#  Decorations.py  Copyright (c) Kari Laitinen

#  http://www.naturalprogramming.com

#  2006-05-24  File created.
#  2022-12-16  Converted to Python 3.

#  This is the Python version of the corresponding Java/C#/C++
#  programs. The internal structure of the functions differs
#  in this Python version from the versions written in other
#  programming languages. The reason for this is that the
#  Python print statement usually prints an extra space character
#  after the text that is printed.

#  A comma at the end of a print statement prevents the automatic
#  printing of a newline character.

def multiprint_character( character_from_caller,
                          number_of_times_to_repeat ) :

   #  We'll create a string whose length is number_of_times_to_repeat
   #  and then we simply print that string.

   print(  number_of_times_to_repeat * character_from_caller, end=" " )



def print_text_in_decorated_box( text_from_caller ) :

   text_length  =  len( text_from_caller )

   print( "\n ", end=" " )
   multiprint_character( '=',  text_length  +  8  )
   print( "\n ", end=" " )
   multiprint_character( '*',  text_length  +  8  )
   print( "\n  **", end=" " )
   multiprint_character( ' ',  text_length  +  2  )

   print( "**\n  **  "  + text_from_caller + "  **\n  **", end=" " )

   multiprint_character( ' ',  text_length  +  2  )
   print( "**\n ", end=" " )
   multiprint_character( '*',  text_length  +  8  )
   print( "\n ", end=" " )
   multiprint_character( '=',  text_length  +  8  )
   print( "\n ", end=" " )



#  The main program.

first_text  =  "Hello, world."

print_text_in_decorated_box( first_text )

print_text_in_decorated_box( 
       "I am a computer program written in Python." )