improve the breakUp user name algorithm, add some tests

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/formatter.js

@@ -4,7 +4,26 @@ Discourse.Formatter = (function(){
 
   var updateRelativeAge, autoUpdatingRelativeAge, relativeAge, relativeAgeTiny,
       relativeAgeMedium, relativeAgeMediumSpan, longDate, toTitleCase,
-      shortDate;
+      shortDate, breakUp;
+
+  breakUp = function(string, maxLength){
+    if(string.length <= maxLength) {
+      return string;
+    }
+
+    var firstPart = string.substr(0, maxLength);
+
+    var betterSplit = firstPart.substr(1).search(/[A-Z_]/);
+    if (betterSplit >= 0) {
+      var offset = 1;
+      if(string[betterSplit+1] === "_") {
+        offset = 2;
+      }
+      return string.substr(0, betterSplit + offset) + " " + string.substring(betterSplit + offset);
+    } else {
+      return firstPart + " " + string.substr(maxLength);
+    }
+  };
 
   shortDate = function(date){
     return moment(date).shortDate();
@@ -189,6 +208,7 @@ Discourse.Formatter = (function(){
     autoUpdatingRelativeAge: autoUpdatingRelativeAge,
     updateRelativeAge: updateRelativeAge,
     toTitleCase: toTitleCase,
-    shortDate: shortDate
+    shortDate: shortDate,
+    breakUp: breakUp
   };
 })();

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/application_helpers.js

@@ -9,17 +9,7 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('breakUp', function(property, options) {
   prop = Ember.Handlebars.get(this, property, options);
   if (!prop) return "";
 
-  tokens = prop.match(new RegExp(".{1,14}", 'g'));
+  return Discourse.Formatter.breakUp(prop, 13);
-  if (tokens.length === 1) return prop;
-
-  result = "";
-  _.each(tokens,function(token,index) {
-    result += token;
-    if (token.indexOf(' ') === -1 && (index < tokens.length - 1)) {
-      result += "- ";
-    }
-  });
-  return result;
 });
 
 /**
@@ -320,4 +310,4 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('faqLink', function(property, options) {
     (Discourse.SiteSettings.faq_url.length > 0 ? Discourse.SiteSettings.faq_url : Discourse.getURL('/faq')) + 
     "'>" + Em.String.i18n('faq') + "</a>"
   );
-});
+});

test/javascripts/components/formatter_test.js

@@ -122,3 +122,14 @@ test("updateRelativeAge", function(){
 
   equal($elem.html(), "2 mins ago");
 });
+
+test("breakUp", function(){
+
+  var b = function(s){ return Discourse.Formatter.breakUp(s,5); };
+
+  equal(b("hello"), "hello");
+  equal(b("helloworld"), "hello world");
+  equal(b("HeMans"), "He Mans");
+  equal(b("he_man"), "he_ man");
+
+});