shorten

negmas.helpers.shorten(name, length=4, common_parts=('Mechanism', 'Negotiator', 'Agent', 'Controller', 'Acceptance', 'Component', 'Model', 'Strategy', 'Offering', 'Entity'))[source]

Returns a short version of the name.

Return type:

str

Remarks:

  • Removes common parts of names in negmas like Negotiator, Agent, etc

  • Keeps Capital letters up to the given length

  • Adds some of the lowercase letters to fit the length

  • If the input is shorter than the length, it is returned as it is