using my boilerplate yuh

src/shared/util/string.ts

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+/**
+ * Given a string, returns a string with the first letter capitalized.
+ * @input The string to capitalize.
+ */
+export function capitalize(input: string): string {
+    try {
+        return input.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + input.substring(1).toLowerCase();
+    } catch (err) {
+        return input;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Given a string, returns a string with the first letter capitalized.
+ * @param input capitalize the first letter of this string
+ * @returns the string with the first letter capitalized
+ */
+export function capitalizeFirstLetter(input: string): string {
+    return input.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + input.slice(1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cuts the
+ * @param input The string to ellipsify.
+ * @param length The length of the string to return.
+ * @returns The ellipsified string.
+ */
+export const ellipsify = (input: string, chars: number): string => {
+    let ellipisifed = input;
+    if (input && input.length > chars) {
+        ellipisifed = `${input.substring(0, chars)}...`;
+    }
+    return ellipisifed;
+};