From 4f904ab0d4df6d1672596dacddeac8e880038d38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Joldersma <ben@scout.com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 10:41:53 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix #462 - Configurable head limit.

---
 autoload/airline/extensions/branch.vim | 7 +++++++
 doc/airline.txt                        | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions/branch.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions/branch.vim
index ceaa44bb..954b0f68 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions/branch.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions/branch.vim
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ function! airline#extensions#branch#head()
     let b:airline_head = ''
   endif
 
+  if exists("g:airline#extensions#branch#displayed_head_limit")
+    let w:displayed_head_limit = g:airline#extensions#branch#displayed_head_limit
+    if len(b:airline_head) > w:displayed_head_limit - 1
+      let b:airline_head = b:airline_head[0:w:displayed_head_limit - 1].'…'
+    endif
+  endif
+
   return b:airline_head
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/doc/airline.txt b/doc/airline.txt
index 0ae928a4..aef174b9 100644
--- a/doc/airline.txt
+++ b/doc/airline.txt
@@ -282,7 +282,10 @@ vcscommand   <http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=90>
 
 * use vcscommand.vim if available >
   let g:airline#extensions#branch#use_vcscommand = 0
-<
+
+* truncate long branch names to a fixed length >
+  let g:airline#extensions#branch#displayed_head_limit = 10
+
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