A function that stringifies a DOM element. Option to truncate the string representation if it's too big

stringify-el.js

/**
 * Stringifies a DOM node.
 * @param {Object} el - A DOM node.
 * @param {Number} truncate - How much to truncate innerHTML of element.
 * @returns {String} - A stringified node with attributes
 *                     retained.
 */
function stringifyEl(el, truncate) {
    var truncateLen = truncate || 50;
    var outerHTML = el.outerHTML;
    var ret = outerHTML;
    ret = ret.substring(0, truncateLen);

    // If we've truncated, add an elipsis.
    if (outerHTML.length > truncateLen) {
      ret += "...";
    }
    return ret;
}