truncate text fun

truncate_text.js

const truncateText = (
    str,
    len = 42,
    end = '...',
    words = true,
    regex = /[-.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g,
    after = ' ',
) => {
    const replaced = str.replace(regex, '');
    const string = replaced.substr(0, len);
    const length = string.length;
    const index = Math.min(length, string.lastIndexOf(after));
    const shortened = `${string.substr(0, words ? index : length)} ${end}`;
    return shortened;
};