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+/**
+ * _s.prune: a more elegant version of truncate
+ * prune extra chars, never leaving a half-chopped word.
+ * @author github.com/rwz
+ */
+var makeString = require('./helper/makeString');
+var rtrim = require('./rtrim');
+
+module.exports = function prune(str, length, pruneStr) {
+ str = makeString(str);
+ length = ~~length;
+ pruneStr = pruneStr != null ? String(pruneStr) : '...';
+
+ if (str.length <= length) return str;
+
+ var tmpl = function(c) {
+ return c.toUpperCase() !== c.toLowerCase() ? 'A' : ' ';
+ },
+ template = str.slice(0, length + 1).replace(/.(?=\W*\w*$)/g, tmpl); // 'Hello, world' -> 'HellAA AAAAA'
+
+ if (template.slice(template.length - 2).match(/\w\w/))
+ template = template.replace(/\s*\S+$/, '');
+ else
+ template = rtrim(template.slice(0, template.length - 1));
+
+ return (template + pruneStr).length > str.length ? str : str.slice(0, template.length) + pruneStr;
+};