Add option to truncate down to nearest full word (#46)

* Add option to truncate down to nearest full word

README.md

@@ -220,12 +220,17 @@ Get all words with a specific tag.
 * `words` (table) - A table with all the words that matches the tag.
 
 
-### richtext.truncate(words, length)
-Truncate a text such that only a specific number of characters and images are visible. The function will disable nodes that shouldn't be seen at all and updates the text in nodes that should be partially visible. The text metrics of a truncated word will be updated.
+### richtext.truncate(words, length, [options])
+Truncate a text down to a specific length. This function has two modes of operation: 1) It can truncate the text on a per word basis or 2) on a per character/image basis. The function will disable nodes that shouldn't be visible and in the case of truncating on a per character basis also update the text in nodes that should be partially visible. The text metrics of a truncated word will be updated.
 
 **PARAMETERS**
 * `words` (table) - The words to truncate, as received by a call to `richtext.create()`.
-* `length` (number) - Maximum number of characters or images to show.
+* `length` (number) - Maximum number of words or characters and images to show.
+* `options` (table) - Optional table with options when truncating.
+
+Available options in the `option` table are:
+
+* `words` (boolean) - True if the function should truncate down to the nearest full word instead of truncating to a partial word.
 
 **RETURNS**
 * `word` (table) - The last visible word.

example/example.gui_script

@@ -76,11 +76,24 @@ local function create_truncate_example()
 	local settings = { position = vmath.vector3(0, 240, 0) }
 	local words, metrics = richtext.create("This text should be shown one <img=smileys:cyclops/> at a time...", "Roboto-Regular", settings)
 	local length = 0
-	richtext.truncate(words, length)
+	local max_length = #words
+	local options = { words = true }
+	richtext.truncate(words, length, options)
 	timer.delay(0.1, true, function()
-		length = (length + 1) % (metrics.char_count + 1)
+		length = length + 1
+		if length > max_length then
+			-- alternate between truncating full words and per character
+			if options.words then
+				options.words = false
+				max_length = metrics.char_count
+			else
+				options.words = true
+				max_length = #words
+			end
+			length = 0
+		end
 
-		local last_word = richtext.truncate(words, length)
+		local last_word = richtext.truncate(words, length, options)
 		local pos = vmath.vector3(settings.position)
 		if last_word then
 			pos = gui.get_position(last_word.node)

richtext/richtext.lua

@@ -490,29 +490,45 @@ end
 -- and images are visible
 -- @param words List of words to truncate
 -- @param length Maximum number of characters to show
-function M.truncate(words, length)
+-- @param options Optional table with truncate options. Available options are: words
+-- @return Last visible word
+function M.truncate(words, length, options)
 	assert(words)
 	assert(length)
-	local count = 0
 	local last_visible_word = nil
-	for i=1, #words do
-		local word = words[i]
-		local is_text_node = not word.image and not word.spine
-		local word_length = is_text_node and utf8.len(word.text) or 1
-		local visible = count < length
-		last_visible_word = visible and word or last_visible_word
-		gui.set_enabled(word.node, visible)
-		if count < length and is_text_node then
-			local text = word.text
-			-- partial word?
-			if count + word_length > length then
-				local overflow = (count + word_length) - length
-				text = utf8.sub(word.text, 1, word_length - overflow)
+	if options and options.words then
+		for i=1, #words do
+			local word = words[i]
+			local visible = i <= length
+			if visible then
+				last_visible_word = word
+			end
+			gui.set_enabled(word.node, visible)
+		end
+	else
+		local count = 0
+		for i=1, #words do
+			local word = words[i]
+			local is_text_node = not word.image and not word.spine
+			local word_length = is_text_node and utf8.len(word.text) or 1
+			local visible = count < length
+			if visible then
+				last_visible_word = word
+			end
+			gui.set_enabled(word.node, visible)
+			if count < length and is_text_node then
+				local text = word.text
+				-- partial word?
+				if count + word_length > length then
+					-- remove overflowing characters from word
+					local overflow = (count + word_length) - length
+					text = utf8.sub(word.text, 1, word_length - overflow)
+				end
+				gui.set_text(word.node, text)
+				word.metrics = get_text_metrics(word, word.font, text)
 			end
-			gui.set_text(word.node, text)
-			word.metrics = get_text_metrics(word, word.font, text)
+			count = count + word_length
 		end
-		count = count + word_length
 	end
 	return last_visible_word
 end