String math. We already have algebra (math with letters), so why not just math with words? NOTE: Untested, will test later.

StringMath.java

package com.futuredev.tracker.msg;

import java.util.ArrayList;

public class StringMath {
    
    // "Multiplies" a string.
    public static String multiply (String start, int times, String separator) {
        String result = "";
        boolean first = true;
        for (int i = 0; i < times; i++) {
            result += (first ? "" : separator) + start;
            first = false;
      } return result;
    }
    
    // Divides a string into an array.
    public static String[] divide (String start, int denominator) {
        ArrayList<String> parts = new ArrayList<String>();
        boolean evenlyDivisible = start.length() % denominator == 0;
        if (evenlyDivisible) {
            int quotient = start.length() / denominator;
            for (int i = 0; i < denominator; i++) {
                int start = i * quotient;
                int finish = start + quotient - 1;
                parts.add(start.substring(start, finish));
            }            
      } else {
            int quotient = start.length() / denominator;
            int offset = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i < denominator; i++) {
                boolean even = i % 2 == 0;
                int start = (i * quotient) + offset;
                int finish = start + denominator;
                parts.add(start.substring(start, finish));
                if (!even) ++offset;
            }
      }
        
        return (String[]) parts.toArray();
        
    }
    
    // Loops the characters of a string.
    public static String loop (String start, int chars) {
        if (chars > start.length()) {
            int x = chars;
            while (chars > start.length()) {
                x -= start.length();
            }
            int times = chars / start.length() + (chars % start.length() == 0 ? 0 : 1);
            String result = "";
            for (int i = 0; i < times; i++) {
                result += (times - i == 1 ? start.substring(0, x) : start);
          } return result;
      } String addition = start.substring(0, chars);
        return start + addition;
    }
    
    // Trims a string.
    public static String trim (String start, int length) {
        return (length >= start.length() ? start : start.substring(0, length));        
    }
    
}