1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/shared.c b/shared.c
index c63f1e3..8d08435 100644
--- a/shared.c
+++ b/shared.c
@@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ void strbuf_ensure_end(struct strbuf *sb, char c)
 		strbuf_addch(sb, c);
 }
 
+char *strlpart(char *txt, int maxlen)
+{
+	char *result;
+
+	if (!txt)
+		return txt;
+
+	if (strlen(txt) <= maxlen)
+		return txt;
+	result = xmalloc(maxlen + 1);
+	memcpy(result, txt, maxlen - 3);
+	result[maxlen-1] = result[maxlen-2] = result[maxlen-3] = '.';
+	result[maxlen] = '\0';
+	return result;
+}
+
 void cgit_add_ref(struct reflist *list, struct refinfo *ref)
 {
 	size_t size;