server/AyaNova/util/StringUtil.cs

@@ -115,6 +115,20 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
             return ret;
         }
 
+
+        //Used to ensure a unique name generated by appending -nnn is within length requirements by splitting and chopping part of text to keep name
+        public static string UniqueNameBuilder(string oldName, long appendValue, int maxLength)
+        {
+            var appendString = "-" + appendValue.ToString();
+            string ret = oldName + appendString;
+            var diff = maxLength - ret.Length;
+            if (diff < 0)
+            {
+                ret = oldName.Substring(0, Math.Abs(diff)) + appendString;
+            }
+            return ret;
+        }
+
         //used to trim an enum type down to only it's most relevant (rightmost) portion
         public static string TrimTypeName(string str)
         {