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# File 'app/helpers/article_helper.rb', line 6
def shorten_text(text, number_of_characters = NUMBER_OF_CHARACTERS, more_link = nil)
if !(text.nil? || text.empty?)
if text.length <= number_of_characters
shorter_text = text
else
punction_char_after_end = \
(text[number_of_characters..number_of_characters+MORE_CHARACTERS_TOLERANCE] =~ /\.|,|;/) || 0
shorter_text = text[0..number_of_characters + punction_char_after_end]
if more_link
shorter_text += more_link
end
end
else
shorter_text = ''
end
shorter_text
end
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