer.byteLength

  let result = ''

  for (let i = 0; i < len - 1; i += 2) {
    result += String.fromCharCode(buffer[i] + (buffer[i + 1] * 256))
  }

  return result
}

function write (buffer, string, offset = 0, length = byteLength(string)) {
  const len = Math.min(length, buffer.byteLength - offset)

  let units = len

  for (let i = 0; i < string.length; ++i) {
    if ((units -= 2) < 0) break

    const c = string.charCodeAt(i)
    const hi = c >> 8
    const lo = c % 256

    buffer[offset + i * 2] = lo
    buffer[offset + i * 2 + 1] = hi
  }

  return len
}

module.exports = {
  byteLength,
  toString,
  write
}