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Obscures an email address with asterisks
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obscure_email.rb
# hide email, eg john.doe@gmail.com -> j******o@g*******m
def obscure_email(email)
midstars = -> (s) { s.length > 2 ? s[0] + '*' * (s.length - 2) + s[-1] : s[0]+'*' }
email.split('@').map { |p| midstars.call(p) }.join('@')
end
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