export function capitalizeFirstLetter(string: string | null = "") {
  if (string === null) {
    return "";
  }
  return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1);
}

// write a function that takes a string and truncates it to the specified length
export const truncate = (str: string, length: number) => {
  if (!str) return "";
  if (str.length > length) {
    return str.substring(0, length) + "...";
  }
  return str;
};

// write a function that takes a string and truncates the middle of it so that the beginning and ending are always visible
export const truncateMiddle = (str: string, length: number) => {
  if (!str) return "";
  if (str.length > length) {
    const start = str.substring(0, length / 2);
    const end = str.substring(str.length - length / 2, str.length);
    return start + " ... " + end;
  }
  return str;
};