truncate string

truncate

// truncate('this is a test is a bunch of text now do some truncating')
// truncate('this is a test is a bunch of text now do some truncating', 50, '', '')
// truncate('this is a test is a bunch of text now do some truncating', 50, '', '...')
// truncate('this is a test is a bunch of text now do some truncating', 50, ' ', '...')
  
const truncate = (string, limit = 50, breakChar = ' ', rightPad = '...') => {
  if (string.length <= limit) return string;
  const breakPoint = string.substr(0, limit).lastIndexOf(breakChar);
  if (breakPoint >= 0 && breakPoint < string.length - 1) {
    return string.substr(0, breakPoint) + rightPad;
  }
};