truncate 0.0.1

data/lib/truncate.rb

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+class String
+
+  def truncate(length = 20, omit = "...")
+    text = self.dup
+    if text.length > length
+      text = text[0...length] + omit
+    end
+    text
+  end
+
+  def words(num, omit = "...")
+    text = self.dup
+    array = text.split(" ")
+    array[0..num-1].join(" ") + omit
+  end
+
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: truncate
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Richard Myers
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2013-05-18 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: Extends String to truncate by character length or number of words.
+email: rick.myers@me.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/truncate.rb
+homepage: https://rubygems.org/gems/truncate
+licenses: []
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.24
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Make long strings into slightly less long strings!
+test_files: []