1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/northstar/utils/Extensions.ts b/src/client/northstar/utils/Extensions.ts
index 71bcadf89..7c2b7fc9d 100644
--- a/src/client/northstar/utils/Extensions.ts
+++ b/src/client/northstar/utils/Extensions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 interface String {
     ReplaceAll(toReplace: string, replacement: string): string;
+    Truncate(length: number, replacement: string): String;
 }
 
 String.prototype.ReplaceAll = function (toReplace: string, replacement: string): string {
@@ -7,6 +8,14 @@ String.prototype.ReplaceAll = function (toReplace: string, replacement: string):
     return target.split(toReplace).join(replacement);
 }
 
+String.prototype.Truncate = function (length: number, replacement: string): String {
+    var target = this;
+    if (target.length >= length) {
+        target = target.slice(0, Math.max(0, length - replacement.length)) + replacement;
+    }
+    return target;
+}
+
 interface Math {
     log10(val: number): number;
 }