Truncate long object string representations

format/format.go

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ import (
 // Use MaxDepth to set the maximum recursion depth when printing deeply nested objects
 var MaxDepth = uint(10)
 
+// MaxLength of the string representation of an object.
+// If MaxLength is set to 0, the Object will not be truncted.
+var MaxLength = 4000
+
 /*
 By default, all objects (even those that implement fmt.Stringer and fmt.GoStringer) are recursively inspected to generate output.
 
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ var longFormThreshold = 20
 type GomegaStringer interface {
 	// GomegaString will be used to custom format an object.
 	// It does not follow UseStringerRepresentation value and will always be called regardless.
+	// It also ignores the MaxLength value.
 	GomegaString() string
 }
 
@@ -166,6 +171,34 @@ func findFirstMismatch(a, b string) int {
 	return 0
 }
 
+const truncateHelpText = `the very very long object here that goes on forever and ever but then gets trunc....
+
+Gomega truncated this representation as it exceeds 'format.MaxLength'.
+Consider having the object provide a custom 'GomegaStringer' representation
+or adjust the parameters in Gomega's 'format' package.
+
+Learn more here: https://onsi.github.io/gomega/#adjusting-output
+`
+
+func truncateLongStrings(s string) string {
+	if MaxLength > 0 && len(s) > MaxLength {
+		var sb strings.Builder
+		for i, r := range s {
+			if i < MaxLength {
+				sb.WriteRune(r)
+				continue
+			}
+			break
+		}
+
+		sb.WriteString("\n")
+		sb.WriteString(truncateHelpText)
+
+		return sb.String()
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
 /*
 Pretty prints the passed in object at the passed in indentation level.
 
@@ -226,19 +259,21 @@ func formatValue(value reflect.Value, indentation uint) string {
 		return "nil"
 	}
 
-	// GomegaStringer will take precedence to other representations and disregards UseStringerRepresentation
 	if value.CanInterface() {
 		obj := value.Interface()
+
+		// GomegaStringer will take precedence to other representations and disregards UseStringerRepresentation
 		if x, ok := obj.(GomegaStringer); ok {
+			// do not truncate a user-defined GoMegaString() value
 			return x.GomegaString()
 		}
 
 		if UseStringerRepresentation {
 			switch x := obj.(type) {
 			case fmt.GoStringer:
-				return x.GoString()
+				return truncateLongStrings(x.GoString())
 			case fmt.Stringer:
-				return x.String()
+				return truncateLongStrings(x.String())
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -269,26 +304,26 @@ func formatValue(value reflect.Value, indentation uint) string {
 	case reflect.Ptr:
 		return formatValue(value.Elem(), indentation)
 	case reflect.Slice:
-		return formatSlice(value, indentation)
+		return truncateLongStrings(formatSlice(value, indentation))
 	case reflect.String:
-		return formatString(value.String(), indentation)
+		return truncateLongStrings(formatString(value.String(), indentation))
 	case reflect.Array:
-		return formatSlice(value, indentation)
+		return truncateLongStrings(formatSlice(value, indentation))
 	case reflect.Map:
-		return formatMap(value, indentation)
+		return truncateLongStrings(formatMap(value, indentation))
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		if value.Type() == timeType && value.CanInterface() {
 			t, _ := value.Interface().(time.Time)
 			return t.Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 		}
-		return formatStruct(value, indentation)
+		return truncateLongStrings(formatStruct(value, indentation))
 	case reflect.Interface:
 		return formatInterface(value, indentation)
 	default:
 		if value.CanInterface() {
-			return fmt.Sprintf("%#v", value.Interface())
+			return truncateLongStrings(fmt.Sprintf("%#v", value.Interface()))
 		}
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%#v", value)
+		return truncateLongStrings(fmt.Sprintf("%#v", value))
 	}
 }
 

format/format_test.go

@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ func (g gomegaStringer) GomegaString() string {
 	return "gomegastring"
 }
 
+type gomegaStringerLong struct {
+}
+
+func (g gomegaStringerLong) GomegaString() string {
+	return strings.Repeat("s", MaxLength*2)
+}
+
 var _ = Describe("Format", func() {
 	match := func(typeRepresentation string, valueRepresentation string, args ...interface{}) types.GomegaMatcher {
 		if len(args) > 0 {
@@ -107,9 +114,25 @@ var _ = Describe("Format", func() {
 
 	Describe("Message", func() {
 		Context("with only an actual value", func() {
+			BeforeEach(func() {
+				MaxLength = 4000
+			})
+
 			It("should print out an indented formatted representation of the value and the message", func() {
 				Expect(Message(3, "to be three.")).Should(Equal("Expected\n    <int>: 3\nto be three."))
 			})
+
+			It("should print out an indented formatted representation of the value and the message, and trucate it when too long", func() {
+				tooLong := strings.Repeat("s", MaxLength+1)
+				tooLongResult := strings.Repeat("s", MaxLength) + "\n" + TruncatedHelpText()
+				Expect(Message(tooLong, "to be truncated")).Should(Equal("Expected\n    <string>: " + tooLongResult + "\nto be truncated"))
+			})
+
+			It("should print out an indented formatted representation of the value and the message, and not trucate it when MaxLength = 0", func() {
+				MaxLength = 0
+				tooLong := strings.Repeat("s", MaxLength+1)
+				Expect(Message(tooLong, "to be truncated")).Should(Equal("Expected\n    <string>: " + tooLong + "\nto be truncated"))
+			})
 		})
 
 		Context("with an actual and an expected value", func() {
@@ -668,6 +691,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Format", func() {
 				UseStringerRepresentation = false
 				Expect(Object(gomegaStringer{}, 1)).Should(ContainSubstring("<format_test.gomegaStringer>: gomegastring"))
 			})
+
+			It("should use what GomegaString() returns, disregarding MaxLength", func() {
+				Expect(Object(gomegaStringerLong{}, 1)).Should(Equal("    <format_test.gomegaStringerLong>: " + strings.Repeat("s", MaxLength*2)))
+				UseStringerRepresentation = false
+				Expect(Object(gomegaStringerLong{}, 1)).Should(Equal("    <format_test.gomegaStringerLong>: " + strings.Repeat("s", MaxLength*2)))
+			})
 		})
 	})
 

format/helper_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+Gomega's format test helper package.
+*/
+
+package format
+
+// TruncateHelpText returns truncateHelpText.
+// This function is only accessible during tests.
+func TruncatedHelpText() string {
+	return truncateHelpText
+}