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diff --git a/lib/public/Util.php b/lib/public/Util.php index 5165846707a..103b65fe874 100644 --- a/lib/public/Util.php +++ b/lib/public/Util.php @@ -513,4 +513,28 @@ class Util { } return self::$needUpgradeCache; } + + /** + * Sometimes a string has to be shortened to fit within a certain maximum + * data length in bytes. substr() you may break multibyte characters, + * because it operates on single byte level. mb_substr() operates on + * characters, so does not ensure that the shortend string satisfies the + * max length in bytes. + * + * For example, json_encode is messing with multibyte characters a lot, + * replacing them with something along "\u1234". + * + * This function shortens the string with by $accurancy (-5) from + * $dataLength characters, until it fits within $dataLength bytes. + * + * @since 23.0.0 + */ + public static function shortenMultibyteString(string $subject, int $dataLength, int $accuracy = 5): string { + $temp = mb_substr($subject, 0, $dataLength); + // json encodes encapsulates the string in double quotes, they need to be substracted + while ((strlen(json_encode($temp)) - 2) > $dataLength) { + $temp = mb_substr($temp, 0, -$accuracy); + } + return $temp; + } } |