Ticket #4655: truncatewords.patch

django/utils/text.py

@@ -34 +34 @@
 def truncate_words(s, num):
     "Truncates a string after a certain number of words."
     length = int(num)
-    words = s.split()
-    if len(words) > length:
-        words = words[:length]
-        if not words[-1].endswith('...'):
-            words.append('...')
-    return ' '.join(words)
+    words = []
+    for count, match in enumerate(re.finditer(r'(?:^\s+)?\S+\s*', s)):
+        if count > length:
+            if words:
+                last_word = words[-1].rstrip()
+                words[-1] = last_word
+                if not last_word.endswith('...'):
+                    words.append(' ...')
+            break
+        words.append(match.group())
+    return ''.join(words)
 
 def truncate_html_words(s, num):
     """

tests/regressiontests/defaultfilters/tests.py

@@ -89 +89 @@
 >>> truncatewords('A sentence with a few words in it', 'not a number')
 'A sentence with a few words in it'
 
+# truncatewords should preserve whitespace, as it may be useful for
+# chained filters (such as linebreaks)
+>>> truncatewords('   Three \n   words\n    still\t', 2)
+'   Three \n   words ...'
+>>> truncatewords('   Three \n   words\n    still\t', 3)
+'   Three \n   words\n    still\t'
+
 >>> truncatewords_html('<p>one <a href="#">two - three <br>four</a> five</p>', 0)
 ''