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#--
# Credit goes to George Moschovitis.
#++
class String
# Returns short abstract of long strings (first 'count'
# characters, chopped at the nearest word, appended by '...')
# force_cutoff: break forcibly at 'count' chars. Does not accept
# count < 2.
def brief(string, count = 128, force_cutoff = false, ellipsis="...")
return nil unless string
return nil if count < 2
if string.size > count
cut_at = force_cutoff ? count : (string.index(' ', count-1) || count)
xstring = string.slice(0, cut_at)
return xstring.chomp(" ") + ellipsis
else
return string
end
end
end
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# TODO
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