feat(script): Limit length of package name list (#1)

pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh

@@ -166,6 +166,31 @@ function find_max_dataset_name_length () {
     fi
 }
 
+function trim_pkg_list_oneline () {
+    local available_pkg_list_length
+    available_pkg_list_length="$((${max_zfs_snapshot_name_length} - ${max_dataset_name_length}))"
+    if [[ "${available_pkg_list_length}" -lt "{pkgs_list_max_length}" ]]; then
+        # If we have fewer characters available than the user wants limit
+        # package list length
+        pkgs_list_max_length="${available_pkg_list_length}"
+    fi
+
+    local shorter_pkg_list
+    shorter_pkg_list="${pkg_list_oneline}"
+    while [[ "${#shorter_pkg_list}" -gt "${pkgs_list_max_length}" ]]; do
+        shorter_pkg_list="${shorter_pkg_list%,*}"
+        if ! grep -Piq ',' <<<"${shorter_pkg_list}"; then
+            # Only one package remains in package list, no need to continue
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+    if [[ "${#shorter_pkg_list}" -gt "${pkgs_list_max_length}" ]]; do
+        # If this is still too long we empty the package list
+        shorter_pkg_list=''
+    done
+    trimmed_pkg_list_oneline="${shorter_pkg_list}"
+}
+
 function main () {
     local pkgs_in_transaction
     pkgs_in_transaction=("${@}")
@@ -191,12 +216,12 @@ function main () {
     local pkg_list_oneline
     write_pkg_list_oneline
 
-    local max_dataset_name_length
+    local max_zfs_snapshot_name_length max_dataset_name_length
+    max_zfs_snapshot_name_length='255'
     find_max_dataset_name_length
 
-    #for pkg in "${!important_pkgs_in_transaction[@]}"; do
+    local trimmed_pkg_list_oneline
-    #    printf -- 'Array item '"'"'%s'"'"' equals '"'"'%s'"'"'\n' "${pkg}" "${important_pkgs_in_transaction[${pkg}]}"
+    trim_pkg_list_oneline
-    #done
 }
 
 main "${pkgs[@]}"