1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/library/Icingadb/Util/PluginOutput.php b/library/Icingadb/Util/PluginOutput.php
index 71d08b1..03055a9 100644
--- a/library/Icingadb/Util/PluginOutput.php
+++ b/library/Icingadb/Util/PluginOutput.php
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ class PluginOutput extends HtmlString
     /** @var bool Whether the output contains HTML */
     protected $isHtml;
 
+    /** @var int The maximum amount of characters to process */
+    protected $characterLimit = 1000;
+
     /** @var bool Whether output will be enriched */
     protected $enrichOutput = true;
 
@@ -94,6 +97,20 @@ class PluginOutput extends HtmlString
     }
 
     /**
+     * Set the maximum amount of characters to process
+     *
+     * @param int $limit
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setCharacterLimit(int $limit): self
+    {
+        $this->characterLimit = $limit;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Set whether the output should be enriched
      *
      * @param bool $state
@@ -185,6 +202,10 @@ class PluginOutput extends HtmlString
             $output = $this->processHtml($output);
         }
 
+        if ($this->characterLimit) {
+            $output = substr($output, 0, $this->characterLimit);
+        }
+
         $this->renderedOutput = $output;
 
         return $output;