text: var toString = require('../lang/toString');
  var repeat = require('./repeat');
  
      /**
       * Pad string with `char` if its' length is smaller than `minLen`
       */
      function lpad(str, minLen, ch) {
  	str = toString(str);
  	ch = ch || ' ';
  
  	return (str.length < minLen) ?
  	    repeat(ch, minLen - str.length) + str : str;
      }
  
      module.exports = lpad;
  