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gistfile1.rb
class String
def truncate_full_words limit = 64, completion = "..."
self.length > limit ? "#{self[0..(self.rindex(' ', limit) || limit)-1]}#{competion}" : self
end
def truncate_full_words! limit = 64, completion = "..."
self.replace(self.truncate_full_words limit, completion)
end
end
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gistfile2.rb
>> some_string = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum nec enim nibh."
=> "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum nec enim nibh."
>> some_string.truncate_full_words
=> "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. ..."
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