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- /**
- * Truncates a string to the given number of chars (maxLength) by inserting '...' in the middle of that string.
- * Partially taken from https://stackoverflow.com/a/5723274/3192470.
- *
- * @param {string} string - string to be truncated
- * @param {number} maxLength - maximum size of the resulting string
- * @returns {string}
- */
- const separator = '...'
- export default function truncateString (string, maxLength) {
- // Return the empty string if maxLength is zero
- if (maxLength === 0) return ''
- // Return original string if it's already shorter than maxLength
- if (string.length <= maxLength) return string
- // Return truncated substring appended of the ellipsis char if string can't be meaningfully truncated
- if (maxLength <= separator.length + 1) return `${string.slice(0, maxLength - 1)}…`
- const charsToShow = maxLength - separator.length
- const frontChars = Math.ceil(charsToShow / 2)
- const backChars = Math.floor(charsToShow / 2)
- return string.slice(0, frontChars) + separator + string.slice(-backChars)
- }
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