/** * 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) }