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+(define-module (text util)
+  :use-module (util))
+
+(define-public (words str) (string-split str #\space))
+(define-public (unwords list) (string-join list " " 'infix))
+
+(define-public (lines str) (string-split str #\newline))
+(define-public (unlines list) (string-join list "\n" 'infix))
+
+;; Alternative string-length whith counts ANSI escapes as 0-length.
+;; NOTE Some way to opt in and out of different features would be nice.
+(define-public (true-string-length word)
+  (let loop ((chars (string->list word)))
+    (if (null? chars)
+        0
+        (let ((char (car chars)))
+          (if (eqv? #\escape char)
+              (loop (cdr (memv #\m chars)))
+              (1+ (loop (cdr chars))))))))
+
+(define*-public (true-string-pad str len optional: (chr #\space))
+  (let ((strlen (true-string-length str)))
+    (if (> strlen len)
+        str
+        (string-append (make-string (- len strlen) chr)
+                       str))))
+
+
+(define-public (trim-to-width str len)
+  (let ((trimmed (string-pad-right str len)))
+    (if (< (string-length trimmed)
+           (string-length str))
+        (string-append (string-drop-right trimmed 1)
+                       "…")
+        trimmed)))
+
+;; TODO more options for infix strings
+(define*-public (add-enumeration-punctuation
+                 list optional: (final-delim "&"))
+  (cond [(null? list) ""]
+        [(= 1 (length list)) (car list)]
+        [else
+         (let* (((tail . rest) (reverse list)))
+           (reverse (cons* tail " " final-delim " "
+                           (intersperce ", " rest))))]))