// Helper function for padding strings
export function pad(str: string, length: number): string {
  return str.length > length
    ? str.substring(0, length - 3) + '...'
    : str.padEnd(length);
}

// Helper for unknown errors
export const unknownError = (err: any) =>
  (err?.message && typeof err.message === 'string') ? err.message : String(err);

// Helper function to format log entries
export function formatLog(log: any): string {
  const timestamp = new Date(log.timestamp).toLocaleTimeString();
  const prefix = log.type === 'stdout' ? '[OUT]' : log.type === 'stderr' ? '[ERR]' : '[SYS]';
  return `${timestamp} ${prefix} ${log.message}`;
}