trim-html

Cutting a HTML String without breaking HTML Tags

Installation

Node.js

npm package

    npm install trim-html

use in node.js

    var trimHtml = require('trim-html');

Usage

node.js

    var trimmed = trimHtml(html);

Options

limit

Char limit (default 100)

wordBreak

Break text on half of word (default false)

preserveTags

Maintain HTML tags (default true)

suffix

string that will be appended at the end

moreLink

link to full content

example:

var html = `<div><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, 
            sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. </p><p>Ut 
            enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip 
            ex ea commodo consequat. </p><p>Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in 
            voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. </p><p>Excepteur 
            sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit 
            anim id est laborum.</p></div>`;

var trim = trimHtml(html, { limit: 200 });

// returns object
{
   html: `<div><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit,
   sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. </p><p>Ut
   enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut...
   </p></div>`,
   more: true // indicates if limit is reached
}