liteclient: Append notice if event context is truncated

If an update event description is truncated because it exceeds the maximum allowed size then append `TRUNCATED` to its end so a user is aware that the event description is truncated. Signed-off-by: Mike Sul <[email protected]>
foundriesio · Aug 28, 2024 · 22cbd64 · 22cbd64
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diff --git a/src/liteclient.cc b/src/liteclient.cc
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ void LiteClient::notify(const Uptane::Target& t, std::unique_ptr<ReportEvent> ev
     if (event->custom.isMember("details")) {
       const auto detail_str{event->custom["details"].asString()};
       if (detail_str.size() > MaxDetailsSize) {
-        event->custom["details"] = detail_str.substr(0, MaxDetailsSize);
+        static const std::string truncated{"[TRUNCATED]"};
+        event->custom["details"] = detail_str.substr(0, MaxDetailsSize - truncated.size()) + truncated;
       }
     }
     report_queue->enqueue(std::move(event));