A UILabel subclass that provides extra padding for background

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class EdgesLabel: UILabel {

    var edgeInsets: UIEdgeInsets = .zero {
        didSet {
            layoutIfNeeded()
        }
    }

    override func drawText(in rect: CGRect) {
        super.drawText(in: UIEdgeInsetsInsetRect(rect, edgeInsets))
    }

    override func textRect(forBounds bounds: CGRect, limitedToNumberOfLines numberOfLines: Int) -> CGRect {
        return super.textRect(forBounds: UIEdgeInsetsInsetRect(bounds, edgeInsets), limitedToNumberOfLines: numberOfLines)
    }

    override var intrinsicContentSize: CGSize {
        var size = super.intrinsicContentSize
        size.width += self.edgeInsets.left + self.edgeInsets.right
        size.height += self.edgeInsets.top + self.edgeInsets.bottom
        return size
    }

}