lib/cliutils/ext/string_extensions.rb in cliutils-2.2.4 vs lib/cliutils/ext/string_extensions.rb in cliutils-2.2.5

@@ -53,9 +53,17 @@
     gsub(/([A-Z]+)([A-Z][a-z])/, '\1_\2').
     gsub(/([a-z])([A-Z])/, '\1_\2').
     downcase
   end
 
+  # Truncates a string to a certain length
+  # and adds an ellipsis after.
+  # @param [Fixnum] length The length to truncate at
+  # @return [String]
+  def truncate(length = 30)
+    self[0..length].gsub(/\s\w+\s*$/, '...')
+  end
+
   # Makes the associated string white.
   # @return [void]
   def white
     colorize(37)
   end