"use strict";
module.exports = getJsonBufferPadded;

/**
 * Convert the JSON object to a padded buffer.
 *
 * Pad the JSON with extra whitespace to fit the next 4-byte boundary. This ensures proper alignment
 * for the section that follows.
 *
 * @param {Object} [json] The JSON object.
 * @returns {Buffer} The padded JSON buffer.
 *
 * @private
 */
function getJsonBufferPadded(json) {
  let string = JSON.stringify(json);

  const boundary = 4;
  const byteLength = Buffer.byteLength(string);
  const remainder = byteLength % boundary;
  const padding = remainder === 0 ? 0 : boundary - remainder;
  let whitespace = "";
  for (let i = 0; i < padding; ++i) {
    whitespace += " ";
  }
  string += whitespace;

  return Buffer.from(string);
}