function truncateText (str) {
	var cutoff = 20;
	if (/\s/.test(str)) {
		cutoff = 50;
	}
    return str.length < cutoff ? str : str.substr(0, cutoff-3) +'&#8230;';
}

function getInitials(fullname) {
	var f = "A";
	var s = "Z";
	if (fullname != null) {
		var parts = fullname.split(' ');
		if (parts.length > 0) {
			f = parts[0].substring(0, 1).toUpperCase();
			s = parts[parts.length-1].substring(0, 1).toUpperCase();
		} else {
			f = fullname.substring(0,1);
			s = fullname.substring(1,2);
		}
	}
	var name = f+s;
	return '<span title="'+fullname+'" style="background-color: '+nameToColor(fullname)+'; border-radius: 5px; padding: 5px; font-size: 10px; color: white;">'+name+'</span>';
}

function nameToColor(name) {
    var colors = [
    	"#8e8e93",
		"#ff2d55",
		"#ff3b30",
		"#ff9500",
		"#ffcc00",
		"#4cd964",
		"#5ac8fa",
		"#34aadc",
		"#007aff",
		"#5856d6"];
    var hash = hashStr(name);
    var index = hash % colors.length;
    return colors[index];
}

//very simple hash
function hashStr(str) {
    var hash = 0;
    for (var i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
        var charCode = str.charCodeAt(i);
        hash += charCode;
    }
    return hash;
}