+function buildPath (path: string) {
+ if (isAbsolute(path)) return path
+
+ return join(root(), path)
+}
+
+// Consistent with .length, lodash truncate function is not
+function peertubeTruncate (str: string, maxLength: number) {
+ const options = {
+ length: maxLength
+ }
+ const truncatedStr = truncate(str, options)
+
+ // The truncated string is okay, we can return it
+ if (truncatedStr.length <= maxLength) return truncatedStr
+
+ // Lodash takes into account all UTF characters, whereas String.prototype.length does not: some characters have a length of 2
+ // We always use the .length so we need to truncate more if needed
+ options.length -= truncatedStr.length - maxLength
+ return truncate(str, options)
+}
+