Use stdlib Repeat function

go.mod

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-module go_with_tests
+module ak-homelab.duckdns.org/gitea/hoborg/go_with_tests
 
 go 1.26.1

iteration/iteration.go

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package iteration
+
+import "strings"
+
+const defaultRepeatCount = 5
+
+func RepeatFive(character string) string {
+	return Repeat(character, defaultRepeatCount)
+}
+
+func Repeat(character string, count int) string {
+	if count == 0 {
+		count = defaultRepeatCount
+	}
+
+	return strings.Repeat(character, count)
+}

iteration/iteration_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package iteration
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRepeat(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("RepeatFive a", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got := RepeatFive("a")
+		want := "aaaaa"
+		assertResult(t, got, want)
+	})
+	t.Run("RepeatFive z", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got := RepeatFive("z")
+		want := "zzzzz"
+		assertResult(t, got, want)
+	})
+	t.Run("repeat z, 11 times", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got := Repeat("z", 11)
+		want := "zzzzzzzzzzz"
+		assertResult(t, got, want)
+	})
+}
+
+func ExampleRepeatFive() {
+	fmt.Println(RepeatFive("y"))
+	// Output: yyyyy
+}
+
+func ExampleRepeat() {
+	fmt.Println(Repeat("t", 7))
+	// Output: ttttttt
+}
+
+func assertResult(t testing.TB, got, want string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if got != want {
+		t.Errorf("got %q want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkRepeat(b *testing.B) {
+	for b.Loop() {
+		RepeatFive("a")
+	}
+}