module.exports = function range(low, high, step) {
  //  discuss at: https://locutus.io/php/range/
  // original by: Waldo Malqui Silva (https://waldo.malqui.info)
  //   example 1: range ( 0, 12 )
  //   returns 1: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  //   example 2: range( 0, 100, 10 )
  //   returns 2: [0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100]
  //   example 3: range( 'a', 'i' )
  //   returns 3: ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i']
  //   example 4: range( 'c', 'a' )
  //   returns 4: ['c', 'b', 'a']

  const matrix = []
  let iVal
  let endval
  let plus
  const walker = step || 1
  let chars = false

  if (!isNaN(low) && !isNaN(high)) {
    iVal = low
    endval = high
  } else if (isNaN(low) && isNaN(high)) {
    chars = true
    iVal = low.charCodeAt(0)
    endval = high.charCodeAt(0)
  } else {
    iVal = isNaN(low) ? 0 : low
    endval = isNaN(high) ? 0 : high
  }

  plus = !(iVal > endval)
  if (plus) {
    while (iVal <= endval) {
      matrix.push(chars ? String.fromCharCode(iVal) : iVal)
      iVal += walker
    }
  } else {
    while (iVal >= endval) {
      matrix.push(chars ? String.fromCharCode(iVal) : iVal)
      iVal -= walker
    }
  }

  return matrix
}