Challenge: Create a `pad` function without using loops!

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In any language, implement a function pad that takes a value and conditionally pads it with n number of padding:

const padded = pad({
  value: '👋',
  padding: '*',
  requiredLength: 4,
})

console.log(padded) // --> ***👋

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// Case 2: do not pad a value whose length is equal to `requiredLength`
//

const padded = pad({
  value: '👋👋👋👋',
  padding: '*',
  requiredLength: 4,
})

console.log(padded) // --> 👋👋👋👋


//////////
// Case 3: do not overwrite a value that is longer than `requiredLength`
//

const padded = pad({
  value: '👋👋👋👋👋👋',
  padding: '*',
  requiredLength: 4,
})

console.log(padded) // --> 👋👋👋👋👋👋

Submit your solutions down below! 👇👇👇

Remember, your solution cannot use any sort of loop construct such as while, do, or for!

WARNING: Here is my solution in typescript.