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151 lines
3.4 KiB
Markdown
# cli-truncate
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> Truncate a string to a specific width in the terminal
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Gracefully handles [ANSI escapes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#Colors_and_Styles). Like a string styled with [`chalk`](https://github.com/chalk/chalk). It also supports Unicode surrogate pairs and fullwidth characters.
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## Install
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```sh
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npm install cli-truncate
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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import cliTruncate from 'cli-truncate';
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cliTruncate('unicorn', 4);
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//=> 'uni…'
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// Truncate at different positions
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cliTruncate('unicorn', 4, {position: 'start'});
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//=> '…orn'
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cliTruncate('unicorn', 4, {position: 'middle'});
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//=> 'un…n'
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cliTruncate('unicorns rainbow dragons', 6, {position: 'end'})
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//=> 'unico…'
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cliTruncate('\u001B[31municorn\u001B[39m', 4);
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//=> '\u001B[31muni\u001B[39m…'
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// Truncate Unicode surrogate pairs
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cliTruncate('uni\uD83C\uDE00corn', 5);
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//=> 'uni\uD83C\uDE00…'
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// Truncate fullwidth characters
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cliTruncate('안녕하세요', 3);
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//=> '안…'
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// Truncate the paragraph to the terminal width
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const paragraph = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa.';
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cliTruncate(paragraph, process.stdout.columns);
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//=> 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing…'
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```
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## API
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### cliTruncate(text, columns, options?)
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#### text
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Type: `string`
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The text to truncate.
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#### columns
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Type: `number`
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The number of columns to occupy in the terminal.
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#### options
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Type: `object`
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##### position
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Type: `string`\
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Default: `'end'`\
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Values: `'start' | 'middle' | 'end'`
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The position to truncate the string.
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##### space
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Type: `boolean`\
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Default: `false`
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Add a space between the text and the ellipsis.
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```js
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import cliTruncate from 'cli-truncate';
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cliTruncate('unicorns', 5, {space: false});
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//=> 'unic…'
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cliTruncate('unicorns', 5, {space: true});
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//=> 'uni …'
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cliTruncate('unicorns', 6, {position: 'start', space: true});
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//=> '… orns'
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cliTruncate('unicorns', 7, {position: 'middle', space: true});
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//=> 'uni … s'
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```
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##### preferTruncationOnSpace
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Type: `boolean`\
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Default: `false`
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Truncate the string from a whitespace if it is within 3 characters from the actual breaking point.
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```js
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import cliTruncate from 'cli-truncate';
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cliTruncate('unicorns rainbow dragons', 20, {position: 'start', preferTruncationOnSpace: true})
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//=> '…rainbow dragons'
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// without preferTruncationOnSpace
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cliTruncate('unicorns rainbow dragons', 20, {position: 'start'})
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//=> '…rns rainbow dragons'
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cliTruncate('unicorns rainbow dragons', 20, {position: 'middle', preferTruncationOnSpace: true})
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//=> 'unicorns…dragons'
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cliTruncate('unicorns rainbow dragons', 6, {position: 'end', preferTruncationOnSpace: true})
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//=> 'unico…'
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// preferTruncationOnSpace would have no effect if space isn't found within next 3 indexes
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cliTruncate('unicorns rainbow dragons', 6, {position: 'middle', preferTruncationOnSpace: true})
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//=> 'uni…ns'
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```
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##### truncationCharacter
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Type: `string`\
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Default: `…`
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The character to use at the breaking point.
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```js
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import cliTruncate from 'cli-truncate';
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cliTruncate('unicorns', 5, {position: 'end'});
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//=> 'unic…'
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cliTruncate('unicorns', 5, {position: 'end', truncationCharacter: '.'});
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//=> 'unic.'
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cliTruncate('unicorns', 5, {position: 'end', truncationCharacter: ''});
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//=> 'unico'
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```
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## Related
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- [wrap-ansi](https://github.com/chalk/wrap-ansi) - Wordwrap a string with ANSI escape codes
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- [slice-ansi](https://github.com/chalk/slice-ansi) - Slice a string with ANSI escape codes
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