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Created December 16, 2011 19:31
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split text into words
text = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."
split_text = (text, max_line_size=30) ->
sum = (arr) ->
total = 0
for el in arr
total += el
total
words = text.split(' ')
lines = []
current_line = []
for word in words
current_line_length = sum (w.length for w in current_line)
if word.length + current_line_length > max_line_size
lines.push current_line
current_line = [word]
else
current_line.push word
lines.push current_line if current_line.length?
lines
console.log split_text(text)
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