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