Bio column overflows bytes
Review this Go function that truncates a 'bio' to fit a 16-byte database column, appending an ellipsis when it had to cut.
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1const maxBytes = 16
2
3func truncateBio(bio string) string {
4 if len(bio) <= maxBytes {
5 return bio
6 }
7 truncated := bio[:maxBytes]
8 return truncated + "\u2026"
9}
10
11func saveProfile(p *Profile) error {
12 p.Bio = truncateBio(p.Bio)
13 return db.Save(p)
14}
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