--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/smarty/plugins/modifier.truncate.php	Sun Mar 23 14:59:33 2008 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Smarty plugin
+ * @package Smarty
+ * @subpackage plugins
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * Smarty truncate modifier plugin
+ *
+ * Type:     modifier<br>
+ * Name:     truncate<br>
+ * Purpose:  Truncate a string to a certain length if necessary,
+ *           optionally splitting in the middle of a word, and
+ *           appending the $etc string or inserting $etc into the middle.
+ * @link http://smarty.php.net/manual/en/language.modifier.truncate.php
+ *          truncate (Smarty online manual)
+ * @author   Monte Ohrt <monte at ohrt dot com>
+ * @param string
+ * @param integer
+ * @param string
+ * @param boolean
+ * @param boolean
+ * @return string
+ */
+function smarty_modifier_truncate($string, $length = 80, $etc = '...',
+                                  $break_words = false, $middle = false)
+{
+    if ($length == 0)
+        return '';
+
+    if (strlen($string) > $length) {
+        $length -= min($length, strlen($etc));
+        if (!$break_words && !$middle) {
+            $string = preg_replace('/\s+?(\S+)?$/', '', substr($string, 0, $length+1));
+        }
+        if(!$middle) {
+            return substr($string, 0, $length) . $etc;
+        } else {
+            return substr($string, 0, $length/2) . $etc . substr($string, -$length/2);
+        }
+    } else {
+        return $string;
+    }
+}
+
+/* vim: set expandtab: */
+
+?>