use super::Error;
use expression::{Evaluation, Expression, Value};
use metadata;
pub fn left<T: metadata::Provider>(
expressions: &[Box<Expression<T>>],
provider: &T,
) -> Result<Evaluation, Error> {
if expressions.len() < 2 {
return Err(Error::ArgumentError);
}
let (text, truth) = expect_string_result!(&expressions[0], provider);
let (len, _) = expect_integer_result!(&expressions[1], provider, usize);
let n_bytes_opt = text.char_indices().skip(len).next().map(|i_c| i_c.0);
if let Some(n_bytes) = n_bytes_opt {
let result_text: String = text[..n_bytes].to_owned();
Ok(Evaluation::new(Value::Text(result_text), truth))
} else {
Ok(Evaluation::new(Value::Text(text), truth))
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod test;